A Month on From Brexit, U.K. Firms Are Being Slowly Ground Down
- Trade reset has hit hauliers, banks, consumers, farmers
- Full effects from leaving European Union may take years
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Truckloads of British pig meat waiting to be shipped to Germany and stuffed into bratwursts perished at U.K. ports this month while stuck in line for customs clearance.
It’s a story that barely made a ripple in the U.K., as the country’s first month outside the EU was overshadowed by the coronavirus and the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths.
With freight traffic well below usual levels, thanks in part to stockpiling, the overall Brexit effects were also less visibly dramatic than expected. The government avoided the embarrassment of several thousand trucks queuing in Kent and was able to claim victory for its planning.