Six years ago today, June 23, after the 2016 EU referendum, Brexit was delivered. But not everything is necessary well.
A survey conducted by Savanta ComRes in October found that only 36% believe the project has been a success, and 52% consider it a failure.
These are six of the most important lasting problems that Brexit has caused to commemorate the six years of the great vote.
1) Food could rot in the fields of Britain
There has been a shortage of seasonal workers
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The end of free movement has made it more difficult and more bureaucratic for seasonal farm workers to visit the UK, so many have removed it from their annual schedule.
British residents have shown little interest in doing piece work on UK farms, with thousands of tonnes of crops rotting in the fields during the UK harvest season this year.
Conservative MP Roger Gale, who represents the Thanet community, is among the Conservatives to sound the alarm. He told the prime minister in parliament that a farmer in his constituency had had to wipe out hundreds of thousands of pounds of produce.
Ministers say the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department of Labor and Pensions are launching a campaign “to raise awareness about career opportunities” in the collection of crops among British workers.
But it seems that so far there has been little success, with producers cutting production for next season for fear of not being able to harvest what they plant.
Food industry leaders have warned that the situation will almost certainly worsen unless the government urgently expands a pilot plan to incorporate 30,000 temporary workers this year.
The National Farmers Union has called on ministers to allow the entry of at least 50,000 more foreign workers to harvest crops and tens of thousands more to process.
2) Rising inflation
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Britain is considered an “outlier” in the financial world for its particularly high inflation, with analysts blaming Brexit.
Although the cost of living crisis has many causes, price increases are so severe in Britain alone. The ONS confirmed on Wednesday that annual inflation is now at a record 9.1 percent.
Citigroup, Bank of America and Standard Bank are among the US financial institutions that warned this week that inflation in the UK will be higher in the coming years due to immigration controls and the shortage of the supply chain. supply.
“Inflation in the UK will be more sticky in the medium to long term due to Brexit,” said Vasileios Gkionakis, head of European currency strategy at Citigroup.
A report from the London School of Economics published in April found that new trade barriers have led to a 6% rise in food prices in the UK, one of the factors contributing to rising inflation.
3) British fisherman in the face of ruin
The UK fishing industry said the Brexit deal was a betrayal
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The new bureaucracy introduced by Brexit activists has hurt the UK fishing industry, with some long-term companies forced to close due to the additional costs of leaving the EU.
The situation is particularly difficult for seafood exporters who are facing not only new catch procedures and certificates, but also delays at the border that can break and all time-sensitive shipment.
Boris Johnson has blamed exporters for not filling out forms correctly. Some seafood exports to the EU are also completely banned.
Fisheries officials described the Brexit deal as a “betrayal” that did not achieve much of the promised benefits.
4) Coups at UK airports
Airport travelers have faced long interruptions and long queues
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As Covid’s travel restrictions are lifted and international travel returns, another Brexit problem is emerging: airport chaos.
Mostly disguised during the pandemic, airlines now say they do not have enough staff to cover growing demand and say it is the fault of leaving the EU.
Airline chiefs, such as Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary, said the chaos had “everything to do with Brexit”.
As in so many other sectors, it seems that the disruption has been caused by the shortage of workers. Jobs were cut during Covid due to lower demand for two years: but now the aviation industry cannot hire.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2, said the withdrawal from the EU had taken “hundreds of thousands, if not millions” of people out of the labor market.
The government blames the mismanagement of the airlines, but London Mayor Sadiq Khan said ministers should make sure that “those who had held these jobs before, who have returned to their jobs country of origin in the EU, be encouraged to return “.
5) Lack of truckers
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The government was forced to launch an emergency visa plan for truck drivers last year after the country faced a shortage of 100,000 truck drivers.
Although the deficit has many causes, post-Brexit rule changes have made it difficult for drivers to work in the UK and customs procedures are said to have complicated their work, causing many to simply work elsewhere.
As of May 2022, Logistics UK says the number of busy heavy vehicle drivers continues to decline, but “does not go down as significantly as in recent quarters”. The industry group hopes this will mean that the problem can be resolved soon.
6) Mobile roaming charges return
British travelers have to pay roaming charges again
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Anyone who has become accustomed to using their phone abroad in recent years will be amazed.
Roaming charges were abolished by the EU in June 2017, but they have returned to their big way since Britain left the bloc.
Three, EE and Vodafone have announced that they will return roaming charges.