The idiocy (and selfishness) of panic buying

[BobKowalski]

No problem I hate to see those who can bother to work be exploited and undercut by cheap labour to keep idlers sat on their backsides while the rich get richer.

Bad news, comrade, the Dept for Glorious British Labour is fudging the visas to bring in more foreign workers from drivers and bakers to candlestick makers.

But, fear not for the glorious British worker, as this is temporary and these imported workers will be interned and deported, their pockets lined with much British Sterling, as soon as the crisis is over.

 

[BobKowalski]

We are saved! Let much rejoicing commence. The enemy abroad has organised an emergency airlift to feed us at Christmas!

 

[kaz7]

300 tanker drivers on a four month contract , they will say get fucked , produce delivery drivers for a similar time will also say get fucked , only hope is offering them at least six months visa and sort out the backlog here will take that long at least

 

[kaz7]

Brian Madderson, chairman of the PRA, said a lack of fuel remained a "really big problem" in London and the south east.

And he told Sky News: "We have just completed our survey of over 1,000 sites across the UK and the situation is very much better than it was yesterday.

Fuel crisis eases but 'remains critical' in parts of UK - as visas for foreign drivers extended

The health secretary says the military are only being deployed as a "precaution" - and insists the situation is "stabilising" in most areas.

news.sky.com

 

[mexico1970]

Wife filled up for the first time in 2 weeks today, £30's worth no queues and no hassle.

 

[Blue Mist]

I see a non political thread is still very much a Remainers political thread.


Oh well.

 

[kaz7]

I see a non political thread is still very much a Remainers political thread.


Oh well.

politics and sorting the probs out and the causes of the problems are intertwined misty

 

[Gabriel]

One of the best things about this thread is the amount of people that can't spell queue.

Do you mean number? ;-)

I’ll go to the back of the line…

 

[Phil Mitchell Foden]

We are saved! Let much rejoicing commence. The enemy abroad has organised an emergency airlift to feed us at Christmas!

Bore off mate.

British HGV drivers wages are going up, and will stay there with the absence of foreign drivers from the EU over the coming years creating a downward pressure on wages.

This short term crisis will benefit British workers in the longterm, and will help secure lots of people stable longterm careers. I have friends made recently redundant that are now getting into the industry.

I thought your ilk were all about the workers and being the voice of the working class?

I'm no Tory, but Labour would have foreign HGV drivers here indefinitely and a great opportunity to upskill British workers would be lost forever. As is, it can't be changed overnight so a lot of foreign workers will benefit in the short term, longterm British workers will benefit. A lot already are.

Party points scoring embarrassment some of your posts. You have socialist views/principles or you don't.

A skilled 30k-50k job for an average worker, without a uni education and/or the benefits of middle class networking/nepotism/favours, is something that's well out of reach for most ordinary working class people. Something like this offers a real opportunity of social mobility for a lot of people, and all you care for is wanking over your party politics derby. Boring, and wholly embarrassing.

I don't regret voting out, and would do it again tomorrow. Cheers.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Bore off mate.

British HGV drivers wages are going up, and will stay there with the absence of foreign drivers from the EU over the coming years creating a downward pressure on wages.

This short term crisis will benefit British workers in the longterm, and will help secure lots of people stable longterm careers. I have friends made recently redundant that are now getting into the industry.

I thought your ilk were all about the workers and being the voice of the working class?

I'm no Tory, but Labour would have foreign HGV drivers here indefinitely and a great opportunity to upskill British workers would be lost forever. As is, it can't be changed overnight so a lot of foreign workers will benefit in the short term, longterm British workers will benefit. A lot already are.

Party points scoring embarrassment some of your posts. You have socialist views/principles or you don't.

A skilled 30k-50k job for an average worker, without a uni education and/or the benefits of middle class networking/nepotism/favours, is something that's well out of reach for most ordinary working class people. Something like this offers a real opportunity of social mobility for a lot of people, and all you care for is wanking over your party politics derby. Boring, and wholly embarrassing.

I don't regret voting out, and would do it again tomorrow. Cheers.

Wonderful news for lorry drivers.

Not so good news for all the other low paid careers that won’t be able to afford the food at the higher cost it causes.

Before not being able to afford to heat their homes.