Ham fisted Brexit

GrannyGravy13

Pre Brexit it was between £1.42 and £1.62 depending on weight!

Are you saying that the cost of postage has gone down since brexit? Where has that claim come from?

The cost of a first class stamp to post a letter recently rose by 14p to 85p but whereas an ordinary first class stamp could be used to post a letter to another EU country, the cost has doubled because of this brexit nonsense.

Research also found that Vote Leave supporters were more motivated by emotional arguments, rather than political or economic reasoning.

I didn't think this was a secret. Good to have it out in the open if it was though.

My daughter (in the UK) posted a letter (standard DL envelope) to a friend in Sweden. She enclosed a small photograph. A few days letter the friend phoned and said she had received a card from her post office to say that a letter from the UK was waiting for her and could she inform the PO what was in the letter and the approximate value of it. Since the letter was not expected the friend had no idea what was in it and therefor had to phone my daughter and ask necessitating an international call.

Over the years I have sent many letters including photographs to Sweden. These letters have always been delivered in the normal way by the postman. Is this one of the benefits of Brexit?

Pre Brexit it was between £1.42 and £1.62 depending on weight!

It’s 85p for a first class UK stamp!

It now costs £1.70 to send a letter - ONE POUND SEVENTY!!! to an EU country thanks to brexit. Who voted for that?

Brexit worse than feared, says JD Sports boss

www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55997641

Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Marine le Pen, Crispin Odey, Michael Hintze, Rupert Murdoch and the Barclay brothers all thought that Brexit was a good idea. Good for them maybe.

nanna8

Never understood this Brexit. What are they thinking? When the EU came in I felt so pleased because I thought it would mean no more European wars( I was born just after World War 2 and can still remember the poverty in the 1950s). Maybe the politicians were too young to remember all those horrors?

Politicians never learn from history, they think they can do better than past generations and consistently fail, it applies to both parties.

That is why Sterling had depreciated steadily against the dollar and many other currencies since WW2, Brexit is just the current debacle there have been plenty of others.

Never understood this Brexit. What are they thinking? When the EU came in I felt so pleased because I thought it would mean no more European wars( I was born just after World War 2 and can still remember the poverty in the 1950s). Maybe the politicians were too young to remember all those horrors?

Like all those fishermen who are now moaning their businesses are being ruined ....Can’t say I feel too sorry for them.

Just the mention of Brexit has had the power to make me spit but recently I find I am all out of spit and just feel deflated. Just don’t want to hear any moaning from those who decided it was what they wanted.

Did brexit become a religion for the true believers?

www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/westminster-news/vote-leave-and-religion-and-brexit-university-study-7796858

Maddyone I hope that you feel better soon. Thank goodness for the NHS!

Are you sure prestbury? We moved permanently to France in 2005, in normal times travel to UK over about six times a year and I don't remember not being allowed to bring meat and dairy back to France in that time. The only place you ever get pulled in for checking on the longer crossings is at Portsmouth and Newhaven (no juxtaposed controls) and I certainly don't remember that question.

It strikes me as being a petty argument. It is only in recent years that travellers to the EU (including truck drivers) have been allowed to carry meat or dairy products for their own consumption, prior to that, if found they were confiscated.

I travelled regularly to France in the mid 2000's and the golden rule was to fatten up with your butties before the ferry docked.

Urmstongran

Holland (Rotterdam) is the illegal drugs capital of the world. Industry is worth BILLIONS.

Yes ham butties need confiscating but really their border control have much bigger headaches to address!

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A storm in a teacup, or a hiccup you could say until drivers get to know the rules.
Let them eat cake??

maddyone .....great post? and I’m sorry you have been so unwell, glad to hear that you are on the mend.?

Ham,schmam who cares? They will know next time. Just hope they don't have a long queue.

And you have no right to write untruths about me.

I didn't make any wrong assumption about you maddyone.

My point is that taking food with you is important to lorry drivers.

Ham (or any other filling) sandwiches are important to lorry drivers who go on long journeys and have been used to preparing food for them plus any hold ups.

They may not seem important to people who don't drive for a living, but they're just another irritant to the extra paperwork and delays hauliers are currently experiencing. Many of them are paid by mileage covered rather than hours worked, so a job which involves crossing a UK border is increasingly not an attractive proposition.

Maddyone, glad you’re home and on the mend.
Callistemon vegemite rules ?

Get well soon maddyone what a dreadful time you have had. Enjoy being back home and in your own bed.