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Don't panic! The Prime Minister isn't worried, so we shouldn't be.

Almost nine million people, representing one in six adults in Great Britain, have not been able to buy essential food items in the past two weeks because they were not available, official research suggests.

According to an Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey, 17% of adults could not buy some of the grocery products they needed between 22 September and 3 October, reflecting the widespread impact of supply chain disruption and labour shortages.

Nearly a quarter of respondents (23%) told the ONS they had not been able to purchase other essential non-food items...

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -ons-finds

Just a blip as we transition to the high-skill high-wage floodlit wetlands of rainclouds and Unimogs.

Cyclist wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:13 pm Siva on a skateboard! I actually find myself agreeing with a tweet fro GBeebies!

There's more to Christmas than eating, drinking and spending to excess.

Tice and Oakshott won’t be having a Christmas of spartan holy reflection. Just telling people who have no choice that they should.

Youngian wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:58 pm

Cyclist wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:13 pm Siva on a skateboard! I actually find myself agreeing with a tweet fro GBeebies!

There's more to Christmas than eating, drinking and spending to excess.

Tice and Oakshott won’t be having a Christmas of spartan holy reflection. Just telling people who have no choice that they should.

I find it quite bizarre that you felt the need to point that out to me. Bizarre, and somewhat insulting.

Cyclist wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:36 pm Don't panic! The Prime Minister isn't worried, so we shouldn't be.

Almost nine million people, representing one in six adults in Great Britain, have not been able to buy essential food items in the past two weeks because they were not available, official research suggests.

According to an Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey, 17% of adults could not buy some of the grocery products they needed between 22 September and 3 October, reflecting the widespread impact of supply chain disruption and labour shortages.

Nearly a quarter of respondents (23%) told the ONS they had not been able to purchase other essential non-food items...

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -ons-finds

Just a blip as we transition to the high-skill high-wage floodlit wetlands of rainclouds and Unimogs.

Did like how the BBC at one point did paraphrase Johnson last week as not being concerned, what it meant he believed the supply issues would solve themselves however from the headline it looked like he didn’t care.

Which if I’m honest is probably closer the truth, as for these “Christmas cancelled and you won’t get your Turkey” the article above shows what food chain supply issues actually mean.

It’s food in general not specifically what you stick on your table at Xmas.

Ah those sunlit uplands I've been hearing so much about.

I think you may need to explain that.

He's using evidence from one anonymous industrial estate to declare that the economy is doing well despite all evidence to the contrary.

Are you certain he's not being ironic?

Yes he's a Brexit supporter Malcolm.

Ah. Brexiters can't be ironic, even if their whole Twitter feed is sceptical and ironic. Gotcha.

Beeb news today, speculating that roads will be icier than usual due to a shortage of gritter drivers.

I'm waiting for "This has noting to do with Brexit", and some minor "Minister for snow" expecting us to believe they all retired last year.

Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:48 pm Beeb news today, speculating that roads will be icier than usual due to a shortage of gritter drivers.

I'm waiting for "This has noting to do with Brexit", and some minor "Minister for snow" expecting us to believe they all retired last year.

We're already noticing an effect on waste collection, remaining staff having to do extra shifts.
Perhaps the government will rely on farmers again?

Some of the more... 'interesting' commenters BTL in various places are convinced that things such as the CO2 shortage and the "manufactured" fuel shortage are being done to soften the populace up for the future introduction of rationing.

Ungritted roads... won't they be fun. They're already very selective round here and last year there were several roads that would normally get gritted that didn't, including a couple of relatively busy A-roads.

Which reminds me: maybe I should get the winter wheels and tyres out soon and examine them - they didn't get used last year so they may not be in good shape.

Thing is why would need rationing, it’s almost like they really haven’t thought it through.

Be interesting to see how long the "Blitz Spirit" crowd maintain exactly that if they have to live through rationing for real this time.

Malcolm Armsteen wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:16 pm Ah. Brexiters can't be ironic, even if their whole Twitter feed is sceptical and ironic. Gotcha.

He's not being ironic Malcolm.

Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:48 pm Beeb news today, speculating that roads will be icier than usual due to a shortage of gritter drivers.

"Everywhere you look, Britain is taking it up the gritter..."



* Hat tip to Charlie Brooker's Newswipe.

Ocado shortages today:
Cadbury's Fruit & Nut
Potatoes


Apparently all the truck drivers have quit and gone to work for Ocado delivering - oh...

I do quite like how the BBC consider the UK pulling article 16 as an actual choice.

I assume Frost is dropping the ECJ stuff in due to the Poland situation. We’ve got fuck all to levy with unless they want to see a shit show get full on shit.

Is Frost going to reject this?

EU ready to scrap most post-Brexit checks on British goods entering NI
Offer to lift up to 50% of customs checks aims to turn page on troubled relationship with Boris Johnson

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ntering-ni