British Meat Processors welcome the deal, and point out the b;leeding obvious: "A common misunderstanding is that an SPS agreement will mean Britain becomes a ‘rule taker’. In reality, we must c… (View Post)

As I understand it we've just scrapped the entire SPS framework. No more vet certificates, traceability bullshit, import charge for inspections whether you get inspected or not etc etc. Out ther… (View Post)

. For all that fishing became some kind of totemic battle, the elephant in the room was always that we don't want to eat "our" fish. We like to eat stuff that swims in other people… (View Post)

As always there will be multiple nuanced factors which bely the search for a simplistic solution and thus fix. Mental health? Absolutely. Physical health - a small number of poor sods are still beset… (View Post)

And this is why I try not to dismiss the lives of others out of hand. Not sure if you have ever done those kinds of jobs? I have. I've been a general dogsbody in a supermarket. Worked in a call … (View Post)