- Jul 10, 2003
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Another huge leap forward into the sunny uplands as we finally 'Take Back Control' 
Labour MP Stella Creasy told the Commons: “Whether you supported or opposed Brexit nothing being proposed here is inevitable or unavoidable. From Wednesday for the first time, 2.7 million lorries will need to be stopped at Dover so their contents can be checked and another four million will require a health certificate for the animal products they carry. On top of this five million of them will have to pay a common user charge for the privilege of importing goods deemed medium or high risk – whether or not they’re inspected".
"The costs to business, which we know will be passed onto consumers, are horrendous and chaotic, these charges only being confirmed on April 18. The Government has admitted that this will cause inflation but they claim it’s only £300 million over 0.2% over three years, independent analysis shows it will be ten times that, or £8 a month on the average food shop.”
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/pol...ment-britain-mark-spencer-dover-b1154550.html
As this economic death by a thousand cuts continues week on week, year on year, I do wonder what those who voted for it and then voted to Get Brexit Done would think (obviously if they hadn't put this thread on ignore).
If I can't see it, then it's not happening
‘Horrendous and chaotic’ border checks will increase food prices, ministers hear
Labour MP Stella Creasy told the Commons: “Whether you supported or opposed Brexit nothing being proposed here is inevitable or unavoidable. From Wednesday for the first time, 2.7 million lorries will need to be stopped at Dover so their contents can be checked and another four million will require a health certificate for the animal products they carry. On top of this five million of them will have to pay a common user charge for the privilege of importing goods deemed medium or high risk – whether or not they’re inspected".
"The costs to business, which we know will be passed onto consumers, are horrendous and chaotic, these charges only being confirmed on April 18. The Government has admitted that this will cause inflation but they claim it’s only £300 million over 0.2% over three years, independent analysis shows it will be ten times that, or £8 a month on the average food shop.”
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/pol...ment-britain-mark-spencer-dover-b1154550.html
As this economic death by a thousand cuts continues week on week, year on year, I do wonder what those who voted for it and then voted to Get Brexit Done would think (obviously if they hadn't put this thread on ignore).
If I can't see it, then it's not happening
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Giving the gullible and lacking in knowledge British public the opportunity to decide on whether we stayed in Europe, along with Johnson’s self interest was an unmitigated bloody disaster. I spend quite a bit of time in France over the year and grabbed, via my father being Irish, an Irish passport once Brexit was confirmed but the hoops we had to jump through to get my wife a 6 month visa on a British passport was infuriating. Yes, self interest plays a big part in my opinion of Brexit.
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