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We have a shortage here in NL as well, and we're still part of EU, so I am not sure if/how Brexit is related. The job is being paid shit here in NL, and its high stress, especially since Covid-19. Its like blaming the current inflation on Covid-19; well, no, its the gas price which has gone up. And that is because of an artificial shortage by OPEC. I'm not sure why they do that though... I can only guess.



Do you have empty shelves in supermarkets as a result? Closed restaurants?

There's a shortage all across Europe, but as far as I have heard it's only in the UK where it's sufficient to cause problems with food distribution.

(Natural gas prices have reduced food production in the Netherlands: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-30/your-toma... but would we have seen the result of that yet?)


OP and I were talking about a shortage in healthcare workers...

> The great British public still have their heads in the sand in the wake of lorry driver shortages, nursing staff shortages and doctor shortages.

Restaurants open or closed is a luxury; /care

Some food not available, might be a luxury, but the vids I've seen were quite shocking.


Yes to closed restaurants, but that's because of Covid response, not supply shortage. Supermarkets have reported no problems keeping stock.




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