The acute labor shortage because of self isolation is masking the systemic challenge for businesses struggling to recruit after Brexit.
Former No 10 adviser pressed for appointment to be hurried through, saying he had ‘ordered it’ from PM.
Fall in imports and exports not due to ‘teething problems’ or Covid, says expert.
Measuring the Cost Brexit Six Months On
09/06/2021
The end of the transition period was merely a staging post within a process that will be long with us, says Chris Grey.
The most obvious macro factor is Brexit. Before Britain left the EU, more than 30% of hospitality workers across the UK were European. In London, the proportion was more than half. Brexit and the pandemic have meant many of those workers have returned to their home countries.
“Honestly, it is hard to make significant progress because of major delays from Covid. Also, costs have risen almost 20-30% due to Brexit.”
Covid and Brexit see timber prices rocket
24/05/2021
Any farmer looking to buy timber this spring is in for a shock.
Costa del Covid: Millennials swap UK drizzle to work remotely in Spain and gain post-Brexit rights
16/05/2021
Rise in home working has led to people swapping small city flats for Spanish villas during the pandemic. / Mr Dell also says many younger people are moving to Spain to seek residency in a European State and regaining the rights they enjoyed on the continent before Brexit.
The UK economy has been forecast to suffer an over £700bn blow to output due to the collision of Covid-19 and Brexit, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research warned today.
NIESR says UK facing worse permanent damage than other rich nations due to ‘poor Covid response’ .
Shoppers frustrated by delays, shortages and rising costs.
Government figures showing a bounceback in February rightly come with a health warning.
A survey of garden centres in Flemish Brabant has found that many of them are currently suffering from a shortage of flowers, trees and plants for sale to their green-fingered customers.
The construction of Bristol University's Temple Quarter Campus has been delayed again and is now not expected to open until 2025.
Brompton is facing a host of problems from material shortages to rising production costs as the fallout from Brexit and Covid continues to impact UK manufacturers.
The UK economy rediscovered a reverse gear in January as renewed coronavirus lockdowns knocked output while trade suffered a Brexit hit, according to official figures.
Former prime minister says UK could have achieved fast rollout within the EU.
Brexit issues are causing small to medium-sized manufacturers in the East Midlands "significant disruption" as they attempt to recover from the economic effects of Covid-19, a new report has found.
Brexit issues are causing small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturers in the West Midlands significant disruption as they look to recover from the economic effects of Covid-19.
Brexit issues are causing small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturers in the West Midlands “significant disruption” as they look to recover from the economic effects of Covid-19.
Fields of flowers worth hundreds of thousands of pounds are being left to rot in Cornwall.
Lockdown masking new car supply problems
18/02/2021
Current lockdown restrictions are masking new car supply issues caused by post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, according to Cox Automotive, while the used car market continues to outperform expectations.
The ongoing economic shocks from COVID-19, the sector-specific worries of African swine fever and the logistical upheaval from Brexit have left the UK’s pig industry in peril.