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2021-09-26 Britain

Britain to issue up to 10,500 temporary visas to ease chronic staff shortages

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-09-26 07:05|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 Boris Johnson set for visa U-turn for 5,000 foreign truck drivers but is it too little too late? Panic-buying gridlocks fuel stations through the night, tempers flare at the pumps and UK faces food shortages

Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-26 08:43|| 2021-09-26 08:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Asda and Sainsbury's food distributor goes BUST leaving 1,000 workers unemployed amid HGV driver chaos with the Government urged to bring in the ARMY to drive petrol trucks and retailers warning that shortages could decimate Christmas dinner

Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-26 08:48|| 2021-09-26 08:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Curious, but a little over the top I think.
[DM] crisis reporting.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-26 08:50|| 2021-09-26 08:50|| Front Page Top

#4 God forbid you should, you know, raise the pay of the existing workers you've got to try to get things moving. You're in your cubbyhole, you must stay there.
Plus, bringing in truck drivers ... they drive on the other side of the road in UK. I can see a few problems occurring...

Posted by ed in texas 2021-09-26 11:34|| 2021-09-26 11:34|| Front Page Top

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