I thought he was a lot more trustworthy that he's showing himself to be now. :(

Well DUH.

 

Oh Chris :lol:

50,000 extra border staff needed by January.

 

 

A race to hire 50,000 people in the next six months to process Brexit paperwork is under way after the government confirmed they would be needed for border operations.

 

But experts have warned it will be a challenge to train enough people in time to be competent in the complexity of customs declarations and the second layer of red tape involving entry and exit declaration forms that are mandatory for trading with the EU.

 

The Road Haulage Association has warned that the number of declaration forms for tariffs alone will rocket from the current 50m a year to 200-250m a year.

 

In addition, the exit and entry forms introduced after the 9/11 terror attack in New York to ensure safety on ferries and planes will involve another 100-125m forms being processed every year.

 

Michael Gove, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who is responsible for readying the country for full Brexit at the end of the year, confirmed in parliament on Thursday afternoon that the RHA estimated 50,000 new recruits would be needed in the next six months.

 

Rod McKenzie, the managing director of policy and public affairs at the RHA, said: “We have been told by a large freight company expert in the field that they get a productivity of around 4,000 clearances a year per staff member (that is about 20 clearances a day). That makes sense given the complexity of many transactions. Worth noting, that is with skilled, trained, experienced labour.

 

“So if we are dealing with 200m extra declarations, at a productivity rate of 4,000 per year that equals 50,000 staff needed on day one, and probably more.”

Edited February 28, 20205 yr by Crazy Chris

Ah yes, 50,000 extra bureaucrats even though leaving was supposed to lead to a reduction in red tape. I suppose it is vaguely possible that one of the Leave campaigns promises will prove accurate but I won't be holding my breath.

Ah yes, 50,000 extra bureaucrats even though leaving was supposed to lead to a reduction in red tape. I suppose it is vaguely possible that one of the Leave campaigns promises will prove accurate but I won't be holding my breath.

 

 

Well another way to look at it is that it is 50,000 extra jobs. :)

Well another way to look at it is that it is 50,000 extra jobs. :)

Any government could create as many useless jobs as they like. They will still be useless jobs.

Any government could create as many useless jobs as they like. They will still be useless jobs.

 

 

How will checking freight paperwork be a useless job? It'll be a very important job.

Edited February 28, 20205 yr by Crazy Chris

How will checking freight paperwork be a useless job? It'll be a very important job.

Because it is paperwork that is totally unnecessary - as has been demonstrated by the fact that we have been doing perfectly well without it for years.

Besides these jobs require commute or relocation. Good luck finding thousands of people to move to Dover :lol:

 

Yay for extra budget money (hi taxpayers) to go towards this useless endeavour.

I thought he was a lot more trustworthy that he's showing himself to be now. :(

 

We f***ing told you. Jeeezus.

This thread is gonna be an endless cycle of chris posting an article about brexit that shows it's not gonna be as promised and the rest of buzzjack collectively sighing and saying "I told you so"

This thread is gonna be an endless cycle of chris posting an article about brexit that shows it's not gonna be as promised and the rest of buzzjack collectively sighing and saying "I told you so"

 

 

No-one, even the so called experts, will know what it's like until next January, unless they have a crystal ball. :) Employing 50,000 extra border people isn't a bad thing. It's a necessity now but as Sueady said, wasn't needed when we were in the EU. Of course things are going to be different. We've left the EU so there will be fundamental changes.

Edited February 29, 20205 yr by Crazy Chris

No-one, even the so called experts, will know what it's like until next January, unless they have a crystal ball. :) Employing 50,000 extra border people isn't a bad thing. It's a necessity now but as Sueady said, wasn't needed when we were in the EU. Of course things are going to be different. We've left the EU so there will be fundamental changes.

Yes, but the changes won't be good. What is good for manufacturers about parts being held up at the border for hours rather than just rolling off the ferry? What is good about perishable items such as fruit being delayed in the same way?

I agree about fruit and vegetables when supermarkets are perhaps waiting for them, but hopefully there won't be delays of hours on end. Let's think positively instead of always being negative. There may be teething problems on first Jan. No-one, not even me, is denying that but I'm still convinced the advantages of regaining our Sovereignty will outway the negative effects.

Edited February 29, 20205 yr by Crazy Chris

No-one, even the so called experts, will know what it's like until next January, unless they have a crystal ball. :) Employing 50,000 extra border people isn't a bad thing. It's a necessity now but as Sueady said, wasn't needed when we were in the EU. Of course things are going to be different. We've left the EU so there will be fundamental changes.

It is a bad thing when there's already shortages of employers in certain areas, there is not enough time to properly train 50k new employers.

 

I agree about fruit and vegetables when supermarkets are perhaps waiting for them, but hopefully there won't be delays of hours on end. Let's think positively instead of always being negative. There may be teething problems on first Jan. No-one, not even me, is denying that but I'm still convinced the advantages of regaining our Sovereignty will outway the negative effects.

Or instead of thinking positive we could be realistic or in your words negative

I agree about fruit and vegetables when supermarkets are perhaps waiting for them, but hopefully there won't be delays of hours on end. Let's think positively instead of always being negative. There may be teething problems on first Jan. No-one, not even me, is denying that but I'm still convinced the advantages of regaining our Sovereignty will outway the negative effects.

As you've been told umpteen times before, we never lost our sovereignty. We're still waiting for a single example of something we've been forced to do against the will of the government of the day.

Can we put a filter on the S word please? Change it to “magic beans” perhaps? Coz let’s be real that’s basically what it’s equivalent to

Can we put a filter on the S word please? Change it to “magic beans” perhaps? Coz let’s be real that’s basically what it’s equivalent to

 

 

A filter on Silas? :o No, lol.

Who would like to place a bet on the UK using the coronavirus as an excuse for trade talks extending into next year?

Me 🙌, it's already the excuse for poor economic growth!

Who would like to place a bet on the UK using the coronavirus as an excuse for trade talks extending into next year?

 

I think the coronavirus and associated economic pressures it is creating means that leaving with no deal at the end of December is getting more and more unlikely, especially if there is a recession caused by coronavirus.