tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post263591248319434370..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Midsummer's nightmareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28440115126014872212022-06-24T01:11:07.314-07:002022-06-24T01:11:07.314-07:00Shivering... Shivering... Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-89343470947058132062022-06-21T12:38:47.872-07:002022-06-21T12:38:47.872-07:00Oh, that makes more sense - or nonsense.Oh, that makes more sense - or nonsense.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-21531119401275136002022-06-21T10:58:15.331-07:002022-06-21T10:58:15.331-07:00I didn't put that quite right...the total numb...I didn't put that quite right...the total number of visas allowed for the whole UK....Was the total needed for Scotland....gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-68420244922073706072022-06-21T10:14:54.639-07:002022-06-21T10:14:54.639-07:00The usual delayed mismanagement then. God, they ar...The usual delayed mismanagement then. God, they are effing hopeless.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-78952816177980239302022-06-21T10:13:50.042-07:002022-06-21T10:13:50.042-07:00Our supermarkets will suddenly run out of one part...Our supermarkets will suddenly run out of one particular item for no apparent reason, and blame the shortage of lorry drivers. The less expensive markets like Lidl never seem to run out of anything.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86295098995606742672022-06-21T10:12:01.327-07:002022-06-21T10:12:01.327-07:00Yes, I think we were. I am sure the farmers would ...Yes, I think we were. I am sure the farmers would like to create panic buying so they can shift every last bird at exorbitant prices quickly in any case, but I think I read that about 90% of last years seasonal workers came from Europe. I don't know how many are being let in this year as compared to last. I cannot find the figures.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-32285076423460170432022-06-21T10:08:15.494-07:002022-06-21T10:08:15.494-07:00I will go there now, Weave.I will go there now, Weave.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-58214344737311263102022-06-21T09:49:51.985-07:002022-06-21T09:49:51.985-07:00Yes, the total worker visas allowed were the numbe...Yes, the total worker visas allowed were the number that Scotland needs....and the date allowed was after the harvesting of fruit started. So 10% of strawberries are being ploughed back in.gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56559642938492441712022-06-21T06:05:49.438-07:002022-06-21T06:05:49.438-07:00There are shortages everywhere and the causes are ...There are shortages everywhere and the causes are varied. Mustard in France (see CM blog), peanut butter and baby formula in the US (factories closed due to food safety issues). Yesterday, I could not find a butt end ham roast anywhere and nobody knows why. My motto is: expect the unexpected. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-17328733434179437712022-06-21T04:19:49.510-07:002022-06-21T04:19:49.510-07:00Didn't we get told last Christmas that there w...Didn't we get told last Christmas that there would be a turkey shortage? I think so and there were still more than enough turkeys to go around. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69536674750584846082022-06-21T03:58:36.166-07:002022-06-21T03:58:36.166-07:00Oh Tom - dear Tom - please do read and reply to t...Oh Tom - dear Tom - please do read and reply to the post I have just put on (we must have been writing them simultaneously).The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com