Look at all these countries pointing their political fingers Dave

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In the last 24 hours:

The Netherlands has banned flights with passengers from the UK until 1 January

Denmark has suspended all flights from Britain for 48 hours as of Monday morning

Norway has also stopped planes from the UK two days

Belgium has banned flights and rail travel from the UK for 24 hours with more clarity expected on Tuesday

Italy has banned air passengers from Britain until 6 January and also anyone who has transited through the UK in the previous 14 days. Residents of Italy will still be able to depart Britain to return home.

Austria has banned flights from the UK but the duration of the measure is not clear

Germany is banning flights from the UK for an unspecified duration

Spain will cut flights if there is no joint EU response to the threat posed by the new virus strain

Portugal says only Portuguese people and residents of the country can arrive from the UK. Everyone must show proof of a negative COVID test, which can be accessed at airports

Bulgaria is suspending flights from the UK until 31 January

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have agreed to ban flights from the UK until 31 January

France will bar entry for 48 hours (from Sunday night) to those coming from the UK (and accompanied freight) by road, air, sea or rail

Sweden is preparing to ban entry from the UK but the details are not yet clear

Turkey is suspending flights from the UK, Denmark and the Netherlands, with the last two countries among those where the new strain has also been found

Hong Kong has banned all flights from the UK, and also announced that people who had recently made the journey will need to quarantine for an extra seven days - taking the total isolation time to 21 days

Canada is banning flights from the UK for 72 hours

Saudi Arabia has suspended all international flights for travellers for a week

Israel has banned entry to all non-Israelis flying from the UK, including those who transited through the UK. Israelis arriving from the UK will have to be isolated in a designated hotel for two weeks

El Salvador has banned travellers who have been in the UK within the previous 30 days, including transit

Ireland has banned flights and ferries from the UK for 48 hours

The Czech Republic says arrivals who have spent at least 24 hours in UK territory will need to isolate

Colombia, Morocco, Chile, Finland, and Argentina have also banned travellers from the UK

bigdave wrote:

Flights i understand - we should have done it back in March.

Cargo, freight etc totally different and an act of commercial sabotage by the French IMO.

Dont worry they will get theirs when we flood France with cheap food and fish!!!

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My hope is that the produce of British farmers will be eaten by British citizens in place of the foreign equivalents that have in past years filled all the shelves.

I would also add that we need to make it easier for British retailers to sell British game, and for customers to buy British game.

NJSS

nigethecat wrote:

Is it just me or does an announcement like the one below from Sainsburys only serve to increase the general publics desire to panic buy ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55393076

Very irresponsible in my opinion, there was no need for it and none of the other big supermarkets have made a similar announcement....

Navigator wrote:

And where will this cheap food come from after a predicted 40% of British farmers have gone bankrupt if we leave without a deal, which looks highly likely?

My hope is that the produce of British farmers will be eaten by British citizens in place of the foreign equivalents that have in past years filled all the shelves.

NJSS wrote:

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My hope is that the produce of British farmers will be eaten by British citizens in place of the foreign equivalents that have in past years filled all the shelves.

I would also add that we need to make it easier for British retailers to sell British game, and for customers to buy British game.

NJSS

Trailered Movements wrote:

Those with no knowledge of the trucking industry should not make comments that are total b******s, and serve only for your constant bashing of anything and everything you don't agree with.

We have a Tory government and will be out of the EU in a few days, the majority wanted both, now get over it!

Dave

Trailered Movements wrote:

Many eastern european trucks arrive in the UK with little or nothing in their trailers, then wait for an export load.

The vast majority of the drivers are not paid for the days 'doing nothing'.

The cost of running trucks in these countries is maybe 10% of those which UK trucks have to pay, and don't be fooled by them all having newish trucks, they don't pay anything like what we do here.

To some, spending Christmas in their trucks is accepted to have a fairly 'home' decent wage.

Those with no knowledge of the trucking industry should not make comments that are total b******s, and serve only for your constant bashing of anything and everything you don't agree with.

We have a Tory government and will be out of the EU in a few days, the majority wanted both, now get over it!

Dave