alexscottislegend 1,980 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, ranger_syntax said: You are all over the place. It's really difficult to make any sense of what you point is. Then you need to study the Hegelian Dialectic. Science shows that all is in a state of flux. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,712 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 1 hour ago, alexscottislegend said: Then you need to study the Hegelian Dialectic. Science shows that all is in a state of flux. Never again. I honestly couldn't imagine a more embarrassing, and stupid, recommendation. At least I have a better understanding of why you can't make a coherent argument. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 5,952 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 the latest thing now is a shortage of pigs in blankets at Christmas time because of a shortage of butchers if a woman cant wrap a slice of bacon round a link sausage she should be hanged , they only thing in abundant supply seems to be bullshit at the moment . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 1 hour ago, compo said: the latest thing now is a shortage of pigs in blankets at Christmas time because of a shortage of butchers if a woman cant wrap a slice of bacon round a link sausage she should be hanged , they only thing in abundant supply seems to be bullshit at the moment . making our own bacon and sausages are we. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 logistics in the uk are absolutely brutal just now that is for sure. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berksbear 4 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 There are supply shortages all over in the world, its about time we started strengthening our own critical infrastructure and stopped relying on unreliable nations... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,712 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 I've read some suggestion that changes to IR35 are a big contributor to the shortage of drivers. That would be much more interesting than Brexit. No idea if it is true yet. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,712 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/business-and-finance/2021/09/ir35-is-this-incredibly-specific-tax-change-exacerbating-the-petrol-crisis I would laugh my head off if this turned out to be the main cause. Government interference in markets leading to inefficiencies?! Fancy that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,871 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, ranger_syntax said: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/business-and-finance/2021/09/ir35-is-this-incredibly-specific-tax-change-exacerbating-the-petrol-crisis I would laugh my head off if this turned out to be the main cause. Government interference in markets leading to inefficiencies?! Fancy that. It’s definitely a factor. But I’m not sure its as significant as the pandemic/brexit, or why it would be a cause for laughter. Edited October 2, 2021 by stewarty 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexscottislegend 1,980 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 12 minutes ago, stewarty said: It’s definitely a factor. But I’m not sure its as significant as the pandemic/brexit, or why it would be a cause for laughter. In any event it simply goes to show that employers need to provide better working conditions and safeguards instead of freelancing them - a practice adopted in several other services with the result employers get off the hook. If employers complain about their profit margins being too low then we could lower the rate of interest. However, as that rate is quite low, then any further lowering would likely mean that banks would in effect have to pay people to borrow money! Now that really would be cause for laughter. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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