The Brexit Disaster

It's the 7th of September 2021, it's not quite two hundred and fifty days since Brexit officially happened and yet the following has occurred:

· Empty shelves at supermarkets throughout the country

· Farmers having to cull 100,000 pigs as a result of severe shortage of butchers

· 7.5 billion annual costs to businesses

· Chronic shortage of staff for care homes

Empty shelves at supermarkets throughout the country

There is the tendency to dismiss articles like mine as one borne out of hysteria. I have however, attached to the write up the speech given by the first minister of Scotland on what Brexit has done so far to its economy.

Ms. Sturgeon spoke about the dire situation of empty shelves across a number of retail establishments in Scotland.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland didn't vote for Brexit and yet they are forced to live with the unfortunate consequences of English nationalism and the parochialism and corruption of a London based elite.

As I type a number of supermarkets are removing aisles from the shop floor as opposed to hiding or denying the shortages.

Farmers having to cull 100,000 pigs as a result of severe shortage of butcher s

As a result of the stringent immigration rules brought on by Brexit, there's currently a severe shortage of butchers to work on British farms. This problem has led to the difficult decision being made by farmers to slaughter 100,000 pigs.

This line of action by British farmers is in contradistinction to the misinformation that the animal welfare bodies were fed by the vote leave group in the run up to the referendum, five years ago.

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7.5 billion annual costs to businesses

There isn't a retail chain in the United Kingdom that isn't feeling the pinch of Brexit.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about McDonald's and Nando's having to scale back their operations due to the plethora of issues surrounding supply chain.

The UK branches of the world renowned furniture chain -IKEA, is seriously struggling with serious product and staff shortages. The branch closest to my home on the popular North Circular road is a shadow of its former self, with thousands of lines off the shelves due to the current situation.

Chronic shortage of staff for care homes

Another sector which has been drastically affected by the mess of Brexit is the care homes industry. Given that great numbers of people are living longer than they once where, it is no surprise that a number of pensioners are living out the rest of their days in care homes.

The jobs in this sector are usually done not by Brits, but by migrants from the countries which joined the EU in 2004. Despite the inducements of higher wages, the natives don't seem interested in doing these " dirty jobs"

Given the precipitous decline in business with Europe, the billions of pounds currently being lost and the plethora of job vacancies in the United Kingdom, shouldn't we all be concerned that Britain is fast becoming to all intents and purposes " a third world country"?

Is It Time To Press The Panic Button?

Recognizing the uniqueness of the mess brought about by Britain leaving the European Union and the single market, the Confederation of British Industries (CBI) has called for the shortage occupation list, which allows organizations recruit skilled workers from the continent. This same list would also extend the list to butchers, welders, fruit pickers, warehouse operatives, electricians, chefs, scaffolders and house keeping staff.

In yesterday's Financial Times, The CBI also sent out a dire warning to businesses that labour shortages could last up to two years, should the government's policies remain unchanged.

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The leading lights of the Conservative party, among whom are David Davis, Michael Gove, Jacob Rees Mogg, Peter Bone and not forgetting Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson sold the great subterfuge of Brexit to leading to the opening up of Britain and the freeing up of 350 million pounds on a weekly basis.

But what we have had, since formally leaving the EU, is Britain losing up to 800 million pounds weekly.

Had Britain chosen not to leave the single market, the mess with which we are currently grappling would not have taken place. Leaving the EU while being part of the single market would have meant that EU nationals would be free to take jobs and travel freely in the United Kingdom.

With Britain edging ever closer to the abyss, the time for Boris Johnson and Conservatives to admit their mistakes is now. The longer we leave this mess to fester, the worse it gets for everyone.

Thanks very much for reading.