Originally posted by Eirikur
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Delays at sea ports have already started due to Brexit
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostBean is too young to get a vote. In any case, the hard words on the ballot paper would confuse him.
“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostDid he put a 'tick' instead of a 'cross'?
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostI wonder who recently got a job in regards to Felixstowe port: Felixstowe and Harwich ports owner employs Chris Grayling | Ipswich Star
They have probably hired Grayling because he has the numbers of all the people who can influence decision-making. I'm not going to be unkind enough to suggest he won't be asked to actually do anything.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostHaving spent some time previously at a freight business, I suspect that it has a lot to do with Covid and little to do with Brexit.
1 month before the end of the transition period and everything is blamed on Covid.
Face it, you won but have failed to deliver. Even the most ardent of the Brexit Youth think that it’s still an ongoing fight, not an inglorious failure.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostAh yes, the Wailer’s excuse.
1 month before the end of the transition period and everything is blamed on Covid.
Face it, you won but have failed to deliver. Even the most ardent of the Brexit Youth think that it’s still an ongoing fight, not an inglorious failure.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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I realise you will stick to your “It’s the EU’s fault for everything”, but this question is worth reviewing:
Originally posted by Mordac View PostWhat's caused a spike in container traffic
If Covid wasn’t the cause then, why is it suddenly the only reason this time round?…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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There wasn't a freight spike in the first lockdown cos most of the Asian manufacturing countries were also in lockdown and not exporting stuff. I made the mistake of ordering something from a Chinese based supplier on eBay and it took three months to reach me (I usually only pick European suppliers).
I think there's a bit of truth in both causes though. Some of it because we need constant supply of PPE coming in, there's also Christmas demand which may be coming in later than usual, and there's an element of Brexit stockpiling. These I think are combining to create a bottleneck that leads to the kind of self defeating behaviour that led to empty supermarket shelves earlier in the year.
An analysis of all the manifests for the past year would help but will never be forthcoming.Comment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
An analysis of all the manifests for the past year would help but will never be forthcoming.
It’s also interesting that Mordac is blaming the current Covid lockdown - which has been going on for just over 2 weeks - for issues at UK ports that have been going on for 3 months.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostHaving spent some time previously at a freight business, I suspect that it has a lot to do with Covid and little to do with Brexit. There are about 10% of normal flights, so about 10% of normal air-freight capacity. The other 90% has to be moved by ship, hence the spike. Felixstowe is usually run at pretty close to capacity (or so I was once told). I'm sure a competent government (and I include the civil service) ought to have foreseen such an issue (it's not as if Covid appeared last week).
They have probably hired Grayling because he has the numbers of all the people who can influence decision-making. I'm not going to be unkind enough to suggest he won't be asked to actually do anything.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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