New Mini Moke will be produced entirely in the UK
New deal enables firm to centralise production of revived Mini-based beach buggy
by James Attwood
22 September 2021
The revived Mini Moke recreational vehicle will now be produced entirely within the UK after a new agreement with manufacturing firm Fablink.
Moke International, which revived the brand in 2017 after acquiring the Moke trademark and global distribution rights, began selling a limited-edition model priced from £20,000 in the UK last year.
Initially, the Mini-based beach buggies were engineered in the UK before final assembly took place in France, but the deal with Northamptonshire-based Fablink means the cars will now be built entirely at Fablink's facilities.
Fablink, which also conducts manufacturing and engineering work for car makers such as Jaguar Land Rover and Morgan, currently has six UK production sites and employs around 700 employees.
Moke International said the deal was enabled by a UK government grant from the Niche Vehicle Network. The firm also cited the recent UK-EU tariff-free trade deal as being crucial in making it viable for purely UK-produced models to be exported to the European Union.
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FINALLY - The Greatest Brexit Success Story Evahhhhh
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purely UK-produced = read the finr print - Rules Of Origin apply
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What is the US expierience with Indian based call centers?
UK Government mocked for giving Brexit contract to Hinduja Global Solutions
By Emer O'Toole
THE UK Government has come under fire after the contract to run a Brexit helpline for British businesses was given to an Indian company.
According to The Times, the contract had been awarded to Hinduja Global Solutions, an IT services management business that is listed in Mumbai and has operations in Britain. Its biggest shareholder is the Hinduja Group, led by the billionaire brothers Gopi and Sri Hinduja.
The Department for International Trade is expected to announce details of the hotline this week. It was set up to help businesses to navigate post-Brexit rules, including documentation and physical checks on goods, that are due to come into force next year.
From January 1, companies will face full customs declarations and controls and further trade hurdles will be phased in after that. Export health certificates for animal food products will be introduced in July.
Those importing goods from Britain to the EU will also have to provide documentation and be ready for physical checks of products such as meat, cheese and eggs from July.
Some EU officials suspect that Britain’s border control regime is not yet fully ready for the new rules, but Brexit minister David Frost insisted the government was “on track” to deliver the new systems.
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They still see themselves as the great British Empire but have forgotten that their support structure of the empire across the sees no longer exists. You can stand away from the continent if you control the worldwide trade. Not so much now.
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“Fishing rights row: France warns that agreements with the UK are at risk”:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58806707
“France on Tuesday repeated its threat to cut the UK off from energy supplies.
A UK government document in July said that 47% of the country's electricity imports were from France.”
Sovereignty!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58806707
“France on Tuesday repeated its threat to cut the UK off from energy supplies.
A UK government document in July said that 47% of the country's electricity imports were from France.”
Sovereignty!
If you can't lie to yourself, who can you lie to?
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Before the French government gets into action expect the fishermen to protest where it hurts
I bet that Calais may also see some blocked roads around the harbour.Channel Tunnel ‘could be blocked by the French’ in fishing wars
Friday 1 Oct 2021 3:58 pm
The UK has been warned fishermen could block the Channel Tunnel if a row over fishing rights escalates further.
France has accused Britain of taking its fishing industry ‘hostage’ in a clash over post-Brexit arrangements in the Channel.
On Wednesday, authorities in London and Jersey rejected the vast majority of applications from French fishermen looking to continue to operate in UK waters.
Under new arrangements, French businesses must submit a dossier proving they have a track record of operating in the Channel in order to receive a permit.
With dozens turned down, French politicians have warned the dispute could get ugly.
Jean-Pierre Pont, a lawmaker from the northern French port of Boulogne, said fishermen could block trucks from boarding Channel Tunnel trains headed to Britain.
He added: ‘Our fishermen want to be out at sea fishing under the terms agreed during Brexit.’
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How many lorry drivers will quit serving the UK and only work the continent?
Supply chain chaos may WORSEN tomorrow as new border law means EU drivers will have to show passports to get into Britain with nightmare Christmas already looming
By STEPHEN WYNN-DAVIES and MARK DUELL and EMER SCULLY FOR MAILONLINE
- Tomorrow's new immigration rules are part of measures to end free movement
The International Road Transport Union expects some drivers to be caught out
Home Office: EU ID cards are some of the 'most insecure and abused documents'
Rule change comes after a shortage of truck drivers led to supply chain issues
British families were told they may struggle to find certain items this Christmas
Retail analyst Clive Black warns turkeys could be replaced by nut roasts
PUBLISHED: 19:12 BST, 30 September 2021 | UPDATED: 13:56 BST, 1 October 2021
Imminent changes to Britain's border rules could compound existing issues for freight entering the United Kingdom, a global road transport body said.
Under new immigration rules which come into force tomorrow as part of post-Brexit measures to end freedom of movement, European Union ID cards will no longer be accepted as proof of identity.
Instead, EU nationals will need a passport to enter the United Kingdom.
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) said that, despite working closely with the British government to inform hauliers, some drivers were likely to be caught out.
The border rule change comes as Britain struggles with a shortage of tens of thousands of truck drivers which has led to severe supply chain issues, with fuel stations running empty in recent days after a spate of panic-buying.
Raluca Marian, IRU EU Advocacy Director, said: 'Aside from not seeing the real benefits of adding this layer of bureaucracy, and potentially affecting already difficult border freight flows post Brexit, we are also concerned that passports are generally more expensive than ID cards.
'UK authorities need to implement the change from Friday respecting professional drivers, without unnecessary bureaucracy or causing border or supply chain disruptions that would compound the serious supply chain issues already being seen in the UK due to driver shortages.'
The Home Office, the government department that administers immigration policy, said ID cards are some of the 'most insecure and abused documents', and the haulage industry has had almost a year to prepare for the changes.
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Intel said that it didn't consider the UK for a new chip-making factory because of Brexit
HENRY DYER
OCT 7, 2021, 20:04 IST
Intel would no longer consider building semiconductor factories in the UK because of Brexit, the firm's boss told the BBC.
- Intel said that it didn't consider the UK for a new chip-making factory because of Brexit
Intel's CEO said the firm isn't considering building factories in the UK because of Brexit.
Pat Gelsinger told the BBC that Intel was instead focusing on EU locations.
Boris Johnson is overseeing a 'levelling down of foreign direct investment', critics say.
Pat Gelsinger, CEO of the chipmaker since February, says the firm is now looking at "EU countries and getting support from the EU."
Intel had "about 70 proposals for sites across Europe from maybe 10 different countries", Gelsinger said, adding that he was hoping to receive support from the EU and finalise a site before the end of the year.
Gelsinger said that in the years that the UK was an EU country, Intel "absolutely would have been" considering it as an investment option. But, in the wake of Brexit, the UK would no longer fit the bill, he said.
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Hundreds of healthy pigs slaughtered amid UK shortage of abattoir workers
Farmers warned that up to 120,000 animals face being slaughtered as they lack space to house them
Joanna Partridge
Tue 5 Oct 2021 13.34 BST
The slaughter of healthy pigs has begun on British farms, with farmers forced to kill animals to make space and ensure the continued welfare of their livestock, amid an ongoing shortage of workers at slaughterhouses.
Pig farmers have been warning for several weeks that labour shortages at abattoirs have led to a backlog of as many as 120,000 pigs left stranded on farms long after they should have gone to slaughter.
The meat industry is one of many sectors of the UK economy grappling with labour shortages linked to Brexit and the pandemic, while a lack of delivery workers and drivers has affected supply chains.
About 600 pigs have been killed at farms across the country, according to Zoe Davies, the chief executive of the National Pigs Association, who said that culling had begun at a “handful” of farms.
Industry experts said the carcasses would most likely be turned into biodiesel and other non-food products, because they cannot be classed as fit for consumption.
The majority of pigs slaughtered on farm are expected to be taken to the UK’s rendering plants. Rendering separates fat from meat and bones, and the products can then be used for pet food and animal feed. However, because the pigs will die on farm and not in slaughterhouses, as is the norm, they cannot be approved for human consumption and so will not enter the food chain.
“We have moved to stage two,” Davies said. “Stage one was contingency planning and putting pigs in temporary accommodation. Stage two, we have not got any more space and pigs are growing, there are more on farm that we can manage.
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when local suppliers can't deliver buy same from the EU
https:// twitter.com/hopbin/status/1445806633628565507
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UK Supermarket chains are in talks with Eire based Beef processors to import Irish Beef, German & Polish & suppliers for Pork and Ham
& the French suppliers for Turkeys to offset British shortages due to lack of Vets, Butchers and Truck drivers.
Beef Trends: British retailers turn to Irish beef processors to guarantee supply
Adam Woods has the latest on this this week’s beef trade, including Monday morning’s factory quotes.
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“Brexit: Remove court's oversight of NI Protocol - Frost”:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-58856544
“Lord Frost will use a speech next week to reiterate that the UK wants the European Court of Justice (ECJ) removed from oversight of the NI Protocol.”
‘The ECJ is the supreme interpreter of the rules of the single market.
As the protocol works by keeping Northern Ireland in the single market for goods, the EU says removing the ECJ would simply unravel the protocol.
Speaking last week, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said: "I find it hard to see how Northern Ireland would stay or would keep the access to the single market without oversight of the European Court of Justice."’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-58856544
“Lord Frost will use a speech next week to reiterate that the UK wants the European Court of Justice (ECJ) removed from oversight of the NI Protocol.”
‘The ECJ is the supreme interpreter of the rules of the single market.
As the protocol works by keeping Northern Ireland in the single market for goods, the EU says removing the ECJ would simply unravel the protocol.
Speaking last week, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said: "I find it hard to see how Northern Ireland would stay or would keep the access to the single market without oversight of the European Court of Justice."’
If you can't lie to yourself, who can you lie to?
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The EU has already told the UK that there will be no significant changes, just smoothing out some bumps
EU rejects UK’s demand to scrap Northern Ireland protocol
Brussels repeats warning that renegotiation will mean more instability and insists Brexit protocol is ‘only solution we have’
Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent
Fri 10 Sep 2021 16.56 BST
European Union leaders have stressed they are not seeking a “political victory” over the UK as they pushed back sharply against demands that the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol be scrapped.
After a two-day trip to Northern Ireland, the European Commission vice-president, Maroš Šefčovič, repeated his warning that a renegotiation would merely lead to more instability for businesses and communities.
“I will not mince my words. The protocol is not the problem. On the contrary, it is the only solution we have. Failing to apply it will not make problems disappear, but simply take away the tools to solve them,” he said.
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The official UK will not like to accept the fact that their Lord Frost is considered a clown without knowledge on the Continent. Effective negociations will only happen once he gets replaced by a real diplomat with credentials in economics.
IMHO the EU will wait until next year to make changes, there are already rumours about fresh elections in 2022 to replace a failing Johnson government.
IMHO the EU will wait until next year to make changes, there are already rumours about fresh elections in 2022 to replace a failing Johnson government.
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where is your sovereign food shortage ?
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you better not get ill in the UK
(and more open positions)The number of nurses from the European Economic Area joining the Nursing and Midwifery Council register has fallen more than 90%, from 9,389 in the year to 31 March 2016 to 810 in the year to 31 March 2021.
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Dame Sarah Connolly voices concern for future of British opera singers
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Published: Oct 10, 2021
The mezzo-soprano discussed her worries on Desert Island Discs.
Dame Sarah Connolly has said she is concerned about the future of British opera singers if they cannot “spend a significant amount of time in Europe establishing their careers”.
The mezzo-soprano has performed at some of the most prestigious venues in the world, including the Royal Opera House in London and the Metropolitan Opera in New York, as well as Glyndebourne, Vienna, Bayreuth and Paris.
The 58-year-old fears that British musicians will not be able to compete with European singers if they are not able to establish themselves and learn the operatic repertoire in all languages.
She told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs: “The future of opera in Europe is in very good hands; the future of British opera singers, I’m not so sure about.
“I’m very worried that without some kind of situation where British musicians can spend a significant amount of time in Europe establishing their careers, I’m very concerned that what we have at the moment – which is roughly 20% of the global excellence, some of the greatest singers in the world are British – where’s that next generation going to come from if they can’t get known?
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the UK may expierience energy shrtcuts when thr EU prioritizes its own members
Risk of Price Hikes Will Continue Without EU-UK Energy Deal Expert Warns
Sam Bright
27 September 2021
The UK is currently in the midst of several mutually-occurring crises. Fuel is running low in petrol stations and supermarket shelves are going empty, with a longstanding shortage of lorry drivers exacerbated due to Brexit.
Meanwhile, people face the prospect of rapidly rising energy bills over the colder autumn and winter months. The average family is due to be saddled with hundreds of pounds in additional household costs.
The impact of Brexit on the current energy crisis has been hotly debated. Countries across Europe are suffering from higher prices, though the UK appears to be afflicted by a particularly pronounced spike.
To understand the effect of Brexit on the UK energy landscape, Byline Times spoke to Sir Philip Lowe – an executive chair at the World Energy Council and the former director-general for energy at the European Commission.
“The UK and most European countries are facing challenges that have been well-known for the last 10 to 15 years,” Lowe told this newspaper. These include an over-reliance on imported fossil fuels, and the intermittency of renewable energy sources. Indeed, the present crisis stems in part from Russia’s decision not to increase the supply of gas to Europe (Russia provides 41% of EU gas), the diversion of natural gas to Asian markets, alongside a reduction in the amount of power produced by wind farms.
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Cargo ships diverted from UK ports amid containers backlog
Henry Saker-Clark, and Geraldine Scott, PA
Tue, 12 October 2021, 5:46 pm
Shipping giant Maersk has said it is diverting vessels away from UK ports because of a build-up of cargo.
It has started rerouting its container ships away from Felixstowe, the UK’s largest commercial port, to unload elsewhere in Europe before using smaller vessels to finally get deliveries to the UK, the Financial Times reported.
The UK’s port industry has also warned that some ports are managing access to storage space with “short-term restrictions” in a bid to ease congestion issues.
Lars Mikael Jensen, head of global ocean network at Maersk, said the HGV driver shortage has slowed down the time it takes for containers to be emptied and picked up.
“We had to stop operations on a ship because there was nowhere to discharge the containers,” he said.
“Felixstowe is among the top two or three worst-hit terminals.
“We are having to deviate some of the bigger ships away from Felixstowe and relay some of the smaller ships for the cargo.
“We did it for a little while over the summer and now we’re starting to do it again.”
The backlog at Felixstowe, which deals with 36% of UK freight container volumes, will add to concerns over how UK industry will cope with the key Christmas period.
Mr Jensen also warned that this may mean retailers are forced to prioritise what they ship to deal with the congestion.
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Diverting shippments means additional costs for unloading and reloading, or transport by those scarce trucks with drivers not wishing to make a UK trip. Redirecting transports to land incurs additional EU inspection fees.
Happy 2022 when your Christmas goods arrive in the shops for a post-holiday sale
Happy 2022 when your Christmas goods arrive in the shops for a post-holiday sale
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Britain calls for 800 foreign butchers to avoid pig cull
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Will butchers be any more interested than the HGV drivers have been?Britain will offer six-month emergency visas to 800 foreign butchers to avoid a mass pig cull, it said on Thursday, after farmers complained that an exodus of workers from abattoirs and meat processors had left the pork sector fighting for survival.
A combination of Brexit and COVID-19 has sparked an exodus of east European workers, leaving some 120,000 pigs in barns and fields across the country waiting to be slaughtered, according to the National Pig Association.
Environment Secretary George Eustice said the temporary visas would address the problem which farmers said was putting livelihoods at risk and causing animal welfare issues.
"What we're going to do is allow butchers in abattoirs and meat processors dealing with pigs, to be able to come in on a temporary basis under the Seasonal Worker scheme for up to six months," Eustice told reporters.
“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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Those pigs that are in line to get culled and burnt or processed in carcass recycling plants will not see any EU butchers. They are already overweight, passed their best-before-date for standardized consumer goods like the food chain stores request them. EU butchers have not been lining up at the Channel shores awaiting a work permit. The abatoires need to first find candidates that will sign a contract, then follow the red tape. Nothing less than 3 weeks at best for a worker to show up. I guess they may find a handful of butchers in the eastern European countries, but not near the numbers they are looking for. My uninformed guess is that the workers they might find will not have top qualifications. Not to forget that since September the continental meat processing plants have also geared up production for the happy seasons and have more butchers under contract (possibly part time).
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Again, "Nobody could have predicted this!"
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British tourists will need to follow new travel rules to visit the EU soon
BRITISH tourists are currently permitted to travel visa free within the EU Schengen zone for 90 days out of every 180. But under new rules, Brits will soon have to apply for travel authorisation to enter the EU.
By ESTHER MARSHALL
12:06, Fri, Oct 15, 2021 | UPDATED: 19:19, Fri, Oct 15, 2021
By the end of 2022, British tourists will need to apply for an ETIAS (European Travel Authorisation and Information System) to visit EU countries.
In a press statement, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency said: “The EU will not be the first to introduce such a system: for many years now, visa-exempt travellers have had to apply for a travel authorisation to enter the US, Canada or Australia.”
Under post-Brexit rules Britain will be considered a third country and will be subject to the ETIAS scheme.
ETIAS was established in a bid to strengthen EU borders and protect the area from visitors who pose a security or health risk.
The electronic system will track visitors who enter the Schengen zone and procedures for the ETIAS scheme started in 2016.
New staff members have been hired to work on ETIAS while preparations are underway for the full launch at the end of 2022.
Any British tourists who plan to stay in the Schengen zone for up to three months will need to apply for a new ETIAS each time it expires.
It is thought that the ETIAS will be valid for three years and can be used for stays of up to 90 days within 180 days.
https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articl ... one-brexit
BTW the UK has gone ahead and already on their way to establish their own pre-arrival registraton scheme.