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  georgenorman  07 Mar 23 7.16pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Rishi Sunak must ‘reset’ trading relationship with EU, say manufacturing chiefs. Britain’s fractured relationship with the EU is costing the economy because suppliers have gone cold on doing business with the UK after Brexit, manufacturers have warned. Easier said than done, and it is costing the UK dear. Edited by steeleye20 (07 Mar 2023 3.10pm) You should stop reading the Grauniad, it's bad for your blood pressure.
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| SW19 CPFC Addiscombe West 09 Mar 23 5.38pm |
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Originally posted by Tim Gypsy Hill '64
Au! Double bluff! I hadn't considered that edit: At least it's a little better than Croydon Proud's "Oh contre". Edited by Tim Gypsy Hill '64 (24 Feb 2023 11.39pm) Pleased to see it had the desired effect.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 12 Mar 23 7.15pm |
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France thrash us at Rugby, that did not happen before brexit. And laughing all the way to the bank thanks to Rishi. The winners of brexit appear to be the opposition. The extra 500 french police, you wouldn't mind a cushy number like that, probably won't bother and repair to eat and drink through the day courtesy of Rishi.
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| Spiderman Horsham 12 Mar 23 7.34pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
France thrash us at Rugby, that did not happen before brexit. And laughing all the way to the bank thanks to Rishi. The winners of brexit appear to be the opposition. The extra 500 french police, you wouldn't mind a cushy number like that, probably won't bother and repair to eat and drink through the day courtesy of Rishi. Well the French did nothing before Brexit so what’s new? Do I agree with giving the extra money? Absolutely not.
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| Mapletree Croydon 14 Mar 23 12.57pm |
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I just found a great Brexit benefit The EU bans: Payments later than 30 days for perishable agricultural and food products Payment later than 60 days for other agri-food products Short-notice cancellations of perishable agri-food products Unilateral contract changes by the buyer Payments not related to a specific transaction Risk of loss and deterioration transferred to the supplier Refusal of a written confirmation of a supply agreement by the buyer, despite request from the supplier Misuse of trade secrets by the buyer Commercial retaliation by the buyer Transferring the costs of examining customer complaints to the supplier Meanwhile, in the UK: Tesco is the UK's largest online grocery home shopping services. Its suppliers have been told they will have to pay a new charge when the supermarket sells their products online. The retail giant said the new charges were essential to help it "shoulder the costs" of serving more customers shopping online. Tesco did not specify the fees in its email but it is understood suppliers could face costs of 12p per item on branded goods and 5p for own-label products, irrespective of price point. It said it needed a "more balanced approach" and that unless suppliers agreed to sign up to the fee they could face range reviews and different price plans. Tesco kept its forecast for 2022-23 retail adjusted operating profit of 2.4-2.5 billion pounds ($2.9-$3.0 billion), down from 2.65 billion pounds in 2021-22. Sustain is calling for legally binding supply chain codes of practice, which would force supermarkets to give farmers a fair deal. Prof Lisa Jack, from the University of Portsmouth said: “Our food systems have very high production and overhead costs, yet what profits there are could be shared more fairly along the supply chain, supporting not just affordable food but better incomes for those working in the industry”.
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 15 Mar 23 3.24pm |
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Originally posted by Mapletree
I just found a great Brexit benefit The EU bans: Payments later than 30 days for perishable agricultural and food products Payment later than 60 days for other agri-food products Short-notice cancellations of perishable agri-food products Unilateral contract changes by the buyer Payments not related to a specific transaction Risk of loss and deterioration transferred to the supplier Refusal of a written confirmation of a supply agreement by the buyer, despite request from the supplier Misuse of trade secrets by the buyer Commercial retaliation by the buyer Transferring the costs of examining customer complaints to the supplier Meanwhile, in the UK: Tesco is the UK's largest online grocery home shopping services. Its suppliers have been told they will have to pay a new charge when the supermarket sells their products online. The retail giant said the new charges were essential to help it "shoulder the costs" of serving more customers shopping online. Tesco did not specify the fees in its email but it is understood suppliers could face costs of 12p per item on branded goods and 5p for own-label products, irrespective of price point. It said it needed a "more balanced approach" and that unless suppliers agreed to sign up to the fee they could face range reviews and different price plans. Tesco kept its forecast for 2022-23 retail adjusted operating profit of 2.4-2.5 billion pounds (.9-.0 billion), down from 2.65 billion pounds in 2021-22. Sustain is calling for legally binding supply chain codes of practice, which would force supermarkets to give farmers a fair deal. Prof Lisa Jack, from the University of Portsmouth said: “Our food systems have very high production and overhead costs, yet what profits there are could be shared more fairly along the supply chain, supporting not just affordable food but better incomes for those working in the industry”. It's a very long time ago since I dealt with Tesco as a supplier but they were by far the worst supermarket to negotiate with. They demanded up substantial front shelf space fees for listing any new product, plus a guarantee you would accept the return of unsold stock. This was a huge disincentive to any newly established business. They charged adminstration fees for all customer complaints, even if it wasn't a fault with the product. They demanded "open-book" pricing, whereby you were expected to list your cost of ingredients, manufacture, overheads and distribution. They would then tell you what margin they would accept. If your costs exceeded what they regarded as acceptable, then they would reduce the margin. They have always had this type of approach, right back to the days of the founder, Jack Cohen and his legendary buyer Daisy Hyams who would make salesmen wait for hours before giving them 10 minutes. It's no wonder to me that Aldi and Lidl are outsmarting them.
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| Mapletree Croydon 15 Mar 23 3.31pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
It's a very long time ago since I dealt with Tesco as a supplier but they were by far the worst supermarket to negotiate with. They demanded up substantial front shelf space fees for listing any new product, plus a guarantee you would accept the return of unsold stock. This was a huge disincentive to any newly established business. They charged adminstration fees for all customer complaints, even if it wasn't a fault with the product. They demanded "open-book" pricing, whereby you were expected to list your cost of ingredients, manufacture, overheads and distribution. They would then tell you what margin they would accept. If your costs exceeded what they regarded as acceptable, then they would reduce the margin. They have always had this type of approach, right back to the days of the founder, Jack Cohen and his legendary buyer Daisy Hyams who would make salesmen wait for hours before giving them 10 minutes. It's no wonder to me that Aldi and Lidl are outsmarting them. This one is particularly pernicious Short-notice cancellations of perishable agri-food products They cause massive amounts of food waste by having crops lifted, then refusing to take them. Farmers loathe Tesco but it is just insurmountably powerful.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 20 Mar 23 2.56pm |
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Voters in London's Brexit heartland admit the borough has 'gone downhill' and they 'didn't know what they were voting for'. Obviously it’s turned out to be the wrong decision. The social effect is we’ve gone downwards, people are more aggressive, they’re grumpy. And everybody’s struggling, the price of food has gone up. There also seems to be a big disparity.” Havering, Romford were 2/1 leavers.
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| georgenorman 20 Mar 23 3.13pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Voters in London's Brexit heartland admit the borough has 'gone downhill' and they 'didn't know what they were voting for'. Obviously it’s turned out to be the wrong decision. The social effect is we’ve gone downwards, people are more aggressive, they’re grumpy. And everybody’s struggling, the price of food has gone up. There also seems to be a big disparity.” Havering, Romford were 2/1 leavers. You don't think London going downhill might have something to do with the extremist Khan being Mayor?
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 20 Mar 23 10.32pm |
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Originally posted by georgenorman
You don't think London going downhill might have something to do with the extremist Khan being Mayor? well of course. All the stabbings ? disaffected graduates of Dulwich College....all upset cos the Transport adverts with bikini ladies have all been censored. Edited by PalazioVecchio (20 Mar 2023 10.44pm)
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| Stirlingsays 12 Apr 23 10.44am |
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Tony Benn was always good on the EU. [Tweet Link]
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| steeleye20 Croydon 15 Apr 23 6.06pm |
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Its goodbye to the Orient Express. 'Orient express to axe UK section after 41 years due to brexit'. Travel to and from Europe has become onerous and often such a hassle, my hotel has no EU visitors before we were full. New biometric exit/entry and further passport checks about to compound an already disastrous situation. Whatever did the UK think it was doing.
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