A point many of us kept trying to make during Brexit. Remember all that fuss about fishermen too? - ThreadSky

ottoenglish.bsky.social • 102 days ago

A point many of us kept trying to make during Brexit. Remember all that fuss about fishermen too?

All this talk of food security. We import c.48% of our food. People don't seem to understand that (the old 52/48 split strikes again).

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andythegymrat.bsky.social•102 days ago

Fish and especially shellfish is a great example as we eat very little of some of the things we do produce ourselves

jahaanhijabi.bsky.social•102 days ago

Buy British costs more than imports.
Many of us tried to teach stupid people about brexit. I even offered book titles to read on the subject. Morons voted via their own racism and not for the greater good of the British people.

renewablesnow.bsky.social•102 days ago

Immigration was always a trogan horse, the Tory right wanted deregulation

jahaanhijabi.bsky.social•101 days ago

I agree, it was. Imagine voting to make yourself poor just so you could push the brand of racist hate across the UK. Oh, wait..

mrbrownetc.bsky.social•102 days ago

Seemingly Farage doesn't.

barryjames.bsky.social•101 days ago

This figure has been consistent for 100 years

angrypusscat.bsky.social•102 days ago

The farmers are whining about inheritance tax, did fuck about putins brexshit, bar vote for their own destruction tho.

noas2634.bsky.social•102 days ago

Have you realised how bad fruit quality since we left? At the moment I am not able to find oranges and clementines with any enjoyable qualities. Mouldy chestnuts!! All summer nectarines, peaches and apricots were not great quality either. Europe definitely not in a hurry to give their best to us!

bovefromabove.bsky.social•102 days ago

zico1.bsky.social•102 days ago

I remember how the media stopped reporting on the UK fishing industry after we left the EU. I wonder why?

mralgolagnist.bsky.social•102 days ago

I'm genuinely shocked we don't import more, I wonder if that figure is skewed by things that are technically made here but from imported ingredients?

dj-dr-rog66.bsky.social•102 days ago

On the other place when I mentioned this people seem to think it's easy to achieve food independence. Probably by adopting mass deportation and a Logan's Run approach...

eleanorrylance.bsky.social•102 days ago

It’s not just food security that’s at risk atm, it’s food standards as well. British farming keeps to very high standards, especially in animal welfare. The US and Australia not so much.