Cable Forum
Page 27 of 414 « First 1723242526 27 282930313777127 Last »
Show 100 post(s) from this thread on one page

Cable Forum (https://www.cableforum.uk/board/index.php)
-   Current Affairs (https://www.cableforum.uk/board/forumdisplay.php?f=20)
-   -   Britain outside the EU (https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33709659)

Angua 08-02-2021 15:41
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 36069861)
So they're not down then...
UK exports to the EU are down 68%.

What may not be down are the imports from the EU to the UK..

pip08456 08-02-2021 17:03
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Angua (Post 36069863)
UK exports to the EU are down 68%.

What may not be down are the imports from the EU to the UK..
The Port of Dover would disagree.

Quote:
A month on since the end of the Brexit transition period, the Port of Dover is pleased to already be welcoming over 90% of the freight traffic volumes typical of this time of year following the significant stockpiling experienced before Christmas.
http://www.doverport.co.uk/about/new...the-por/13575/

1andrew1 08-02-2021 17:17
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 36069861)
So they're not down then...
Well, according to the report, the lorries from the EU normally return with British goods on their return trips. However, 65-75% of the lorries are returning with nothing! So ports will see the same numbers of lorries but fewer will be carrying goods in both directions.

mrmistoffelees 08-02-2021 17:37
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36069871)
Unless you’re extrapolating the traffic from
Dover to be representative all ports (which is what the article refers to) then I fail to see the relevance ?

pip08456 08-02-2021 18:48
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36069878)
Unless you’re extrapolating the traffic from
Dover to be representative all ports (which is what the article refers to) then I fail to see the relevance ?
Dover is the main conduit for EU exports/imports.

1andrew1 09-02-2021 09:23
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
A bit more than temporary disruption. This is not the levelling up the north of England was promised. The owner tells it straight. "“All we have had is bullshit from the government, promises that haven’t been kept."
Quote:
Yorkshire lobster exporter says Brexit costs have forced it to close

Government has not been straight with fishing industry, says Sam Baron of Baron Shellfish in Bridlington

A lobster exporter who is winding up his 60-year-old family business has blamed the government for failing to be honest about Brexit red tape and hidden costs.

Sam Baron, who worked alongside his father to set up Baron Shellfish in Bridlington, east Yorkshire, said the government had failed to be straight with the fishing industry.

Industry experts said that Baron Shellfish, the first lobster-tank business in Europe’s largest shellfish port, appears to be the first big exporter to have announced its closure.

Speaking from Bridlington on Monday, where he is in the process of dismantling hundreds of lobster crates, Baron said: “All we have had is bullshit from the government, promises that haven’t been kept. I am winding up the business while I still have enough to pay redundancy to my staff.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...s-forced-close

papa smurf 09-02-2021 09:34
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36069930)
A bit more than temporary disruption. This is not the levelling up the north of England was promised. The owner tells it straight. "“All we have had is bullshit from the government, promises that haven’t been kept."



https://www.theguardian.com/politics...s-forced-close
Like many people i like lobster and i love cheap lobster. have these people thought of the Uk market ie sell it cheep at home create a market for it..


These folk have right idea https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/c...ames-x80q6kxcg

1andrew1 09-02-2021 10:06
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36069935)
Like many people i like lobster and i love cheap lobster. have these people thought of the Uk market ie sell it cheep at home create a market for it..

These folk have right idea https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/c...ames-x80q6kxcg
Sell it cheap and you make a loss. And the UK market is smaller than the EU. They will have thought about these things over many sleepless nights. It's a big deal for a local family business to make its staff redundant.

Sephiroth 09-02-2021 10:13
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
For those beyond the paywall: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...aign=DM1334686

Quote:
EU poised to reject two-year extension to Northern Ireland grace period

.... EU figures also accused the UK of exploiting an international backlash against Brussels over its aborted move to erect a hard vaccine border on the island of Ireland.
They are even further up themselves than calling their foreign minister the "High Representative".


papa smurf 09-02-2021 10:48
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36069937)
Sell it cheap and you make a loss. And the UK market is smaller than the EU. They will have thought about these things over many sleepless nights. It's a big deal for a local family business to make its staff redundant.
You can't ask for max price when there is no market for your fish, you need to find new markets and price accordingly.
Plus we are in lockdown so restaurants are shut.

1andrew1 09-02-2021 11:02
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36069941)
You can't ask for max price when there is no market for your fish, you need to find new markets and price accordingly.
Plus we are in lockdown so restaurants are shut.
Exactly. That's why I was keen to see and extension to the withdrawal agreement for another year so it didn't happen during the pandemic.

jonbxx 09-02-2021 11:03
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36069938)
They are even further up themselves than calling their foreign minister the "High Representative".

[/COLOR]
I'm reserving judgement until I hear what the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Lord President of the Privy Council have to say about it

Chris 09-02-2021 12:57
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jonbxx (Post 36069945)
I'm reserving judgement until I hear what the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Lord President of the Privy Council have to say about it
An interesting comparison. Does the office of High Representative of the EU in London directly embody nearly a thousand years of developing political culture and accountability, in much the same way as these other offices do?

Sephiroth 09-02-2021 13:10
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
1 Attachment(s)
Just got my GHIC (which was requested before Chrimbo).

They could at least have matched the blue to the new passport!

1andrew1 09-02-2021 13:16
Re: Britain outside the EU
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36069938)
For those beyond the paywall: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...aign=DM1334686

They are even further up themselves than calling their foreign minister the "High Representative".

The Government seems to be reaping what it sowed here. It had the opportunity to extend the withdrawal agreement so that we didn't end up with a last-minute deal which had to be delivered during the worst pandemic in living memory. But it decided against it.


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 01:13.
Page 27 of 414 « First 1723242526 27 282930313777127 Last »
Show 100 post(s) from this thread on one page

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
All Posts and Content are © Cable Forum