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Given the UK government has claimed there are "very large and even larger shortages in other EU countries like Poland and Germany", evidence for or against that
by detaro 5y ago
Given the UK government has claimed there are "very large and even larger shortages in other EU countries like Poland and Germany", evidence for or against that (e.g. if governments feel the need for such measures) are probably relevant to public discussion in the UK about this ;)
- orwin 5y agoTo be fair, they are right, mainland europe do have a driver shortage. A friend of mine is the commercial of a company selling security detail services from Ukrainian ex-militia/military, and they started offering driver services, because the demand augmented that much in mainland europe (mainly east of germany, as they are the trips that pay the less).
- jussij 5y agoThe difference is the UK government is being disingenuous, if not outright deceitful. There may well be driver shortages in Europe, but it doesn't compare to the 'critical driver shortages' facing the UK. And it is clear these shortages are 'critical', only because in the UK some supermarket shelves are empty and the supply of petrol is under heavy stress.