The idiocy (and selfishness) of panic buying

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

It absolutely was the government's fault - not only did they offer the referendum, but they also then talked up 'leave' and told lies about the consequence of doing so.

Correct, and put better than I just did.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Cameron should never have put it to the people.

I’ll put you down for:

Democracy? NO!

If the vote had gone the other way, you’d be using it as justification to others to quit whining about the EU, wouldn’t you?

It’s only natural!

 

[oldius]

Many European nations have shortages in the industry including Poland. That certainly isn't the fault of Brexit.

The scale of the shortfall is much worse in the UK. Other nations are watching on and genuinely confirming that they do not have the same problems.

 

[oldius]

Cameron should never have put it to the people. It was an internal tory party row he thought he would fix by putting it a referendum. Anyway, once voted on the government should have managed it better than just letting this current bag of shit come in and take control if their party and simply refuse to negotiate on anything important. So it is the govts fault, from start to end including let two influential figures in it in Gove and Johnson play along in convincing the fucktards that 300m a month could go the NHS which are now selling off anyway.
Cunts

Rees-Mogg even transferred one of his funds to Dublin and confirmed, in the prospectus for his company, that this was to mitigate the impact of Brexit. His duplicitousness meant that he told the nation, but not his investors, a completely different story.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Saying 'Brexit has contributed to the problem' is the same as saying the smell from the Mersey contributed to my fart.

Whilst technically true, utterly irrelevant.

 

[worsleyweb]

A lot of the issue is down to the change in Ir 35. Same in Manchester with concrete lads. A lot of the foreign hgv drivers have gone home as paying more tax and national insurance now having to go on the books. Problem will sort itself out in time.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

The root of the problem is shit pay and shit conditions coupled with the fact there is a substantial personal investment to even get qualified.

I honestly don't know why anyone would look at HGV driving as a career choice these days.

 

[meltonblue]

Saying 'Brexit has contributed to the problem' is the same as saying the smell from the Mersey contributed to my fart.

Whilst technically true, utterly irrelevant.

Im not sure that holds much weight just a day after the government decide to allow temporary visas for drivers. It quite clearly has some relevance as that’s the absolute last thing this government in particular would have wanted to do.

Bear in mind it’s not just about the driver shortage too, other rules brought in due to
Brexit are a contributing factor as well in terms of why we’re starting to struggle more than elsewhere that also has the same if not bigger issues with driver numbers.

I don’t think it’s the main issue in the industry, nor have I seen many argue it is. Just that it clearly hasn’t helped and only added to what already was a challenging situation.

 

[oldius]

Saying 'Brexit has contributed to the problem' is the same as saying the smell from the Mersey contributed to my fart.

Whilst technically true, utterly irrelevant.

You said that everyone was using Brexit as an excuse when it isn't. Now you are saying that it is technically true though irrelevant. The reality is that Brexit is a leading cause of a shortfall of employees in many industries and that the government has not assisted industry in planning for that shortfall because they lied to the nation about trade deals being ready and waiting.

 

[Blue Mist]

I see the Remoaners have hijacked another thread. There is a politics section for you all to gather round and moan to each other how it is not fair and the big bad man made us leave.