Energy crisis, labour shortages and supply chain issues hitting the UK - here's what we're short of and the industries under threat

SKY News ^ | September 23, 2021 | by Lucia Binding

[Oldeconomybuyer]

From "cancelled" Christmas dinners to numerous energy suppliers collapsing and items missing from supermarket shelves, many industry experts claim Britain is in crisis.

The UK economy has been disrupted by several factors including labour shortages, new immigration rules and the lingering effects of the pandemic.

There is estimated to be a shortfall of around 100,000 lorry drivers, and soaring energy costs have also added to the cost of food production and logistics.

The use of CO2 is critical in the food supply chain - particularly when it comes to packaging and meat production. It is also used to stun animals prior to slaughter.

So the closure of fertiliser plants is having a knock-on effect on the food industry.

Food grade CO2 is used for hundreds of products - so Britain is facing shortages of:

*Packaged meats including poultry and pork

*Packaged fresh foods and baked goods

*Packaged baby foods

*Crisps

*Pet food

*Beer and wine

*Carbonated water and soft drinks

What caused the crisis?

As well as the labour shortages, new immigration rules and the lingering effects of the pandemic, soaring wholesale European natural gas prices also sent shockwaves through energy, chemicals and steel producers, and strained supply chains which were already creaking due to a shortage of labour and the tumult of Brexit.

Wholesale prices for gas have increased 250% since the start of the year, and there has been a 70% rise since August.

After gas prices triggered a carbon dioxide shortage, the government extended an emergency state support to avert a shortage of poultry and meat.

[GOPJ]

In the US can’t find any bleach of any brand...

[moovova]

As long as they haven’t run out of gift cards...we’re good to go for Christmas.

[PGR88]

Just wait until unvaxxed workers are fired. Then watch inflation and shortages really take hold. It won’t take many

[Regulator]

The problem for the “UK” is that it’s a has been dead island headed for the ash heap of history.

That’s why there aint anything there. A polyglot “nation” of quivering caucasians and inbred pakistanis has nothing to sell except the few remaining blondes.

Scratch one useless island.

[antidemoncrat]

They had a severe blizzard in the Mid-West a few years back and food trucks couldn’t get into replenish stores. In 3 days grocery stores shelves were empty. After that the government recommended people have a 3 day supply of food stored. I wonder how many people actually have that much available?

[Mr Radical]

This is what happens when you rely on someone else for 60% of your energy, your food, your raw materials, your iron and steel, your clothes, your manufactured goods etc etc.

But who would have thought that the easiest way to bring a country to their knees was to...?
1. Bomb their air force bases?
2. Bomb their naval bases?
3. Bomb their army bases?
Naw, bomb their CO2 plants! (BTW The UK has just three.)