Brexit: 200 lorries turned back at UK crossings every day due to new paperwork

[@thetowerfantasymusic]

But the fish are finally British and happier for it !

[@kyhber1]

Best Comment , Nailed it in one for sure ..

[@thomaslarsen1266]

Yes in 5 years and after that you Will have to pay tarifs to sell in Europe ..... so you have the fish .... but you cant sell it in Europe ...good deal 😂😂😂😂

[@bubba842]

If people vote for idiots like Reese Mogg, then they deserve everything they get.

[@therealbongos]

Definitely. Fish care about their citizenship. #GiveTheFishTheirUKCitizenship

[@Nickelodeon81]

Chortle chortle! Guffaw guffaw!

[@ck8087]

Brexiters: we want control over our borders ! EU; you got it , we will control our borders too! Brexiters: why you are controling your borders too much. Cant you just let us pass ? EU : 😑😑

[@sunseeker8457]

Well it's sad to say. But it does make more sense to go direct from France to Dublin etc. Both are EU countries, so the problem is fixed!

[@martycrow]

Yes - and the time and costs of going through Britain make it an economic choice.

[@TGLynch]

@@alexleanh NOT EU new rules ! All of this is your nations doing , these are NEW uk rules , will you people ever learn ? We don't think so.

[@TGLynch]

@@alexleanh FOOL

[@martycrow]

@@alexleanh The Republic of Ireland is in the EU. Holyhead ferries go to and from Dublin and lorries use Britain as a land-bridge to get to France or wherever. A lorry taking the ferry from Dublin to Cherbourg would not face those obstacles. At about 18hr, the crossing time is perhaps even faster than via Britain - and certainly less hassle. It may free up the roads, but hits ferry operators and communities who work or serve logistics very hard. Cheers!

[@andrewlim7751]

At least it'll make Ireland great again.

[@madworldman2917]

The majority of people in Anglesea voted for Brexit so this is obviously what they wanted.

[@cambs0181]

No they wanted all the stuff they didn't like to go, not all the stuff they wanted to keep!

[@davidpearn2484]

Anglesey

[@ChrisRedfield--]

They got their unicorns already?

[@fillthedao]

@@cambs0181 awww bless them, nobody briefed them that life is not a grocery store and they can't pick & chose it all... ooopsie!

[@peterstratton4075]

If I lived on Anglesey I would welcome less HGV's tearing up the roads

[@kurosumomo]

To that lady in the video; Seems that it isn't a strategic port anymore, EUEU is the more economic option, why drive through a 3rd country, when you can easily board a ferry in the EU and disembark in EU?

[@gordonsmith8899]

Have you travelled that route in winter?

[@brigjay123]

@@gordonsmith8899 that sounds a bit inconsequential.

[@kurosumomo]

@@gordonsmith8899 no, but I believe I would be fine in a warm ship that was built for those water crossings

[@darkiee69]

And you disembark rested and can drive 8 hours right of the ferry.

[@dsell1959]

Because fresh produce won’t get there in time.

[@jasongaylard2547]

What you get when you don't teach critical thinking.

[@miras2222]

what you get when your 'nobel British blue passport' makes you special

[@fuckfannyfiddlefart]

40 years of Murdoch disinformation and blaming the EU die UK failures.

[@casperwallace9685]

Boris was tho.........think on that.

[@casperwallace9685]

@Rosen Dale Its our kids who will suffer.....

[@cmsacademy1673]

Well Wales wanted Brexit. Now enjoy it

[@user-vu9ys5wm7d]

Wales is litle England

[@Truth_Seeker_UK]

We will thanks... If you ain't even competent enough to complete the relevant paperwork you shouldn't be on our roads anyway

[@eddy66t6]

@@Truth_Seeker_UK yeah, because filling out a form and putting down the country of origin as UK and getting turned away because it was incorrect is really and totally an indication of someone's ability to drive or intelligence! 😂😂

[@Gyh373]

Still bitter? Love it

[@samaale7381]

Wales is England's puppy

[@gfselby]

The Irish needed new routes to Europe as Priti Patel threatened to use food shortages to pressure Ireland during Brexit negotiations, and this is a consequence

[@christopherclery6517]

No way!? I didn’t know that’s what she was doing! What a dirty tactic! 🙄

[@gfselby]

@@christopherclery6517 don't concern yourself too much, ignorance was the foundation of Brexit

[@tedcrilly46]

@@christopherclery6517 less dirty tactic, more outright stupidity. Ireland being the second most food secure country on the planet. A net exporter of food.

[@marinarosario8855]

@@tedcrilly46 she believes they still live on potato only diet and the next famine is right by the curve... Pathetic.

[@marinarosario8855]

@Derek Trump no. I just like history. (I'm Portuguese)

[@duggiebader1798]

Next time you vote, just remember any party offering quick easy sollutions to complicated issues aren't to be trusted. Especially if they blame all our woes on johnny foreigner.

[@mikestack378]

Remember when Patel threatened to close the land bridge to punish Ireland.....😅

[@jalpat2272]

dammed those people really forgot, British practically powerless in modern time arent they.

[@pauljjmoran]

Yeah another one of her little gems..

[@clintireland389]

Now we Irish north & south are bypassing little England to flourish in a united Europe!

[@royfearn4345]

Patel, in common with most Tories, is a political lightweight and a British Exceptionalist

[@darkiee69]

@@johncuddy2669 Have fun on your insignificant little island.

[@BarnOwl61]

This can't be a surprise to anyone. Once the new sea route is the new normal, the land bridge is history. Yes, this is what you voted for!

[@CyclingInKilkenny]

Think of how many service stations etc will go out of business as they won't have the trucks to support them

[@andrekoniger3020]

@@CyclingInKilkenny cry me a river

[@fillthedao]

@@CyclingInKilkenny come on! It's all project fear! ;-P

[@tonybennett9964]

Yes it is the Irish don't pay road tax in Britain or buy diesel

[@wtc-d5s]

Remoaners! ha ha ha

[@DBCooper00x]

Well done David Cameron, for giving the ignorant's a chance to vote on something they had no idea of !!

[@kayew5492]

Yes, and then instead of investing some time to research the idea, maybe even employing a cross-party committee to thrash out the details before Article 50 was invoked, and i don't know, thinking about the consequences; he scarpered stage left, lit the blue touch paper and ran and left the party and country in disarray. The whole thing was a betrayal in the name of a few people's banking and corporate interests and the rest of us can get stuffed.

[@californiadreamin8423]

Steady on.....the ignorants were not just within the electorate, but predominantly within the Tory party and that Tory wannabe Farage. Throw in lots of money, breaking of electoral and data law, and cowardice in presenting the fraud as the will of the people by May......and we have rule by decree by King Boris .

[@DBCooper00x]

@@californiadreamin8423 yeh but thier vote didn't swing the decision !

[@sararichardson737]

F’shame f’shame and for what?

[@DBCooper00x]

@Slap-moore Cheeks of course I did cheeks.

[@ProphetChuck8471]

I feel an immense amount of satisfaction, I know I shouldn't, but I do. I thought this is what they all wanted?

[@leme5639]

@olesammie Farage didn't want to win. I don't think that brexiters really wanted to win.

[@Swordart2022]

No shame feeling like that you are not alone

[@eurotop40]

I think the whole world is satisfied. I am afraid the UK is one of the most hated countries worldwide due to their immeasurable arrogance and warmongering.

[@eurotop40]

@olesammie Indeed. I have had a lot of British friends whom I have appreciated. I feel sorry for them.

[@killawolfchill]

@@eurotop40 I'm not sure were you got that from, we chose to leave the Eu for various reasons. The problem was how the transfer was negotiated and what was communicated to all parties to ensure a smooth transition. Which seems to be a big part of the problem. As for being a hated country your more than likely at the bottom of the like list anyway. As most of you came to the UK with the wrong intentions.

[@washerdryer3466]

Wales, incl. the people of Holyhead, voted for Brexit. Rule Britannia.

[@s3rutob1]

Lets leave the EU they said It would be better for trade they said

[@utubebroadcaster]

Taking back control of our... downward spiral

[@Firedancer100]

It will sort itself out there was always going to be teething problems

[@jungbolosse3034]

Naah more like a stiff upper lip issue.

[@utubebroadcaster]

@@Firedancer100 sort itself out with more debt and job losses?

[@johnny6476]

Beasts I’m pretty sure the whole COVID pandemic is helping with all that. Nothing to do with Brexit.

[@JimOverbeckgenius]

As an Englishman living in glorious Italy Brexit has now added import duty to purchases from the UK on top of P & P.

[@venom6848]

And it will be reciprocated to Italy from the U.K. 🤔🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@damiaanspatrick2050]

@@venom6848 Wat een dom antwoord is dit.

[@mgsp5871]

@@damiaanspatrick2050 perhaps he is from Wales

[@JimOverbeckgenius]

@@venom6848 There are stories beginning of LARGE amounts being added to packages & if you don't pay they refuse to hand over the goods. My £16 book yesterday had £6 postage & £8 payment at the door, so the price nearly doubled & I have another 4/6 parcels on the way. Alas, my buying list is huge - every week I purchase a book as a collector - so I will probably stop.

[@joshinawoods-mubmub2600]

Use amazon de or don't spend over 20 euros

[@robnexus7]

Good to see Wales enjoying brexit

[@LarsEllerhorst]

Nah, in the EU is bad, outside the EU is bad, a bit in- and outside is bad, only Brexit is good.

[@rollosinternet1853]

21% of Wales population was born in England, about 650K residents. About a quarter of those are over 65, with plenty of time to vote. Leave won by less than 85K votes in Wales... guess who forced Brexit on Wales.

[@LarsEllerhorst]

@@rollosinternet1853 Welsh voters, I guess?

[@rollosinternet1853]

@@LarsEllerhorst English voters, you know.

[@Rando_Shyte]

The Whales are enjoying too, lots more fish to eat :D

[@didierlemoine6771]

Wales voted to leave and it hs consequences

[@tjenadonn6158]

To coin a new cliché "You won. Get over it."

[@gordonsmith8899]

Macron's recent behaviour will also have its consequences. His Napoleon (Mark 2) performance exposed the true face of the EU. Who needs 'friends' like you?

[@definitelynotadam]

Wales voted to leave, actual Welsh voted to remain.

[@rollosinternet1853]

21% of Wales population was born in England, about 650K residents. About a quarter of those are over 65, with plenty of time to vote. Leave won by less than 85K votes in Wales... guess who forced Brexit on Wales.

[@eroche913]

It always astonished me that Anglesey voted for Brexit. I mean how little self awareness can you have to destroy your largest single employer and probably their second largest in terms of foreign tourism. Anyway, Holyhead is done for. Under the current Brexit arrangements, there is no argument to be made for using Holyhead over France-Ireland direct, or Liverpool or Stranraer direct to Larne or Belfast in the case of NI end use products. Sailings from Rosslare to France and Spain and back, have gone from 6 per week to 40 per week. Yes it takes longer at sea, but if you're going to be stuck at multiple border points on the island of GB with the added paperwork and administrative cost, you're still better off to land at Cherbourg, Dunkerque or Santander direct.

[@darkiee69]

And you'll do it rested and ready to drive for 8 hours.

[@cristiancojocaru7655]

@@darkiee69 so right dude 👍🏼

[@tuntejaable]

They have to guarantee delivery times. So even if takes bit longer customer has guaranteed delivery time.

[@philiphockey7996]

@@darkiee69 if it’s on Irish plates you best add a 1 in front of that 8 for a proper days work.🤣🤣🤣

[@darkiee69]

@@philiphockey7996 That'll cost them a lot if the cops have checks along the road.

[@alexhorvath9277]

This is the 3rd week in this year ... So NHS received 3 x £350.000.000 already? 😂😂

[@awo4618]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810]

It's not a strategic port any more. This is what they need to get their heads around. Stop hoping for good times to come, they won't.

[@michaelmouse4024]

Richard Burnett of the Road Haulage Association said Northern Ireland hauliers had seen their incomes drop about £20m since 1 January. “These are not teething problems. These are structural problems,” he said in response to the Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis’s statement that problems would be ironed out. The Brexit paradox is that any govt clever enough to deliver Brexit wouldn't.

[@jungbolosse3034]

There is always a choice.

[@alessandromilano1989]

​@Doggle Bird is it democracy if you lied through your teeth?

[@JunJun10771]

I'm pretty sure the majority in NI & Scotland also voted against Brexit.

[@anasjudge1937]

@@JunJun10771 This was not a separate vote, but a national vote... all this regional break-down is in-itself undemocratic as it was clearly not a regional vote and everyone signed up to that

[@anasjudge1937]

@@alessandromilano1989 So the way the remainers lied about the EU not becoming a nation state? Or creating an Army? Or 3 million people would loose their jobs after referendum, etc.,

[@jcdg6288]

Wales voted for Brexit. They must be happy.

[@rollosinternet1853]

21% of Wales population was born in England, about 650K residents. About a quarter of those are over 65, with plenty of time to vote. Leave won by less than 85K votes in Wales... guess who forced Brexit on Wales.

[@ThomasMiddlehurs1984]

Think I'll be dead before the Brexit boost happens.

[@worththewatch1517]

😑🤣🤣

[@Arckitekt]

A few suits in city will get rich, the rest will struggle

[@zainzoala1083]

Hahaha

[@ballbag9641]

I think we’ll all be dead by then

[@mikedutch6113]

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. - Stephan Hawking - They never understood, never bothered, never cared, never have, never will. Welcome to the Brexit sir.

[@abbofun9022]

@Derek Trump , safe place, aka EU

[@reecekennedy8528]

@Derek Trump That's it isn't it. All your arguments have gone, it's obvious you've lost out and all you've got is "go back to your safe space". Pathetic.

[@SeeTheWholeTruth]

And dont forget! Dont bring any sandwiches.

[@thevoid5503]

Goddank zijn we nu eindelijk van die lui verlost ! Er viel toch geen land mee te bezeilen.

[@HenriZwols]

Wales voted for trade to leave. I guess they succeeded.

[@rollosinternet1853]

21% of Wales population was born in England, about 650K residents. About a quarter of those are over 65, with plenty of time to vote. Leave won by less than 85K votes in Wales... guess who forced Brexit on Wales.

[@rollosinternet1853]

@@kevink7529 Oh, you mean when will England leave the UK? At the very same time as Scotland does, as then we cannot continue talking about "United Kingdom", can we? We'll see about Wales. NI is back to Ireland. But again, quite a silly answer you gave, to a clear given fact.

[@smordon]

If Wales and Scotland leaves UK than they can join EU and get back they busy ports and England would be even more independent without foreigners driving on their roads 😂👍

[@sarahshah7932]

@@smordon If trade isn’t traveling through England and Wales, then doesn't this mean no business for them either?

[@michaelgardiner520]

Explain what trade we get from an Irish truck getting of a ferry in Dover and driving to Holyhead, apart from stopping to buy a £6 Mc’donolds at Hilton park the only people making money are DFDS or STENA line both Scandinavian ship owners often staffed by Asian crew, what do we gain less pollution , less wear and tear to our roads , less traffic , I see it’s a win win

[@bostonblackie9503]

Yeah, everybody goes ahead and makes a decision without knowing or understanding the repercussions, especially for others. You wanted Brexit you got it!

[@tpower1912]

We're all in great mourning for those lorrys with goods not meant for Britain being off the roads

[@lukem3250]

All have been forewarned by 'project fear'. Welcome to the brexit, sir. I’m sorry.

[@baintreachdhubh7327]

@@tpower1912 Those lorrys bought diesel, drivers food. Fuel stations will sell less, trucker stops and road way cafes will close. Every action has consequences.

[@ericvanhaeren9449]

I can assure the female leader of the local council that the government will definitely reassure her that the port of Hollyhead remains a strategic port. There's only one tiny problem: it is the volume that defines the strategic importance, not the other way around. So, good luck with that.

[@kjm1059]

Anglesey voted leave in the referendum they were warned.

[@declanokeeffe84]

As Rees-Mogg would say, it's all worth it now because the UK has "Happy Fish". It's just a waiting game now for the Chinese to be welcomed with open arms by the Tories to pick off what's left of the economy after the inevitable exodus of all the competent and profitable companies to the EU.

[@AlexJones-ue1ll]

All those rest stop the Irish lorry drivers used to stop on their way across the UK will be happier as well. No more pesky traffic bring in revenue, but they are British people going out of business and therefore happier.

[@m.planck2744]

But: !!!!!!!! SoVeReIgNty !!!!!!!!

[@justhumbleguy1389]

@Derek Trump and nobody expected the turkhis ottoman help in irish with 5 ships full of food in the night ,,over sea to not see the British brexitears..

[@andrewlim7751]

Spot on dude, stupid Johnson recently said "we shouldn't be too xenophobic", and even the Chinese were not too keen on him. 😁

[@rollosinternet1853]

@Derek Trump Nothing to laugh about, but a very shameful episode in English History, one of many.

[@monhmonhmonhmonh]

Project reality in all its gleaming glory...

[@aj8108]

NO NO NO I AM SORRY LADY! the government will do nothing other than blame the EU!

[@grahamlongley8298]

Well it is their fault. You only have to ask why we left in the first place- BECAUSE OF THE EU

[@andrewlim7751]

@@grahamlongley8298 Gud luck 😁

[@gordonsmith8899]

Of course, the EU is blameless.

[@tuntejaable]

@@grahamlongley8298 only children blame others for their own action.

[@grahamlongley8298]

@@tuntejaable That the best you can come up with laddy.?? Nothing wrong with my actions!!!

[@sterlingarcher4989]

We used to build bridges and railways, now we just make bureaucracy and stupidity and we are good at it.

[@allykhan8594]

We do bs better than anbody, and moan.

[@frankiedeans7637]

Start applying for your Scottish passport now.

[@davidpearn2484]

Ffs didn't anyone with half of brain cell see this coming, staggering incompetence.

[@fillthedao]

We have a tendency as humankind to follow the path of the least resistance in everything we do - this applies to the planning of the logistic routes as much as accepting easy and comfy assurances from gov that "all is project fear, all will stay the same or be even better". Analysing, critical thinking and planning requires a bit of work, far more than accepting propaganda ^^

[@mafi211]

Brexitards would say it's a project fear lol

[@grahamlongley8298]

Of course we did . It was known about years ago. But so what. It is an Irish problem, not ours. Stops them trunking loads of lorries through our road networks for free. Holyhead will have to adapt & get trade in years to come from other imports when we start to trade elsewhere. See what happens when it becomes a free port. That will boost the local economy Plus when the Irish learn how to fill in forms they will come back. 30% of the forms to fill in are due to covid, but no one wants to mention that.

[@misterchair]

@@mafi211 Project fear was a remoaner tactic.

[@Z1cky]

@@grahamlongley8298 Where are we gonna pick up extra trade exactly, Atlantis? Do you understand what 'free ports' do? They create loopholes to bypass workers rights and pay (leading to less desirable, lower paying jobs that in turn only migrant workers will take) and bypass tax revenue whilst moving existing work from other parts of the country to a concentrated area, no creation of work just a flat downgrade. It's the work of fraudsters, your buying into a scam.

[@michaeldalton6802]

They voted to leave. Why are they moaning now.

[@CyclingInKilkenny]

Sunlit uplands!

[@jonsid6628]

Channel 4 seems to be moaning. As usual.

[@jungbolosse3034]

Because it features Brexiteers?

[@callaghan728]

They were lied to. Don't blame those that voted for Brexit, but those who spread the lies.

[@jonsid6628]

@@callaghan728 Clegg?

[@ciarand2823]

Look on the bright side, there'll be less pollution 🤣

[@damiaanspatrick2050]

And less spending by the lorry drivers....

[@PillSharks]

@@damiaanspatrick2050 😂😂 how much do you think they spend transiting the UK? Most Irish wagons run 2x4 tractors which mean they have massive fuel tanks, I believe Irish diesel is cheaper than the UK so they probably get down to Dover on Irish fuel without buying anything in the UK, most drivers cook in their cabs, they ain’t on a holiday! Then on the return trip, they’d probably top the tanks up in somewhere like Germany or Luxembourg where the fuels cheap and run home! As for these ferries, I could never understand why they never had more direct routs anyway, and for the UK ports, they will be fine because you still have trucks delivering to the UK and Ireland, they will just need to use smaller ships.

[@PillSharks]

@@damiaanspatrick2050 and?

[@paulgerg6879]

Actually, more pollution because the ferry has to travel further.

[@noodlyappendage6729]

@@damiaanspatrick2050 Less foreign lorry drivers will be a blessing.

[@commonsense31]

Welcome to the new normal! All these delays with customs and documentations! Are permanent!

[@lrcb40]

And tell me, how many of the people driving the trucks or involved in the production of the loads being exported etc voted for Brexit...

[@mattygroves21478]

Not likely too many. Drivers may not have intimate knowledge of the goings on back at their HQs, but you can be sure the HQ office staff, who are involved in logistics, would be sharing their worries with the drivers. I'm such a logistics person and I can't tell you just how awful this nightmare is for me right now. Our office saw the difficult times coming but the stuff we've had to deal with over the last two weeks has thrown up several really awful and unforeseen surprises. All our drivers, and I mean ALL, have been worried for their jobs and their country for a very long time over this mess.

[@guleiro]

@@mattygroves21478 Do you think it will get better over time or this new system is really bad even in normal circumstances?...

[@AlexJones-ue1ll]

@@guleiro custom declarations might get faster, but they will not disappear. And the shift from the UK landbridge to using ferries from Ireland to France will stay most likely. Freight between Wales and Ireland should increase again, but a good chunk of it is gone for good.

[@mattygroves21478]

@@guleiro There are no circumstances where obtaining, and regularly shipping under, an ATA Carnet are anything but an utter pain for companies. No that, for instance, will never get better.

[@guleiro]

@@mattygroves21478 Thanks for the input, it's always good to know about these things from those who actually work in the area.

[@Chris-rp9df]

Whats needed are the "technological solutions" we've been promised for the last 4 years 😂

[@washerdryer3466]

Rees Mogg assured everyone for years pre-Brexit there were technological solutions to border issues. Meanwhile, he moved his financial services company's accounts out of the UK to Dublin :).

[@monhmonhmonhmonh]

@P J Damn right, Boris promised we will be prospering mightily in 5 years, what's all the fuss about? (*hint of sarcasm*)

[@samhartford8677]

Ah, yes, the virtual border. Brexiteers, where is it? Surely if you could have solved the Irish border issue with 'technological solutions', where are those solutions now? Turned out the UK did not even have its more streamlined system in place for the delayed Brexit.

[@Chris-rp9df]

@@samhartford8677 There invisible.. only really clever people who went to eton can see them 😂

[@grahamlongley8298]

​ @@washerdryer3466 main holding Co registered office is in London. It is only a subidiary office. You are looking at the false media again

[@Lando-kx6so]

How does a 1st world leader of the world like the UK let these mad people into government? Where are the people to throw away this government & replace them with actual competent people?

[@guleiro]

The conservative party is no more than a Ukip franchise this days. The UK is in deep trouble with these lunatics...

[@riffraff9506]

Government ministers are not interested in governing, only in profiteering in Brexit & the Pandemic

[@user-vu9ys5wm7d]

The vast majority of UK media is owned by the elite and the Tories buddies. They brainwash subtly over time. Also the English education system is about passing exams for jobs and not about critical thinking skills. That's how you get governments like this in over and over.

[@merkvandermeulen3978]

In a normal democracy that's quite simple to answer; look in the mirror! It's YOUR job, as an interested (and hopefully well-informed) voter.

[@jean-marcknight8816]

Look on what happened on the other side of the Atlantic and ask yourself the same question.

[@thevoid5503]

There is now also a container ferry between Dublin and Amsterdam. This allows truck drivers to deliver containers to both Amsterdam and Dublin where they can be picked up by other drivers on the other side. I actually think they should set up a RoRo connection in the future as well.

[@ixlnxs]

I believe it was via Rotterdam. But yes, you are correct. There's also one to Antwerp and to Cherbourg.

[@keybraker]

Now it's not that nice, but it was nice when you were singing about brexit and how bad the EU is

[@kurosumomo]

Before it was the evil EU, now it will be the evil EU. So nothing really changes.

[@grahamlongley8298]

& still singing, but even louder now. EU showing its true colours every day

[@justhumbleguy1389]

@@kurosumomo uk is racist party farragino.they will deported all indians in india

[@grahamlongley8298]

@J Bright Their true anti British ones. same as they have always flown

[@justhumbleguy1389]

@Piston Broke yee sorry you have right

[@robertbridgen2950]

Same thing happened to the London Docks in the 60's sit for days hoping to be unloaded. In the end truckers refused to use the docks and it closed down.

[@loganbeckett13]

How did the Welsh vote? oh yeah.. to leave.. so I have no sympathy!

[@gordonsmith8899]

Are the Welsh asking you for your fickle sympathy? The show of malice from some EU commentators gives the lie to the Brussels claim that the EU is a guarantor of goodwill and international friendship.

[@loganbeckett13]

@@gordonsmith8899 no mate.. I am not asking anything from you either..

[@kurtgodel5236]

@@gordonsmith8899 What Logan Beckett posted is not nice, but it hardly constitutes any "malice". And, in case no one has told you, "goodwill" and "friendship" are not one-way streets!

[@gordonsmith8899]

@@kurtgodel5236 Throughout the 'negotiating' period the British government repeatedly stated that our aim was to remain a friendly neighbour. All too often the EU's reaction was one of arrogance telling us that Brussels 'held all the cards' and that if we wanted a trade agreement it was the UK that had to yield to Brussel's demands.

[@kurtgodel5236]

@@gordonsmith8899 Stop peddling blatant lies. The EU never told you that they "held all the cards". It was the UK that repeatedly claimed to hold all the cards. And it acted accordingly. Then reality kicked in.

[@Kelkschiz]

3:40 ow my, poor lassy, I am afraid it's a bit too late for that.

[@goggy8293]

yap

[@ixlnxs]

As a non-UKer, I wonder about her accent. Is it a Welsh accent or is she an immigrant? (And I'm all for immigrants getting involved in local politics, mind you. My grandparents emigrated to where I was born, my parents emigrated with me twice and I recently emigrated as well.)

[@Vic35102]

We must pay the price for believing a lie now we have to deal with the consequences of that lie painted over a side of a bus front and Centre was a blonde headed figure .

[@jordan3012000]

Well not all of us believed a lie...

[@grahambird1570]

Gangster >>> Init !

[@aidandegg4176]

hA ha YoU'lL seE it WaS aLl PrOjEcT FeAr

[@lewis72]

Is your Caps key broken ?

[@aidandegg4176]

@@lewis72 New to this whole internet thing huh?

[@lewis72]

@@aidandegg4176 No, just asking if your Caps key was broken. Maybe you have some hand-eye coordination problems ?

[@aidandegg4176]

@@lewis72 No just using the universally recognised format of stating something is stupid.

[@lewis72]

@@aidandegg4176 Clearly not universally recognised as I didn't recognise it as such. Just makes you seem like someone struggling with a keyboard.

[@Arckitekt]

How is Brexit going, enjoying the lack of freedom to move

[@Lando-kx6so]

You can still move to Ireland

[@m.planck2744]

@TheNewblackdog I guess it left...

[@wesk7346]

Usually, that's how ghost towns happen. Good job planning ahead!

[@ixlnxs]

It's called the Brexit dividend. For the ports of Cherbourg and Bilbao, anyway.

[@kingk2405]

Before the Brexit I said to an Irish friend that if it is a yes Ireland will get a lot of benefit from it and you will see how Rosslare is going to expand ! I was right ! 👍

[@darketernal6662]

Seems like the Brexiteers shot in their own foot with their decision to leave.

[@clancywiggam]

Brexiteers! Come out to play! You guys had a lot to say this time last year, now you have gone very quiet. Where are you all hiding?

[@lucius1976]

They are busy searching Brexit benefits!

[@sorintatarciuc]

@These Colours Don't Run Please stay calm The Continent its isolated

[@FifiLabelle2011]

@These Colours Don't Run Same old xenophobic rhetoric. Sorry to break it to you, but the EU really don't need us more than we need them. How is it bullying to treat us the same as any other third country? And as far as Brexiteers saying there was no price not worth paying, that's rubbish. Farmers, fishermen & lorry drivers losing their livelihoods won't be saying that. They were lied to. They were duped.

[@trevormj]

@These Colours Don't Run - I like Europe and the EU so don't include me in your hateful and xenophobic comments - I could see what was going to happen - because deal with countries outside of the EU and know the inconvenience of the paperwork. But you chose not to - in fact you wanted to inflict your misfortune with the fishing industry on all of the UK instead - what a pitiful creature you are.

[@jungbolosse3034]

Don't be so harsh on him. He wanted his waters And his fish back. Now the fish is happy And so is he. The rest is Just mere details.

[@deadandburied7626]

Didn't most of Wales vote leave?

[@declanwhelan5531]

Don’t blame EU! You left us!!! You voted for Brexit!! Everyone in transportation and logistics saw this coming years ago!!!

[@rollosinternet1853]

Fact 1: 21% of Wales population was born in England, about 650K residents. Fact 2: About a quarter of those (over 160K) are over 65, with plenty of time to vote. Fact 3: Leave won by less than 85K votes in Wales.

[@declanwhelan5531]

Fact , just as Trump supporters found out, weather you like it or not, the other side won! Biden = good! Brexit = bad!!!!

[@rollosinternet1853]

@@declanwhelan5531 Weather? A bit cold at the moment, but clear. Thanks for your interest in our weather.

[@declanwhelan5531]

Got me bro!! 🤪😂👏

[@darkiee69]

Expecting that the government to do something to help them is, once again, waiting for their unicorn.

[@utubebroadcaster]

Told EU so

[@davebox588]

Anglesea: "The Irish are using other ports and we're losing job." Boris, Gove, ERG: "Aren't you common. But remind me, is Anglesea in the Thames valley?" Anglesea: "No!" Boris, Gove, ERG: Blank stares. Rees-Mogg looks around for a Bow Street Runner.

[@Bassa1952]

Don't worry, love! But don't fall into the retainers gibberish. We've only just started the new independent life. Sovereign United Kingdom is going to generate a lot of new business and things will pick-up again for Wales and Anglesea.

[@davebox588]

@@Bassa1952 great news, but who is Anglesea and the rest of Wales going to facilitate trade with now Ireland has direct routes to the rest of the EU? Wouldn't have thought the Isle of Man and Lundy would have produced much to export.

[@Bassa1952]

@@davebox588 Ireland will leave the EU and benefit immensely from being so near to the UK.

[@davebox588]

Oh sure. With a constant >85% EU approval rating, and the EU's effect of giving them the fastest growing economy and highest GDP per capita, they're sure to follow the UK's shitshow. Are Brexiters demented from birth or do they grow into it?

[@Bassa1952]

Keep cool and carry on. Funny how every predicted catastrophe from the vote in 2016 till now have NEVER MATERIALISED and yet remoaners still keep on. Insulting people for their beliefs just proves they can’t debate the issue any more. The UK will become great again and everyone will benefit.

[@mohamede5888]

I used to buy online in the UK. That is no longer profitable. I think I might not be the only one who was buying stuff in the UK and is now moving to other countries.

[@ixlnxs]

You are one of millions. Even people here in Asia who bought British products online via EU platforms/companies/apps now need to choose other EU products as the EU companies no longer bother. Other British companies have already started factories inside the EU to produce for the EU market. That used to be UK products, exported to the EU.

[@MarkWilson-vk1kn]

Hardly surprising! Routes to Europe are going through Rosslare, which is currently being updated to facilitate this! UK is NO LONGER A VIABLE TRANSPORT OPTION. Having working in transport for over 35 years, I now DECLINE any International freight job because I can't afford the loss of income through days held up by paperwork & Customs. Other options ARE flying in shipments but that costs a LOT MORE & those costs would ultimately be passed on to the CONSUMER! Well we took back control from THE CONTROL WE ALREADY HAD! The effects of Brexit are slowly becoming clear now and it will DRAG ON FOR MANY YEARS! UK has gone from rule MAKER to rule TAKER & the irony is that we are still aligned with EU. Many more job losses lie ahead...... Was it worth it? 52% thought it was........ 48% TOLD YOU IT WASN'T!

[@Iazzaboyce]

There's no advantage to being used as a EU road bridge - we don't want it - we're not in the EU - what's not to get?

[@smoozerish]

Welsh voted for Brexit.....enough said.

[@rollosinternet1853]

Fact 1: 21% of Wales population was born in England, about 650K residents. Fact 2: About a quarter of those (over 160K) are over 65, with plenty of time to vote. Fact 3: Leave won by less than 85K votes in Wales.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Where have the BrexiTraitors gone? Why aren't they helping out with the damage they caused?

[@danabraham1589]

What do expect when you follow Farage and Jonson .

[@Arsenic71]

Wales voted to leave, so now face your 'Project Fear'. No sympathy here.

[@KhalerJex]

But you got blue passports! look at the bright side!

[@marekburniak1997]

@TheNewblackdog enjoy it xD soon you will go and pick veggies with your neighbours sitting on benefit

[@TheGearsofwar2010]

Brexit voters - You got what you wanted, you knew "exactly" what you voted for, so enjoy.

[@declanokeeffe84]

​@TheNewblackdog And the businesses in Holyhead and elsewhere are acceptable collateral damage? Also you won't have to worry about environmental standards for much longer, the Tories will change these to suit in much the same way they have quickly moved to change employment standards.

[@Clodaghbob]

TheNewblackdog Those Irish lorries used to pay a levy of Stg£10 per day to 'chew' up the UK roads - representing approx Stg£4 million per year to the UK exchequer.

[@masoodkhan6563]

Uk is going to be alone Scotland n. Ireland will leave UK soon

[@LMB222]

Nor'n Ireland has already left, de facto.

[@peterebel7899]

Wales has a great future as a land of recreation, quiet clean air, no traffic.

[@oldlady2704]

Be careful what you wish for......always wise words....

[@johnvaleanbaily4859]

The law of unintended consequences...

[@TGLynch]

EVERYBODY avoiding uk

[@raymonddixon7603]

That's Holyhead finished. Freight from Rosslare to Cherborg up 500%. No sympathy. You voted for it.

[@AJ_real]

Ferry providers here (RoI) will start laying on more services to Cherbourg. Brexit's created a lot of disruption, unfortunately. Even simple things like ordering from Amazon UK are more difficult now. I started looking on Amazon DE for products to avoid the customs charges. I feel sorry for Welsh people and people in NI. It's hard times ahead, unfortunately!

[@misterchair]

What. I live in the UK, I use Amazon, no custom charges, what are you talking about.

[@rollosinternet1853]

Fact 1: 21% of Wales population was born in England, about 650K residents. Fact 2: About a quarter of those (over 160K) are over 65, with plenty of time to vote. Fact 3: Leave won by less than 85K votes in Wales.

[@T0MT0Mmmmy]

I don't order anymore from UK on ebay.

[@dazza9859]

Ireland was preparing for Brexit years before the UK.

[@maartenvandam344]

The will of the people meeting project fear. Brexit means brexit, but what does brexit really mean? This. This is the start. It will get worse, not better. You wanted out? This is out.

[@maartenvandam344]

@TheNewblackdog Eh..no. That's not how that works.

[@guleiro]

@TheNewblackdog To their 450 million customers of the EU...

[@noahmurphy5366]

I'd say bosch are absolutely bricking it. Zanussi willbe able to sell dishwashers a fiver cheaper. 😱

[@maartenvandam344]

@TheNewblackdog As they are import tariffs, they apply to stuff you import. Lowering them will make some products cheaper to buy, but has no effect on your exports. Export is how you generate revenue. Good luck trying to get out of the current crisis by just buying stuff.

[@zainzoala1083]

Brexit was like " let's vote leave and find out the consequences after we leave, we will be rich with brexit.

[@andyknowles772]

@TheNewblackdog Is the pound up on where it was in 2016? And what do you think all those cheap food imports will mean for British farmers?

[@m.planck2744]

@@andyknowles772 Oh man, the pound is beyond everything 🌈🌈💸💵 The British farmers only have to add some of this sovereignty stuff into their products and it will rain £ 💸💵💵💸

[@jameslochridge4265]

Sadly Wales voted for this and now they are learning the cost of believing the Tories.

[@malahammer]

Ciao Holyhead and Angelsey. Give the brexiteers a big hurrah for your demise!

[@theresenydahl9531]

Can you blame them after what they went through at Christmas?🙄 And it was bound to happen due to UK leaving the EU.

[@treborsirrah7916]

Wales like the Scottish fishermen voted for Brexit ,doh

[@rollosinternet1853]

21% of Wales population was born in England, about 650K residents. About a quarter of those are over 65, with plenty of time to vote. Leave won by less than 85K votes in Wales... guess who forced Brexit on Wales.

[@markac8]

Wales wants Brexit. Wales will have to suffer the result.

[@Somali1971]

You voted Brexit stop crying deal with it.

[@rollosinternet1853]

Fact 1: 21% of Wales population was born in England, about 650K residents. Fact 2: About a quarter of those (over 160K) are over 65, with plenty of time to vote. Fact 3: Leave won by less than 85K votes in Wales.

[@davidwilliams255]

It's what Wales voted for ????

[@muhammaduddin9268]

Boris says I am only doing my Job,don’t blame me, blame Brexiteers.

[@marcosmartins7581]

Congrats, guys... You've made it, Brexit is done... You've won!! Now get over it 😉👍🏾

[@cambs0181]

And all because people on long term benefits found it easier to blame immigration then their sheer bone idleness, when it came to the difficulty in finding a job!

[@scarfholdgraphicsmedia9501]

@@jgt_ The research data is out there and remains open for anyone to read. I've read a lot of it and basically it indicates that Brexit was primarily a vote against immigration. Broadly speaking, the Brexit vote cuts across class groupings, it being based on age and education levels. As unemployment during the referendum was a record low, even if everyone who was unemployed had voted to leave, it would be insignificant. The demographic wooed by Johnson in the last election was characterised as 'white van men from Rugby towns.' These people claim to be working class but reside in well to do suburban areas and often vote Tory. They often earn more than teachers and other professionals. Common denometers are that they read the Sun or Mail and are xenophobic, living in mostly white areas. They didn't like Polish plumbers, not because the plumbers were taking their jobs but because these white van men prefer it when they can overcharge due to demand. Some have side earnings as well which they vigorously defend and many are landlords. Voice of the working class indeed.

[@victorakandu9419]

As you make your bed so are you compelled to lie on it... A law of life!

[@No-timeforimbeciles]

Welcome to Brexit, you voted for it, you got it 😂

[@No-timeforimbeciles]

@Derek Trump I couldn't, I'm not a British citizen !

[@rollosinternet1853]

​@Derek Trump Foreigners from the Commonwealth legally residing in the UK at the time of the referendum, even those staying for less than a year, were allowed to vote, whilst British citizens living abroad over 15 years lost their right to vote. Almost a million votes from non British residents.

[@effyleven]

Well, Wales voted to LEAVE the EU... so this was to be expected. Yes, Johnson "negotiated" a hard Brexit (if you can call it "negotiation") when we could have stayed in the Customs Union, even the Common Market... but Johnson wasn't bright enough to realise how much damage he was doing. And it is only just starting. We will not really be able to quantify just how MUCH trouble we are in for about another five years... and by that time it will NOT only be financial.

[@patriciareid772]

This just reminds me of the scene in pretty woman when Julia Roberts gets intimidated by the shop assistant then comes back and tells them they made a big mistake.

[@sweet2def]

😂😂😂😂...big mistake....HUGE!

[@cherry-vz5kx]

Wales voted for this.Suck it up.

[@didierlemoine6771]

r they gonna sale their ferries ?, Cherbourg need them :)

[@antoinemozart243]

@Derek Trump he is French ! I know the UK is far but come on !

[@ixlnxs]

You were correct. They are probably already using them on the route to Cherbourg! A month after the Brexit referendum, Ireland planned to buy two big container vessels to establish sea-routes bypassing the UK (to Cherbourg among others) in case of no deal. Ireland was ready for Brexit in July 2016 and the UK is still not ready today. Let that sink in. ;)

[@michaelgardiner520]

We’re not talking about goods going to the U.K. , we are talking about trucks delivering goods directly from the Eu to Ireland

[@ixlnxs]

We're talking about UK ports losing business, UK companies going bust, UK workers losing jobs, UK towns losing residents.

[@xbmcdoctors]

@@ixlnxs Brexit is like “for some that had the unfortunate experience of getting a part of their body removed but can’t express the pain to others “ others won’t believe it because it didn’t happen to them.

[@Sam-sc6rr]

Brexiteers: HA! Where are the queues ReMoAnErS? Me: **facepalm**

[@ambidexterous1979]

In Rosslare and Cherbourg! Chockers! Lots of space in HolyDead & PasseDover!

[@PaulLemars01]

I believe the term is 'Welcome to Brexit'.

[@jansokol6168]

The UK maid the big mistake when connected the issue of imigration with leaving the EU. May be you resolve the imigration policy, but trade policy failed significantly. Now the concequences are visible. Mess in ports, furious fisherman, empty shelves in NI, troubles with financial services, loosing bussiness partners on the continent, dropping pound end so on. Was the Brexit realy good decission?

[@misterchair]

Sure was, UK has already signed many trade with the rest of the world. Look, Britain may have been first but there are several countries already making sounds of leaving the EU, including France. The EU is dying, it has been for years, in 10 years there will be no EURO zone.

[@TGLynch]

Mohammed is the Number 1 boy's name in England

[@misterchair]

@Faz Abubaker Really ? You can't be bothered to check it yourself or listen to the news. And what's QAnon ? OK, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Japan (huge, 30 odd billion), USA (Bidon might reneg on that one) and New Zealand. Six more countries have expressed an intrest and talks are continuing. Saudi Arabia (Arms deal :/). Check the papers, Express - 'UK heading for post-Brexit BOOM after signing 62 new trade deals worth £900 billion'. I don't make it up mate, but it's easy to miss if you're not a Brexit voter I spose. The truth is out there :). Peace.

[@misterchair]

@Faz Abubaker LOL, just checked QAnon. No mate, my imaginary friends aren't from QAnon.

[@Davey-Boyd]

@@misterchair I'm British. Brexit was the most stupid idea I have ever heard of. And the EU is not dying, but the UK has just committed suicide.

[@allykhan8594]

Did not that region in Wales voted Brexit? Enjoy Brexit.

[@janemcilroy3289]

We will we will be rich again ,hopefully stop giving foreign aid to undeserving countries who’s people are so bitter they always bad mouth us ,we will be better for Brexit that’s what the rest of you don’t like.

[@rollosinternet1853]

Fact 1: 21% of Wales population was born in England, about 650K residents. Fact 2: About a quarter of those (over 160K) are over 65, with plenty of time to vote. Fact 3: Leave won by less than 85K votes in Wales.

[@Geffo555]

This can be sorted in time. But the obvious solution is to be in the customs union.

[@heartsoul2988]

@TheNewblackdog You do know that Canada plus New Zealand (also plus Australia) is a far smaller market than the EU despite that trading with such large distances will always be more expensive by nature? What is TPTIP? If you're thinking of TTIP, that's a free trade deal between US and... the EU (!), probably back on the table now Trump is gone.

[@Geffo555]

@TheNewblackdog. The problem is that our trade with the EU is much bigger and far more important. It's trade with and via the EU that needs to be fixed.

[@Geffo555]

@TheNewblackdog. Our trade with the EU has diminished significantly since the first of January. But unfortunately we have nothing to replace it with. The most recent estimate is that Brexit will cost our economy over 70 billion a year. So let's deal with reality rather than Farage's fantasy.

[@Geffo555]

@TheNewblackdog. The 70 billion is actually a CONservative estimate. And the reduction of trade via dover and other ports is undeniable. This must impact upon businesses and the economy. Brexit can only be measured on whether it improves or diminishes the country as a whole.

[@Geffo555]

@TheNewblackdog. I've considered several economic forecasts, and American financial journals give a figure as high as £170 billion. All estimates granted, but find me one that paints a positive future. And as I said. The slow down is observably true. You can't deny reality.

[@henrydemonfreid1985]

man Holyhead always felt deserted so i don't look forward to seeing it next time i'm passing through

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

There we go, it’s finally in motion, U.K gradually being bypassed. I hope Scotland gets out soon, otherwise I’m have to get use to high food prices.

[@justhumbleguy1389]

And Ireland with Scottish united in Europe trade market movement of business and .people's movement. Europeans.

[@claudiawenzel7923]

@@justhumbleguy1389 Welcoming you with open arms. Bring the spirit, we'll bring the beer. A Bavarian.

[@antoinemozart243]

@@claudiawenzel7923 don't bring a beer to an Irish , Ursula. He would be upset !

[@claudiawenzel7923]

@@antoinemozart243 No problem. Will drink the beer myself, you get the pretzels.....;-)