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But revenue.ie says 'all personal goods'.......
Oh, not sure then.
Got a link, it can't possibly be all otherwise you'd end up paying every time for your shoes (for example)
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But revenue.ie says 'all personal goods'.......
Sounds about right...
There's a story on one of the news sites about a girl who ordered a coat from the EU , can't remember which country
The £200 coat came with £73 worth of duty,vat ,courier surcharge
She refused it , then said she'd never buy anything from Europe again , all the remainers are waving their burning torches but surely not buying EU goods can only be good for the UK
If there are any shops left after the pandemic is over
There's a story on one of the news sites about a girl who ordered a coat from the EU , can't remember which country
The £200 coat came with £73 worth of duty,vat ,courier surcharge
She refused it , then said she'd never buy anything from Europe again , all the remainers are waving their burning torches but surely not buying EU goods can only be good for the UK
If there are any shops left after the pandemic is over
Yet , I'm sure the manufacturers that are still making products in the UK would welcome the challengeYeah the problem is, we won’t be not buying goods from the EU, we’ll just be paying more for them. Even if we wanted to, the UK manufacturing industry isn’t big enough to provide us with enough coats, or wine, or brie from your local dairy farm or about a million other things we don’t produce enough of to feed the demand..
Yet , I'm sure the manufacturers that are still making products in the UK would welcome the challenge
And isn’t that half the point, but locally again, boost your local economy, folks will see holes and decide to try and build businesses. And go back to not having lettuce in December. Seasons seem to have disappeared under globalization.Yeah the problem is, we won’t be not buying goods from the EU, we’ll just be paying more for them. Even if we wanted to, the UK manufacturing industry isn’t big enough to provide us with enough coats, or wine, or brie from your local dairy farm or about a million other things we don’t produce enough of to feed the demand..
And isn’t that half the point, but locally again, boost your local economy, folks will see holes and decide to try and build businesses. And go back to not having lettuce in December. Seasons seem to have disappeared under globalization.
Business isn’t build based on demand it’s built based on profit. So you can have seasonal locally grown veg but it’ll cost more too. The UK isn’t big enough to be self sustainable so we’ll still need to import some stuff, which as we know now costs more.
All of this is besides the point though, I want strawberries when I want strawberries, not when my local farm grows them, or when there’s no one to pick them as the labour isn’t here.
I want bananas and dates and clementines. I want German made washing machines and Italian made cars and American sports and French wine and... Swedish Paul’s because they are better, not because they aren’t British.
But this is what’s wrong with society. I want it and I want it now. And I want it cheap.Business isn’t build based on demand it’s built based on profit. So you can have seasonal locally grown veg but it’ll cost more too. The UK isn’t big enough to be self sustainable so we’ll still need to import some stuff, which as we know now costs more.
All of this is besides the point though, I want strawberries when I want strawberries, not when my local farm grows them, or when there’s no one to pick them as the labour isn’t here.
I want bananas and dates and clementines. I want German made washing machines and Italian made cars and American sports and French wine and... Swedish Paul’s because they are better, not because they aren’t British.
Absolutely spot on and that is why we're in the mess that we are.But this is what’s wrong with society. I want it and I want it now. And I want it cheap.
Trainers made in China looks better on Instagram don’t they though ?Absolutely spot on and that is why we're in the mess that we are.
In my profession I see it all the time with tools especially with the yoof of today.
Spend ££££ on a pair of trainers still made in China but only want to spend £ on tools to earn their living.
Dont need to...just buy Australian, New Zealand and South African wine.Love to see them making enough grapes for the UKs wine appetite
In all my years in the Motor trade I'm yet to see a technician looking like that.That’s debatable View attachment 81011
She’s at my local Kwik Fit mate!In all my years in the Motor trade I'm yet to see a technician looking like that.
Don't believe everything you see on Red tube mate