In this week's Word on the Ground column, Tony Gent hits out at Brexit and what he sees as 'totally irresponsible' Government policies...
57% say Brexit behind gaps on supermarket shelves, as shortages hit school meals. / Most voters think Brexit is to blame for widespread shortages of fruit and vegetables on supermarket shelves, a poll for The Independent has found.
Supermarket contracts and Brexit have been blamed for the lack of fruit and vegetables impacting British consumers.
Tomato shortage: How far is Brexit to blame?
03/03/2023
Some of the UK's biggest supermarkets are limiting sales of tomatoes and other salad items.
Veg shortage crisis: Is Brexit to blame and how can supermarkets make supply chains more resilient?
02/03/2023
Many industry experts have also pointed at Brexit – claiming the UK’s current position has left it vulnerable as trade links have become less secure than they once were. / Thanks to new post-Brexit administrative checks, the farming industry has also seen seasonal labour shortages, leaving gaps in a workforce...
Iceland's boss says a dearth of fruit and vegetables in stores is due to climate change, but a European country's minister suggests other factors are also at play - saying: "Brexit was not a great deal."
Three big retailers are placing limits on shoppers on some produce lines. What is behind the rationing?
Scots food producers blame Brexit for shortages as experts warn shelves could be empty for weeks
23/02/2023
Scots shoppers have been confronted by empty shelves in recent days as the big supermarket chains struggle to obtain fresh produce.
Food campaigner and farmer lays blame for supermarket shortages squarely on Brexit saying 'we can't feed you'
23/02/2023
The head of a farming and food campaign group has laid the blame for shortages of fruit and veg on supermarket shelves squarely on Brexit.
Just three years after the country voted to leave the EU, supermarkets are restricting the number of vegetables shoppers can buy.
The rain in Spain has largely been blamed, but is it the only factor?
British supermarkets 'horribly hurt' by Brexit says former Sainsbury's boss as fruit and veg rationing imposed
22/02/2023
The former CEO of Sainsbury's has said UK supermarkets have been "hurt horribly by Brexit" as they struggle with fruit and vegetable supply shortages.
City councillor shares images of bare shops in city amid fresh food crisis.
These shortages have been compounded by high energy costs and other issues impacting the UK’s supply and transport chains, which have added stress on businesses exporting and importing food between the UK and EU.
Here we go again: The implications of Brexit have been blamed for widespread food shortages at UK supermarkets this weekend.
THE turning point was the Brexit referendum. Before voting to leave the EU in June 2016, medicine shortages were not something the UK often had to worry about.
Government must sort out EU trading relations amid Brexit problems for businesses, says East Midlands Chamber
16/01/2023
The region’s largest business group has called on Government to help firms trade more freely with overseas markets after research highlighted the Brexit trade deal is not delivering for them.
The impact of Brexit has only added fuel to the fire of severe challenges facing health and social care in the UK, warns the Nuffield Trust.
The NHS and Brexit: What We Now Know
05/01/2023
Sam Bright examines the contribution of Brexit to our current healthcare crisis.
New research conducted by the British Chambers of Commerce has found that British businesses are being hampered in their trade with the EU because of the current Brexit deal but it finds that some changes and a few "side deals" could solve some key problems.
The shortage of medicines is set to only get worse in Ireland because stockpiles created to lessen the impact of Brexit are running out, the chair of Medicines for Ireland has warned.
Brexit has damaged the ability of UK companies to compete in the European Union, with businesses “banging their heads against a brick wall,” according to a survey from the British Chambers of Commerce.
Egg shortages ‘just the start’, says NFU – warning tomatoes, cucumbers and pears could become scarce.
The tide in Britain appears to have turned since the 2016 Brexit referendum. / According to a new poll, only 43% of the British population consider that the UK's departure from the European Union was a good decision, while 57% believe it was a mistake.
"The pandemic, Brexit, war in Ukraine and global inflation has all resulted in the increased cost of materials and their availability."