Governments failing the farmers and food industry

The BBC has been accused of editing out reference to Brexit's impact from a report on issues affecting farmers amid potential food shortages.

Scots have been left questioning a segment that aired on both BBC Scotland’s The Seven and Reporting Scotland. A social media user compared an awkward cut as National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland president Martin Kennedy was speaking to a written-up BBC News website piece quoting the same interview.

www.thenational.scot/news/20058657.bbc-accused-editing-nfu-scotland-presidents-reference-brexit/

Brexit Broadcasting Corportion at it again!

GrannyGravy13

Before the sacking fiasco P & O operated 11 crossings Dover - Calais each day.

I am unaware of any other operators filling these slots, no doubt this has added to the delays.

It has been reported that ferries are leaving half filled with lorries. This is down to the time it now takes to process the paperwork. Did you read the twitter thread I posted? Particularly this bit:

Therefore (as with nature of goods GB to NI) a lorry load of (groupage) goods could have 10s to 100s of diff commodities all needing a customs declaration; a parcel carrier could have 1000s of commodities in one trailer load.

Every single one of these items has to have its paperwork checked. That doesn't take 5 minutes. This is solely a consequence of Brexit.

Shortage of ferries may exacerbate this but aren't a cause. Delays have been reported ever since January when the checks were implemented. No problem with P & O ferries then.

If you want to shut your eyes to the consequences of your votes for Brexit and this tory government that's fine, but don't think that other people haven't noticed and seen through the lies.

Oh dear, its the National.

Even a rabid Nationalist like me takes what they say with a pinch of salt...

MaizieD I can assure you that my eyes are open.

Whitewavemark2

Why are there no queues in Calais? Could it be because the U.K. government hasn’t yet set up the border controls into the U.K.?

I forgot to add this!

If it's a shortage of ferries, how come no queues in Calais?