Here come the soldiers who will save England from the petrol crisis

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Put this? thing must know about the food and petrol crisis

200 soldiers

Now things are starting to improve in many places, but they are still struggling, especially in London and the south-east of England. According to Sky News 1 out of 5 stations were out of fuel on Sunday in these areas. 3 out of 5 stations had both diesel and petrol.

It is mainly in these areas that the around 200 soldiers who have been deployed today will operate. Half of them are drivers. The rest helps to fill up the tankers.

– The inventory in London and the South of England has taken a little longer to return to normal than other parts of Britain, therefore we are now using military personnel to speed up deliveries in these areas, says a spokesman for the authorities.

Comment: This is a crisis

Can take months

But even though it now seems to be heading towards a preliminary improvement of the situation which has plagued Britain lately, the chaos is not over yet. The shortage of heavy transport drivers is not over. It is estimated that there are 100,000 fewer than what is strictly needed.

It affects a number of industries . Among other things, the supermarkets, which in many places have struggled with deliveries.

This weekend, Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted, according to The Times , that problem can last for several months, and thus affect the British Christmas celebration.

He still believes that the business community must take its share of responsibility:

– The authorities cannot go in and fix all the links in the supply chain.

A key part of the problem is that many of those who have previously driven heavy transport in the UK have left the country as as a result of Brexit. For Johnson and co, the withdrawal from the EU was important to gain control over immigration in the country. Now, however, they have had to issue thousands of temporary visas to bring in extra drivers.

The Prime Minister does not rule out that they may be forced to release even more, but opposite BBC he warns against believing that the solution lies in letting in a large number of foreign workers. Instead, he described the situation as “a period of adjustment” for the British economy.

“What the hell is this?” The shortage of foreign labor does not only affect the heavy transport industry. Several other industries are also struggling. Everything from toy stores to electronics chains and not least agriculture. Which will not help the Christmas mood for the British either. Not only do they run the risk that the stores may not have the items that are on any of the family members’ Christmas wish lists, but the Christmas dinner itself may be in danger.

A number of turkey farmers have had to scale down production because there are not enough people to maintain the normal level. And where we Norwegians mash ourselves with ribs and chops on Christmas Eve, it is turkey that prevails on the other side of the North Sea.

– Many people will ask “what the hell is this?” when they get the Christmas dinner served. It will not be traditional, retail analyst Clive Black said in an interview with The Times

last week.

CORRECTION:

VG first wrote that 4 out of 10 petrol stations in London and the south of England lacked either petrol or diesel. The right thing is that 3 out of 5 of them have both petrol and diesel. The error was corrected on 04.10.2021 at 12.26.
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