How do we resolve the Brexit mess?

[Vic]

I said the same three pages ago.
Add to that plans for a new deep water port off the coast of Meath to cater for the increased traffic coming into Drogheda.

Three pages ago?

I said it four years ago...

....could I just repeat my post from August 2019 about direct sailings Ireland to the EU?

"It's one good thing to come out of Brexit - fewer HGVs on the M6 and M62 (and should make our trip to Norwich easier without all those Irish lorries heading for Felixstowe). Not so good for transport cafes on the route."

And last November:

"It would be interesting to tot up the benefit of the land bridge to the English economy. Service stations, transport cafes, tax on fuel bought in the UK...

Big benefit for air quality on the A55 / M62, M6, A14. 'Brexit boost for Brum as EU lorries take to the seas.'" I maybe didn't think it would also affect ro-ro via Dover to the same extent.

And the current problems are compounded because the "deal" was left to the last minute. If they really were delaying in the hope that the EU would "move" if we proved we were stupid enough to think we had a viable no-deal option, then Frost and Co are actually guilty of a misjudgment that is already costing us dear.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Three pages ago?

I said it four years ago...

So, so sad ;-)

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Three pages ago?

I said it four years ago...

Ha!
I meant that report. There was a whole Nationwide program about it.
Nolan’s Transport are very happy.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Luton voted 56% Leave

Luton SKF factory confirms closure and loss of 300 jobs

Swedish-based ball bearing company SKF has been in Luton for more than 100 years.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[jazzy]

Luton voted 56% Leave

Luton SKF factory confirms closure and loss of 300 jobs

Swedish-based ball bearing company SKF has been in Luton for more than 100 years.

www.bbc.co.uk

Poland minimum wage £4.40 per hour
UK minimum wage £10.42 per hour

 

[bluethrunthru]

Poland minimum wage £4.40 per hour
UK minimum wage £10.42 per hour

Yeah and ours is so high coz of Poles coming here and taking our jobs - remember?

 

[bluethrunthru]

Poland minimum wage £4.40 per hour
UK minimum wage £10.42 per hour

and unemployment benefit in the UK is only £84.80 pw - paid for by the taxpayer and not SKF

 

[jazzy]

and unemployment benefit in the UK is only £84.80 pw - paid for by the taxpayer and not SKF

Pay your workers 60% less you make more profit, it's really not hard to understand .

 

[BobKowalski]

Poland minimum wage £4.40 per hour
UK minimum wage £10.42 per hour

It‘s about supply chains. You put up trade barriers and make trade more difficult to transact you make it easier for companies to decide to relocate.

You also make it easier for companies who want to embed themselves in the European Single Market to cross the UK off the list.

In the long run, we will lose more than we gain.

 

[Ducado]

Brexit is just another example of right wing populism gone wrong