DublinMagyar Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Some medicines won't get into NI (from GB). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-58426185Buy from EU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 They’ll never blame Brexit. They’ll blame covid or say that it would have happened anyway regardless of Brexit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDoddyKane Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) Its a bit of a scandal Europe wide over last 20 years how eastern european lorry drivers in particular have been exploited with low wages to prop up western european countries low prices for goods, if anything positive comes out of this shortage of lorry drivers in UK is that the light being shone on this means people will start to question more about how these drivers are/were treated in Europe/UK and is it acceptable or not and do we sort it in the long term. Edited September 4, 2021 by BigDoddyKane 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 32 minutes ago, BigDoddyKane said: Its a bit of a scandal Europe wide over last 20 years how eastern european lorry drivers in particular have been exploited with low wages to prop up western european countries low prices for goods, if anything positive comes out of this shortage of lorry drivers in UK is that the light being shone on this means people will start to question more about how these drivers are/were treated in Europe/UK and is it acceptable or not and do we sort it in the long term. It's more likely that we'd rejoin the EU to get the cheap labour back than actually question our consumer habits and stop exploiting workers. IMO, obviously. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 When the shite hits the fan the politicians usually call in the army- Fire brigade strikes, Covid vaccination, NI in the late 60s.. So there's an opportunity here to get some kind of PFI deal and save a bit of money: The Royal Logistics Corp, proudly sponsored by KFC, are delighted to deliver the ingredients for your Bargain Bucket 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 1 hour ago, BigDoddyKane said: Its a bit of a scandal Europe wide over last 20 years how eastern european lorry drivers in particular have been exploited with low wages to prop up western european countries low prices for goods, if anything positive comes out of this shortage of lorry drivers in UK is that the light being shone on this means people will start to question more about how these drivers are/were treated in Europe/UK and is it acceptable or not and do we sort it in the long term. Now's as good a time as any for the drivers to strike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 19 hours ago, DublinMagyar said: On 03/09/2021 at 13:20, Jacksgranda said: Some medicines won't get into NI (from GB). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-58426185 Buy from EU Would the buying of drugs (for the NHS) not be a centralised operation? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: Would the buying of drugs (for the NHS) not be a centralised operation? The National Health Services are only 'national' to the countries that make up the UK. NI has its own health service, and accordingly, would have its own procurement team? I think this might be the body responsible http://www.northerntrust.hscni.net/about-the-trust/corporate-information/procurement-2/ Edited September 4, 2021 by lichtgilphead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 10 minutes ago, lichtgilphead said: The National Health Services are only 'national' to the countries that make up the UK. NI has its own health service, and accordingly, would have its own procurement team? I think this might be the body responsible http://www.northerntrust.hscni.net/about-the-trust/corporate-information/procurement-2/ No, that's just one of the Health Trusts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 https://hscbusiness.hscni.net/pdf/October 2020.pdf Some of these contracts have 4 years to run. If the said goods are no longer able to come from GB (assuming they are coming from GB in the first place) it's going to cause problems, contractually and clinically. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: No, that's just one of the Health Trusts. Could be - I couldn't be arsed looking properly for an NHS procurement team in a different country. They definitely have a seperate NHS from S, E & W though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 NHS facing ‘catastrophic’ crisis over blood test tube shortage, warn BMA chiefs The medical chiefs warned that doctors face ‘difficult choices’ over which patients will be offered potentially life-saving blood tests https://inews.co.uk/news/nhs-facing-catastrophic-crisis-blood-test-tube-shortage-warn-bma-chiefs-1173137 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 WATCH: Flashback to Nigel Farage dismissing Brexit food shortages as ‘utter tosh’ https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/nigel-farage-brexit-food-shortages-utter-tosh-288682/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 https://amp.ft.com/content/fb6285a4-5460-11e9-a3db-1fe89bedc16e?shareType=nongift&__twitter_impression=trueBrexit costs UK £600m per week, says Goldman studyFucking hell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 HIGHLAND businesses are recovering from the pandemic – but almost half say Brexit is holding them back. Views on Brexit's impact "were more negative than positive", according to a report released today by development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Brexit being pushed back again as the Northern Ireland Protocol has been extended indefinitely so GB/NI trade can flow. How is anyone who trades between GB and NI meant to plan when everytime the changes come in they push them back, such a strange way to run policy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Get the shit you voted for 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckled tangerine Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, 101 said: Get the shit you voted for Holiday at home by the sea! You could get covid, dysentry, cholera.............or all three! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 4 hours ago, 101 said: Get the shit you voted for ^^^ Ross Ewage liked this post. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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