But in all seriousness, Brexit has just messed everything up ~~forfor~~ for businesses.
EDIT: clearly no reddit before ~~drugs~~ caffeine.
Karl_Withersea on
Lots of big numbers that don’t relate to us. Put it in real terms, how much is this going to cost us per item. Then we can stop blaming world events for inflation and place it where it belongs.
deadblankspacehole on
Obligatory project fear reference
That 200k will be offset by the 350 million
No downsides to Brexit – David Davies
Advisory referendum mention
Youbunchoftwats on
Oh fgs. This was all covered in Appendix A, paragraph 1 clause 1 of the Brexit Planning Document : ‘Suck it up, cunts.’
Can people please refer to the document in future before complaining.
BeardedBaldMan on
God knows how long stuff is going to spend in customs.
I had to send a birth certificate recently and it spent nine days in UK customs. That’s with a correctly filled out CN22.
judochop1 on
don’t worry , they’ll be deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda soon, and all your worries will be a thing of the past.
Cynical_Classicist on
But the country had had enough of listening to experts and Boris Johnson sounded so optimistic and confident about all those marvellous trade deals, Titanic success and all of that!
hitanthrope on
Tough spot to be in. I mean the man has spent 8 years trying to find a solution to this problem. Unfortunately though, it’s impossible. Flowers, famously, refuse to grow anywhere other than very specific places in Europe.
SterlingVoid on
Should we perhaps be trying to use local business and UK produced goods instead of being part of a massive global supply chain
Baslifico on
> The government said its new border model would “improve our biosecurity”, adding the costs for businesses would be “negligible compared to the impact of a major outbreak of a plant or animal disease”, such as foot and mouth.
What utter shite.
It doesn’t even bring our biosecurity back to the same standard we had in 2016.
T1mjv on
I smell bullshit!
His estimate means he is importing 30 lorries per day 365 days of the year
That’s a lot of flowers and his turnover must be in many millions
So in the big picture it’s fek all
And straight of the bottom line reducing his tax burden
Salty remainers moaning as usual
Ein_Esel_Lese_Nie on
Not to judge the guy, but I’d really appreciate a lede that says either:
> John voted Remain.
or
> John voted Leave.
It really bothers me that there are business leaders and people in industry complaining about all of these **predicted** problems as if it’s some shared, universal despair. If John over here has only just realised the scale his problems, then I’m afraid he’s about 8 years behind the rest of us.
Frightful_Fork_Hand on
I run an Italian import business in London; these changes will cost me around £20,000 a year, and likely make importing super fresh, short shelf life products non-viable. I’ve imported from the same suppliers for a decade; i wonder how the country survived having those cheeses and salami enter the country without inspection for all that time; thank fuck i get to pay through the nose for nil benefit to me or my customers.
This article doesn’t mention that the full nature of the charges hasn’t even been revealed yet; shipments that are chosen to be inspected will have that cost passed on to the importer, and it could be £2.0 or £250 – not a soul can tell me.
Wotureckon on
Couldn’t British businesses do more to encourage growing more of these products at home anyway?
The tech has greatly improved to pretty much grow anything anywhere.
Rather than importing cheaper goods from abroad due to lower prices and cheap labour.
It would massively benefit the environment, too, not having to import so much.
Due-Cardiologist5966 on
He probably voted Brexit just as the english people that were living in Spain and now being removed from Spain and sent back to the island
TransGrimer on
Yes, but when it comes to Rwanda you should listen to the Daily Mail, because their prophecies will be true this time. Pay no attention to past performance, forget all the lies they’ve told you before, this time it’s different.
RiderOvWaves on
A fresh food and milk importer that has had an easy ride by turning away from locally sourced food to get it from Europe on the cheap.. Sorry but he has been an instrument in the destruction of British farming and I hope he does fail to stay afloat or changes his position. In Britain you can grow it all.
ADHD-PI on
Why is everyone acting like this guy definitely voted for Brexit? There are references to him saying Brexit was going to be bad for his business back in 2019. People just want to act like this is a /r/leopardsatemyface thing but it really isn’t.
SquintyBrock on
This sounds like pure scaremongering. Border checks have been predicted to make a minimal inflationary effect on products subject to them.
None of this really makes any sense. Where did he pull that 1/4 million cost from? His…
Dark_Ansem on
Hush, just lie back and think of England and everything will be *just fine*
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I wonder how he voted.
But in all seriousness, Brexit has just messed everything up ~~forfor~~ for businesses.
EDIT: clearly no reddit before ~~drugs~~ caffeine.
Lots of big numbers that don’t relate to us. Put it in real terms, how much is this going to cost us per item. Then we can stop blaming world events for inflation and place it where it belongs.
Obligatory project fear reference
That 200k will be offset by the 350 million
No downsides to Brexit – David Davies
Advisory referendum mention
Oh fgs. This was all covered in Appendix A, paragraph 1 clause 1 of the Brexit Planning Document : ‘Suck it up, cunts.’
Can people please refer to the document in future before complaining.
God knows how long stuff is going to spend in customs.
I had to send a birth certificate recently and it spent nine days in UK customs. That’s with a correctly filled out CN22.
don’t worry , they’ll be deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda soon, and all your worries will be a thing of the past.
But the country had had enough of listening to experts and Boris Johnson sounded so optimistic and confident about all those marvellous trade deals, Titanic success and all of that!
Tough spot to be in. I mean the man has spent 8 years trying to find a solution to this problem. Unfortunately though, it’s impossible. Flowers, famously, refuse to grow anywhere other than very specific places in Europe.
Should we perhaps be trying to use local business and UK produced goods instead of being part of a massive global supply chain
> The government said its new border model would “improve our biosecurity”, adding the costs for businesses would be “negligible compared to the impact of a major outbreak of a plant or animal disease”, such as foot and mouth.
What utter shite.
It doesn’t even bring our biosecurity back to the same standard we had in 2016.
I smell bullshit!
His estimate means he is importing 30 lorries per day 365 days of the year
That’s a lot of flowers and his turnover must be in many millions
So in the big picture it’s fek all
And straight of the bottom line reducing his tax burden
Salty remainers moaning as usual
Not to judge the guy, but I’d really appreciate a lede that says either:
> John voted Remain.
or
> John voted Leave.
It really bothers me that there are business leaders and people in industry complaining about all of these **predicted** problems as if it’s some shared, universal despair. If John over here has only just realised the scale his problems, then I’m afraid he’s about 8 years behind the rest of us.
I run an Italian import business in London; these changes will cost me around £20,000 a year, and likely make importing super fresh, short shelf life products non-viable. I’ve imported from the same suppliers for a decade; i wonder how the country survived having those cheeses and salami enter the country without inspection for all that time; thank fuck i get to pay through the nose for nil benefit to me or my customers.
This article doesn’t mention that the full nature of the charges hasn’t even been revealed yet; shipments that are chosen to be inspected will have that cost passed on to the importer, and it could be £2.0 or £250 – not a soul can tell me.
Couldn’t British businesses do more to encourage growing more of these products at home anyway?
The tech has greatly improved to pretty much grow anything anywhere.
Rather than importing cheaper goods from abroad due to lower prices and cheap labour.
It would massively benefit the environment, too, not having to import so much.
He probably voted Brexit just as the english people that were living in Spain and now being removed from Spain and sent back to the island
Yes, but when it comes to Rwanda you should listen to the Daily Mail, because their prophecies will be true this time. Pay no attention to past performance, forget all the lies they’ve told you before, this time it’s different.
A fresh food and milk importer that has had an easy ride by turning away from locally sourced food to get it from Europe on the cheap.. Sorry but he has been an instrument in the destruction of British farming and I hope he does fail to stay afloat or changes his position. In Britain you can grow it all.
Why is everyone acting like this guy definitely voted for Brexit? There are references to him saying Brexit was going to be bad for his business back in 2019. People just want to act like this is a /r/leopardsatemyface thing but it really isn’t.
This sounds like pure scaremongering. Border checks have been predicted to make a minimal inflationary effect on products subject to them.
None of this really makes any sense. Where did he pull that 1/4 million cost from? His…
Hush, just lie back and think of England and everything will be *just fine*