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Brexit now affecting supermarkets?

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e1y1 · 13/10/2016 01:23

Tesco has dropped all 200 of Unilever's brands from store shelves, over a dispute over pricing.

Unilever is blaming Brexit as the reason for wanting a 10% price increase for supply of it's products.

Whereas, MPs are saying Unilever are just using Brexit as a smokescreen to raise prices.

Unilever own some of the biggest brands in the UK - Persil, PG Tips, Dove, Hellmans etc.

And with Tesco's being the UKs biggest supermarket chain, this can't be good (other supermarkets have also said they would drop the brands as opposed to absorbing a price hike).

Do you think Brexit is really now affecting our supermarket shelves?

Sorry for the source (but would imagine it's in others too as heard it on the radio) HERE

OP posts:
ToastDemon · 15/10/2016 12:24

After their extraordinary rant a few days ago, the Mail is breathing nary a word about TMs announcement regarding the NHS.
I am however certain that we'll soon see plenty of sadface stories when the inevitable goes wrong for many people using an increasingly underfunded service.

OhtoblazeswithElvira · 15/10/2016 13:31

Yes cocklodger I've just been to Marks and the big pack of Medjool dates has gone up from £5.00 to £5.50 in the last 2 weeks. The famous 10%, no headlines.

Blueink · 15/10/2016 13:40

Although the majority, I haven't come across many who admit to voting to leave, those who did have gone very quiet now or express regret. I have yet to hear a good reason to leave?? Apart from the NHS of course - which was a blatant lie. Just wait for the reports of front line staff and service cuts which are imminent. When it comes to the market, apparently the trade issues alone will cost us £66 billion per year.

HeadDreamer · 15/10/2016 13:43

I think the only reason you don't know any leavers personally are that Britain is very divided. Everyone I know are remainers too. I have only seen a few on Facebook that I know through my children.

If you look at the daily mail headlines, I doubt they are regretting it.

Mynotsosedentarylife · 15/10/2016 13:46

"those who did have gone very quiet now" Indeed, whilst quietly mumbling "it's going to be difficult for a short while but it's for the best".

ToujeoQueen · 15/10/2016 13:58

This is what the 'people' have voted for, apparently.

MagikarpetRide · 15/10/2016 15:04

I'm pretty sure they voted for unicorns and rainbows Grin

PigletJohn · 15/10/2016 15:59

It's funny that you sometimes hear people (including the May woman) declaring that "the country clearly voted for" whereas in fact if it had been any closer it would have been 50/50

ToastDemon · 15/10/2016 16:03

Piglet quite. Almost exactly half the country did not vote for this, but nothing is being done to re-engage them. In fact quite the opposite. Fair game for being sneered at, dismissed as the metropolitan elite and told we are out of touch.
Annoyingly, we were also right about Brexit's effects but no-one likes I-told-you-so I suppose.

wasonthelist · 15/10/2016 17:12

Plenty of people seem to have voted for the Tory government that promised and delivered the referendum - they are the real villains in this for me.

wasonthelist · 15/10/2016 17:15

Although the majority, I haven't come across many who admit to voting to leave, those who did have gone very quiet now or express regret. I have yet to hear a good reason to leave?

This why we've (leave voters) gone quiet. Sick of hearing the same old mantra about how wrong, stupid, bigoted etc etc etc - you can't have a debate with someone who is starting from that point, so we don't.

If the opening gambit is "there are no good reasons to leave and I will never accept any other answer no matter what you say" then there isn't much to talk about really is there?

Peregrina · 15/10/2016 17:24

Most leave voters have gone quiet because they have absolutely nothing to say. There are a couple that I regard as exceptions - Corcory and tiggytape are two that come to mind, but otherwise, the rest of you can't or won't say what you voted for. Nor are you now expressing any opinions about the way May and her Cabinet or inner Cabal, are conducting the discussions.

Blueink · 15/10/2016 17:42

So the good reasons are...?
It's not about having a debate, too late for that, we want to know how you justify your choice. Those who voted leave are accountable for the mess and we are unfortunately stuck in it with you.

fakenamefornow · 15/10/2016 17:52

Those who voted leave are accountable for the mess

Completely agree, and why shouldn't I remind them that this mess it what they voted for.

Peregrina · 15/10/2016 18:06

I don't want them to justify the way they voted. I want them to tell me what they feel about the increase in racist incidents and what they are doing to try to counteract it, because they keep telling us they are not racist.

I want them to tell me whether they are happy about Theresa May saying there wasn't going to be any money for the NHS, despite the claim on the side of the red bus.

I want them to tell me, having voted to reclaim sovereignity, they are quite happy for Parliamentary democracy to be sidelined.

Darmody · 15/10/2016 18:11

I'm interested that leave supporters say that the recent situation is simply due to corporations taking advantage of brexit to increase their profits - is anyone so thick that they couldn't see that coming?

fakenamefornow · 15/10/2016 18:19

I want them to tell me what they feel about the increase in racist incidents and what they are doing to try to counteract it, because they keep telling us they are not racist.

Well, on MN leave voters are denying there has been any increase, so they don't need to do anything about it.

is anyone so thick that they couldn't see that coming?

Actually no, I really don't believe anybody is so thick they didn't see that Brexit would damage the economy, I think they deem it a price worth paying though.

MagikarpetRide · 15/10/2016 18:28

Well, on MN leave voters are denying there has been any increase, so they don't need to do anything about it.

Indeed. Its always nice to be told my own and my neighbours experiences aren't actually happening.

specialsubject · 15/10/2016 19:51

Of course there have been more racist incidents . Now reducing to normal levels (such as the usual jew- hate but not many worried about that...Angry)

But it should be obvious to the densest hair-flicker that this is not legitimised by the leave vote, nor are all leave voters racists. There will be racists who voted remain.

TheElementsSong · 15/10/2016 20:03

Of course there have been more racist incidents . Now reducing to normal levels

Oh well, that makes it OK then. Panic over. If only those people who have been abused, beaten or killed would just get a sense of proportion, eh?

But it should be obvious to the densest hair-flicker that this is not legitimised by the leave vote

I proudly stand up as a dense hair-flicker then.

And how about this sort of thing. Anything to do with the Leave vote? No?

twitter.com/hrtbps/status/785965530633076741

This sort of opinion in the mainstream media. Nothing to do with Leave either? No?

You can sum up in one sentence the disgusting opinions of the rabble of MPs who are demanding a Commons vote on Brexit: "The people have spoken, we don't like what they said because they aren't as clever as us so let's ignore them and try to reverse the referendum result" Such snake-like treachery cannot go unpunished.

Here's what I would do with them: clap them in the Tower of London. They want to imprison us against our will in the EU so we should give them 28 days against their will to reflect on the true meaning of democracy. We're in the midst of an exhilarating people's revolution and those who stand in the way of the popular will must take what's coming to them.

MagikarpetRide · 15/10/2016 20:09

Its certainly not settled down to normal levels round my way Sad

And round my way it is directly linked to brexit, because the abuse always comes with something about 'finally getting rid of sum like you'.

JassyRadlett · 16/10/2016 04:12

But it should be obvious to the densest hair-flicker that this is not legitimised by the leave vote, nor are all leave voters racists. There will be racists who voted remain.

Legitimisation is very subjective. Too early to say whether levels have declined to 'normal' levels; the stats released on Thursday show that by late August the figures were back down to the pre-vote level, but not going back to the 'normal' levels before the first upswing in April.

SusanneLinder · 16/10/2016 04:38

I was on a leave page on FB and they stated that they voted to leave the EU, but they didn't vote to leave the single market... facepalm
It's all going to be fine! We export Aberdeen Angus beef, whisky, Scottish Salmon, Lamb, Haggis etc. Oops 25% of food and drink exports come from Scotland and they voted to remain and are calling for independence again. We are fucked!

SusanneLinder · 16/10/2016 04:42

Btw, well done Tesco for standing up to Unilever. And who seriously thinks that food prices arent going to go up even shopping in Aldi and Lidl considering we import most of our food. Really?

SusanneLinder · 16/10/2016 05:47

Naze73,
Scotland actually doesn't have a defecit. Scotland can't borrow money in its own right. It is their share of the UK deficit that they agreed during indyref; but they also are entitled to uk assets