Take These (Supply) Chains from My Heart

[Jdsk]

PS: And we might just get an official statement on those additional visas...

"More support to help people to become HGV drivers among package of government measures to ease risk of shortages":
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more ... -shortages

"Up to 5,500 poultry workers to help deliver Christmas dinners":
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/up-t ... as-dinners

"HGVisas: what do we know so far?":
https://www.freemovement.org.uk/hgvisas ... ow-so-far/

"HGVisas: what do we know so far? (Updated)":
https://www.freemovement.org.uk/hgvisas ... ow-so-far/

They're using the Seasonal Workers provisions... and why that matters.

Jonathan

[Jdsk]

Army placed on standby, a few details:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58713770

And an interesting comment from the chair of the Petrol Retailers Association:
"... members were worried about putting a £30 cap on purchases because of the risk of people confronting staff and said prioritising key workers for fuel would be unworkable."
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... etail-boss

Jonathan

[reohn2]

PS: And we might just get an official statement on those additional visas...

"More support to help people to become HGV drivers among package of government measures to ease risk of shortages":
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more ... -shortages

"Up to 5,500 poultry workers to help deliver Christmas dinners":
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/up-t ... as-dinners

"HGVisas: what do we know so far?":
https://www.freemovement.org.uk/hgvisas ... ow-so-far/

"HGVisas: what do we know so far? (Updated)":
https://www.freemovement.org.uk/hgvisas ... ow-so-far/

They're using the Seasonal Workers provisions... and why that matters.

Jonathan

Who but a very few would want to come and work here on short term visas?

Oven ready deal my ar.....

[sjs]

Oven ready deal my ar.....

He won't even be able to get an oven ready turkey

[reohn2]

Oven ready deal my ar.....

He won't even be able to get an oven ready turkey

You mean most of us won't,some won't even notice there's a problem.....

[Jdsk]

Sky News has the key points from the National Emergency Fuel Plan:
https://news.sky.com/story/revealed-gov ... s-12420320

Jonathan

[Oldjohnw]

Interesting that we have rationing given that HMG tells us that there is no emergency.

[Mick F]

HMG?
Who are they?

Government is of the people, by the people, and for the people.
The present "government" isn't any of that.

[ANTONISH]

HMG?
Who are they?

Government is of the people, by the people, and for the people.
The present "government" isn't any of that.

Her Majesty is head of state and appoints the Prime minister. Half the legislature is not elected.
She is head of the armed forces and all officers swear a personal oath of loyalty to the Queen.
I'm very sure that it is Her Majesty's government - the people only have a small part to play.
There may be a country where Government is of the people, by the people, and for the people - just not this one.

[Oldjohnw]

HMG is simply the widely recognised shorthand, long in use, for the UK government of the day. The protocol is that the queen, when opening parliament whoever is in power, says “My government……”

In the same way that criminal cases are “R v Joe Bloggs”. The queen doesn’t know of the case or have anything to do with it. Except when it was Paul Burrell many years ago. A farce, but just he recognised shorthand.

[sjs]

HMG?
Who are they?

Government is of the people, by the people, and for the people.
The present "government" isn't any of that.

Her Majesty is head of state and appoints the Prime minister. Half the legislature is not elected.
She is head of the armed forces and all officers swear a personal oath of loyalty to the Queen.
I'm very sure that it is Her Majesty's government - the people only have a small part to play.
There may be a country where Government is of the people, by the people, and for the people - just not this one.

And anyway Mick, you voted them in.

[Jdsk]

"Britain’s supply chain strain could last until after Christmas, Boris Johnson has admitted... "
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -improving

I'm rather more interested in why it will improve, and what steps are being taken to speed that up.

Jonathan

[Jdsk]

No prioritisation for key workers
Army will provide 150 drivers, each with a colleague, "within days"
https://news.sky.com/story/fuel-crisis- ... s-12420589

Jonathan

[Jdsk]

The Deputy Prime Minister thinks that we should use convicted criminals as tanker drivers: https://news.sky.com/story/fuel-supply- ... e-12419438

This is an especially interesting challenge to those who think that relying on market forces is a good way to increase pay for "the poorest folk" in our society...

... on the day before furlough ends for 1M people.

Jonathan

[Jdsk]

“PRA members are reporting that whilst they are continuing to take further deliveries of fuel, this is running out quicker than usual due to unprecedented demand,”

“In a PRA member survey today of 1,200 sites across the UK including motorway service areas, 52% of sites have reported having both petrol and diesel in stock, 21% have either one grade in stock and 27% are dry.”

https://www.theguardian.com/business/li ... 20bc418ab4

Jonathan