Ten years after Brexit, most seasonal workers in Britain are from countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Without them, agricultural chiefs say, many farms would fail.
Category: Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit)
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Those British Strawberries Are Being Picked by Central Asian Workers
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Brexit Has Cost the UK Growth, Analysts Say, in the Decade Since the Vote
The New York Times – Business:Citing lower trade and investment, analysts broadly agree that Britain’s economy is smaller than it would have been if the country had stayed in the E.U.
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New Trade Deal Could Boost UK Food Exports to EU, Including Shellfish
Brexit had complicated many of Britain’s food exports to Europe. A new trade deal between the U.K. and the E.U. could make them easier, including for shellfish farmers.
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Trump’s Tariffs Will Wound Free Trade, but the Blow May Not Be Fatal
Free trade has been so beneficial to so many countries that the world may find a way to live without its biggest player.
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Britain Approves Lab-Grown Meat for Pet Food
British dogs and cats are set to become the first animals in Europe to chow down on meat cultivated from chicken cells.
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How Britain’s Economy Became So Stagnant
After more than a decade of deep budget cuts, slow growth and weak productivity, the country has struggled to overcome years of uncertainty and underinvestment.
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NatWest C.E.O. Resigns Amid Nigel Farage’s Feud With Coutts Bank
Nigel Farage, a political insurgent and ally of Donald J. Trump, exposed his bank for dropping him over “reputational risks.” Some analysts say he could parlay his situation into a comeback.
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As Sunak Makes His Case to Britons, the Economy Undermines It
Britain’s stubbornly high inflation rate has come to symbolize a deeper economic malaise — a morass of problems, some new, others longstanding, that are stymying Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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‘We Have Fish, That’s Our Currency’
Along Ireland’s coast, fishing has been a way of life for generations. But changes to the industry — including a cut in quotas after Brexit and a government plan to scrap boats — may see a way of life disappear.
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An Automaker Has a Stark Warning for the U.K. Car Industry
Stellantis said post-Brexit export rules and the lack of a domestic battery manufacturer could force it to close its plants in Britain.
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Why U.K. Supermarkets Are Limiting Vegetables
The New York Times – Business:Five major grocery chains are restricting the number of some produce items, as bad weather in Spain leads to shortages.
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King Charles Faces Backlash Over Northern Ireland Trade Deal Meeting
The New York Times – Business:King Charles’s meeting with an E.U. leader on the day a Northern Ireland trade deal was announced drew angry recriminations from critics who viewed it as an improper foray into British politics.