Express story this morning (co-authored by no less than 3 of their journalists) about an 822% spike in certain non-EU trade.
It is pure, unadulterated propaganda. Keep reading this thread to find out more...
It is pure, unadulterated propaganda. Keep reading this thread to find out more...
This is what people visiting the Express website will see syndicated across all sorts of other pages. It's all the information they get. The Express only ever syndicates the headlines of stories.
But in fact that 822% relates to ONE vegetable, courgettes, imported from Morocco.
But in fact that 822% relates to ONE vegetable, courgettes, imported from Morocco.
You wouldn't have guessed it from the headline, would you?
Things get worse.
The 822% figure relates to a single month, January 2021.
Gosh, that seems rather a long time ago, doesn't it? Yes, that's because this "news" was first released in May 2021.
african.business/2021/05/agribu…
Things get worse.
The 822% figure relates to a single month, January 2021.
Gosh, that seems rather a long time ago, doesn't it? Yes, that's because this "news" was first released in May 2021.
african.business/2021/05/agribu…
Things get worse.
The total amount of courgettes imported from Morocco rose from 95 tons to 878 tons.
Now, I'm not an expert on the wholesale price of courgettes, but that's only 878,000 kilos.
Asda sells courgettes for £1.50/kilo.
So that's a total of £1.31 million (retail).
The total amount of courgettes imported from Morocco rose from 95 tons to 878 tons.
Now, I'm not an expert on the wholesale price of courgettes, but that's only 878,000 kilos.
Asda sells courgettes for £1.50/kilo.
So that's a total of £1.31 million (retail).
The initial wholesale value will be a fraction of that. If we generously assume 50%, then the story's about £650,000 worth of courgettes.
And yet it's painted as a massive win for Brexit, and for the UK.
And yet it's painted as a massive win for Brexit, and for the UK.
Things get worse. The story's about an increase in IMPORTS.
But we grow courgettes in the UK. (The story also talks about an increase in strawberry imports. We also grow strawberries here.)
So what the Express is celebrating is actually increased reliance on foreign food!
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But we grow courgettes in the UK. (The story also talks about an increase in strawberry imports. We also grow strawberries here.)
So what the Express is celebrating is actually increased reliance on foreign food!
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