• sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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    29 minutes ago

    Whatever fuck happened to UK, driving people into poverty last decade at rates that make US blush.

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    5 hours ago

    But Farrand added the Guild is granted a special licence each year to import cheeses, and British cheesemakers complied with all the conditions.

    On Friday morning, however, it became apparent that the cheeses hadn’t been cleared. “The reasons are unclear to me, even on Friday we were still fighting to get some clarity and clear instruction on what wasn’t right, but we had no success,” Farrand told the Observer yesterday.

    The competition granted the correct paperwork, the British cheese makers complied with the paperwork, but the EU customs officials didn’t do their job properly? That’s basically what this quote implies.

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      Lol, if only there was some way we could have some kind of agreement with close trading partners to not require customs checks.

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        While correct and leaving was stupid.

        This is a worldwide competition. And as such has procedures to allow entry from non EU nations.

        So it really is the one place where Brexit stupidity should not have left the UK at a disadvantage.

        Clearly something went wrong. And if the articles claim that the UK was trying to communicate with EU customs and identify that fault is correct. And no other nation fell into this issue.

        It seems like this may not be a one-off issue. But instead, something that increases the burden to UK traders beyond even our own stupidity. To the point where we can’t even compete with other non EU nations within the EU.

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        No! We need to form closer trade deals with a continent on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. So that instead of driving, we can fly or use a ship. Allowing for the weather of course.

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          The great state of United kindgom is welcome to be part of this here US!

          No bullshit socialist for the poor! Only for the rich!

          Suck that EU

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    5 hours ago

    Sounds like they sent the cheeses too late. They could’ve been stuck in customs for any number of reasons.