Next boss, thinktanks and unions criticise Boris Johnson, saying ‘shortages cannot be blustered away’Business leaders rounded on Boris Johnson for lacking a coherent economic plan after he delivered a boosterish conference speech that made barely a men…
Boris Johnson: petrol crisis and pig cull part of necessary post-Brexit transition
Prime minister says UK cannot go back to ‘failed old model’ of immigration and low wagesQueues for petrol and mass culls of pigs at farms because of a lack of abattoir workers are part of a necessary transition for Britain to emerge from a broken econo…
Fuel crisis and supply shortages are a product of the UK’s economic model
Rising prices and lack of goods are what happens when just-in-time economy collides with skin-of-the-pants government It all seems to have happened so fast. Only a few months ago, the government was congratulating itself for the speed at which Britain …
Supply chain crisis could last months admits PM but fuel situation ‘improving’
Labour accuses PM of ‘reducing the country to chaos’ with cars continuing to queue and fights breaking outBritain’s supply chain strain could last until after Christmas, Boris Johnson has admitted as he urged motorists to stop panic-buying fuel by insi…
Going nowhere soon, as passport problems mount
My passport has been stuck with the courier for ages – I’ve missed my holiday and I need to open bank accountsI recently applied for a passport renewal and this was processed quickly by HM Passport Office.Now it is with its courier, TNT, to deliver, I…
HGV driver shortage: UK firms embark on the long road to plug the gap
Logistics sector ups its recruitment and training effort but big obstacles lie aheadFor an insight into the hottest spot in Britain’s jobs market, an industrial estate on the outskirts of Bristol is a good place to start.There, at a logistics depot on …
Shop prices rise amid driver shortages and Brexit red tape
Retail data shows 0.4% month-on-month increase in August, with 0.6% rise in non-foodUK shop prices rose last month, according to the latest data from the British Retail Consortium, in a sign that driver shortages and the costs of Brexit-induced red tap…
Yodel drivers begin strike vote, raising fears for UK supply chains
GMB unable to reach deal on pay and working conditions as country in grip of severe lack of delivery workers Yodel’s delivery drivers are voting whether to go on strike in a move that could worsen the UK’s supply chain crisis.The GMB union said it had …
Home deliveries: tell us about the most unusual things you have ordered
Whether you are a customer or a delivery rider, we would like to hear about your most bizarre ordersFood and grocery delivery services like Deliveroo, Just Eat, Getir, Weezy and Gorillas have become ever more popular during the pandemic.We would like t…