Oh boy! Op have you not read any of the many threads on brexit prepping?
It's clear some respondents haven't.
From my own faq list developed from those:
"The stockpiling is what will contribute more to the shortages than anything else."
no you'd be confusing stockpiling with panic buying. People buying and storing a little extra than they'd normally buy now means this frees up warehouse space for supermarkets and allows them to adjust their buying rates appropriately.
"No. We do farm a lot in this country"
"Govt have had 3 years to plan this Brexit, so I am sure it will be fine."
We are not as a country self sufficient. The govt has failed to organised increased production either by farmers or manufacturers and haven't even helped supermarkets arrange extra warehousing. At this point they are however starting to stockpile themselves and are refreshing training for police and armed forces in case of unrest. - this was back in February/March and they were only just STARTING to put some VERY MINIMAL planning in place.
"It will hit prices not availability."
Written now - not everyone can afford price rises! We've already got many families having to use food banks and parents skipping meals so their children can eat.
"No there's no need. We 'll get the same kind of products imported from China and America instead. European sourced products will still be available but a little more expensive" the quality of products from America and China are debatable! Plus the further away something comes from the more it costs. Certainly fresh goods can't reliably come from so far away. European sourced products could well not be getting through at all if we crash out! We won't have any trade agreements in place for any of these suppliers anyway for starters. There's been meetings and discussions going on but it can take several years for them to be done. And it's not just quality it's safety! China has some very dubious practices which have eg resulted in poisonous infant formula. - see the 2008 milk scandal.
A lot of people also seem unaware that a considerable amount of "non European" goods reach us via eu distribution centres. Eg South African and South American wines transported in vats to bottling plants in Eu and THEN distributed to uk.
"We are a fat nation so we don't need to stock pile." Pretty sure you know better joystir! Sarcasm? Ah yes it was - good stuff. But still for the benefit of those who DID think that a reasonable argument;
8 well we all need to lose weight anyway we'll just diet
You still need nutrition for basic bodily functions & health. Obesity is more complex than simply "eat less", also children, the elderly and sick need calories and nutrition to grow and to stay healthy. And not everyone's fat! My dd is over 6' and barely more than a size 8 due to her disability she has a high metabolism. She needs the calories AND she needs to consume a certain amount of fat to protect her joints. Diabetics need a stable diet to manage their condition as do people with a variety of other conditions, some people need to take medication with certain types of foods, there's those with allergies to consider etc
Also hungry people get pissed off! Before they get to a point where they're too weak to fight they'll get angry! That's what will likely lead to the civil unrest. That and people fearful for loved ones who are diabetics etc.
That last paragraph even more likely given events of last 24 hours!
"Does anyone know the impact to things like winter fuel?" I'm worried about energy side of things too as we import a lot, not got a satisfactory answer from anyone yet!
"I don't think we do. It's Y2K all over again."
4 there was all this over the Millenium bug too and it was all hype
No - IT and telecoms people worked for YEARS in advance to prevent that issue from happening.
"Just thought contraception - the Pill and emergency contraception maybe?" I think there's a distinct possibility of a small "baby boom" 9-12 months after brexit.
Bingo card filling up quickly!!