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Seriously makes you wonder where the empathy goes once they get into government. I always hear how politicians go into politics for the right reasons, it makes me wonder why Theresa Coffey got into politics
I don’t think many of them had any empathy to begin with. I can’t believe that Sue Ellen Braverman was a perfectly nice woman until she became an MP. Or that Gullis lunatic was everyone’s favourite teacher.
Most of the current cabinet must have gone into politics for money and power - none of them would last 5 minutes in a proper job.
Couldn't agree more. Cruella Braverman is something else. I can't even imagine what she's like in the real world.
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The big Sainsburys near me had no tomatoes or peppers whatsoever on Sunday.
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I really hope they come to my door. I'll be genuinely fascinated to see how they put their pitch across.
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I live in Islington North, so I’m really interested to see who knocks on my door.
I live in Islington North, so I’m really interested to see who knocks on my door.
Maybe it’s because we’re in the single market? Ours definitely have them I bought some today, there’s no quota either. I believe the truckers don’t want to drive to the UK as they’re 77 hr checks.
Tomato shortage: Bare shelves in supermarkets lead shoppers to NI greengrocers
Northern Ireland greengrocers have said that one positive of the tomato shortage in the UK is that it has driven business towards local fruit and veg shops.
www.newsletter.co.uk
I don’t see why not. As long as they’re not those nasty foreign turnips.
Perhaps Therese Coffey’s fabulous nutritional advice is her bid to bring back those lovely British diseases like scurvy and rickets.
That probably has something to do with it but we aren't allowed to say that 🫣Maybe it’s because we’re in the single market? Ours definitely have them I bought some today, there’s no quota either. I believe the truckers don’t want to drive to the UK as they’re 77 hr checks.
Tomato shortage: Bare shelves in supermarkets lead shoppers to NI greengrocers
Northern Ireland greengrocers have said that one positive of the tomato shortage in the UK is that it has driven business towards local fruit and veg shops.
What could possibly go wrong?
euroweeklynews.com
Boris Johnson interested in applying for post of NATO Secretary-General
The former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is interested in applying for post of NATO Secretary-General if Jens Stoltenberg steps down
euroweeklynews.com
The problem with boris is he can't stay out of politics. He would have been better off writing columns and making a couple hundred grand a year.
Peanuts compared with the world he's moving in now. The opportunities to grift in politics far outweighs anything he could get as a journalist.
There must be a way of making Jens Stoltenberg stay in his job. Permanently if necessary.What could possibly go wrong?
Boris Johnson interested in applying for post of NATO Secretary-General
The former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is interested in applying for post of NATO Secretary-General if Jens Stoltenberg steps down
It’s probably just a combination of his usual attention seeking, arrogance and over inflated ego. Johnson may well apply, but that doesn’t mean he’ll get the job - he’s an international joke. No one in their right mind would give that buffoon such an important job. ( Reminds self how many lunatics voted for him to be PM
)I guess the mumbling speeches must’ve dried up and he hasn’t the Russians to prop him up
Remember the ferry company that had no ships? In 2018 the government awarded a contract worth £13.8 million to Seabourne Ferries to provide extra capacity in the event of a no deal Brexit. This despite the fact that Seabourne Ferries had no track record as as ferry company and actually no ships.
Well in 2021 the government announced a 'continuity agreement' between the UK and Morocco replicating the EU - Morocco agreement that we had just left because of Brexit. The government and their friends in the media excitedly claimed it as a 'huge win'. They said a weekly freight ferry service operated by United Seaways was 'up and running' between Tangiers (Morocco) and Poole bypassing the need for trucks to travel through Spain and France. The government actually bragged about how trade with Morocco had increased dramatically since Brexit and that 25% of our tomatoes now came from there. Only problem was that the 'up and running' ferry service wasn't 'up and running' and never has been.
So now the weather problems that affected vegetable production in Europe means that European wholesalers are looking elsewhere for their produce. Places like Morocco. Being in the EU makes it easy for European wholesalers to manage the 'frictionless' transport of tomatoes etc. by road across national borders through European logistics hubs. In comparison British wholesalers have to manage the transport across at least two EU borders with all the additional administration that Brexit created. It just easier and more profitable for Moroccan producers to sell to EU wholesalers than the much smaller UK market. The UK government and particularly the Brexit headbangers put us in this position.
Well in 2021 the government announced a 'continuity agreement' between the UK and Morocco replicating the EU - Morocco agreement that we had just left because of Brexit. The government and their friends in the media excitedly claimed it as a 'huge win'. They said a weekly freight ferry service operated by United Seaways was 'up and running' between Tangiers (Morocco) and Poole bypassing the need for trucks to travel through Spain and France. The government actually bragged about how trade with Morocco had increased dramatically since Brexit and that 25% of our tomatoes now came from there. Only problem was that the 'up and running' ferry service wasn't 'up and running' and never has been.
So now the weather problems that affected vegetable production in Europe means that European wholesalers are looking elsewhere for their produce. Places like Morocco. Being in the EU makes it easy for European wholesalers to manage the 'frictionless' transport of tomatoes etc. by road across national borders through European logistics hubs. In comparison British wholesalers have to manage the transport across at least two EU borders with all the additional administration that Brexit created. It just easier and more profitable for Moroccan producers to sell to EU wholesalers than the much smaller UK market. The UK government and particularly the Brexit headbangers put us in this position.
Hold on to your big juicy tomatoes 
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Maybe the new euro shuttle will allow people to grab some as they pass through
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https://news.sky.com/story/vegetabl...roduction-says-nfus-deputy-president-12819367Vegetable shortages: UK needs to 'take command' of its own food production, says NFU's deputy president
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Maybe the new euro shuttle will allow people to grab some as they pass through
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https://news.sky.com/story/vegetabl...roduction-says-nfus-deputy-president-12819367Vegetable shortages: UK needs to 'take command' of its own food production, says NFU's deputy president
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He actually got an advance on his bumbling 
www.theguardian.com
Boris Johnson receives £2.5m sum as advance for speeches
Ex-PM has now received earnings, hospitality and donations worth more than £5m since leaving Downing Street
www.theguardian.com
What can Johnson possibly speak to investors of cryptocurrency and investment bankers about? How crypto would have benefited ancient Greece? Lol
How to store your dosh in brown envelopes, lying, money laundering, how to ponce a free mansion and Italian sex parties.
Worth every penny surely.
He’s weedling his way in for a handout
….Where’s Carrie?
Chris Mason: Brexit breakthrough is moment of political jeopardy
Negotiations between the UK and EU have resembled diplomatic Jenga, says the BBC's Chris Mason.
www.bbc.co.uk
It'll be interesting to see how this whole thing plays out this week, both the actual EU negotiations and the internal Tory / DUP politics.
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