For individuals, small and medium sized enterprises in the UK selling to the EU is practically impossible because customers will not accept the extra inconvenience, delays and expense of dealing with a third country. Likewise, those in the UK now find it practically impossible to buy from the EU. This has already led to a fall of 15% of UK exports to the EU.
Now that workers from the EU are no longer able to come to the UK, we are experiencing extreme shortages of workers in agriculture, care homes, the NHS, hospitality and meat processing, all jobs which UK workers do not want to do.
Whilst UK farmers are planting less this year having been unable to harvest fruit vegetables and crops because of a shortage of workers, and pig farmers have had to cull healthy animals for the same reason, UK food production is likely to be reduced this year. At the same time, it is becoming more and more difficult for EU food producers to transport their produce to the UK. So an ever increasing number of people are realising that rising prices, confusion and general incompetence of the hapless government is not what they voted for.
As always, Mr Lambert, I agree with your assessment in its entirety. As for Farage, he makes me ill even to think of him. He reminds me of the expression I learnt in primary school: Empty vessels make the most sound! Alas, there are so many "empty vessels" in the Conservative Party these days. Truth to tell, the Conservatives and their Brexit-loving friends and colleagues have driven us all over a cliff. What amazes me is that the British in general are so complacent about the mess 'BoJo the clown' and his henchmen have got us into. Things are bad enough already; but as the old saying goes: We ain't seen nothin' yet! – © Mark
