Nissan to source more batteries from UK as part of Brexit deal 'opportunity'

Family friends and colleagues have experienced modest rises in fruit and vegetables prices, also more British produce is filling supermarket shelves.

The Family farming business has seen an uptake in orders and sales.

The question is deregulation and how to fully implement disassociation from the common agricultural policy, its impact on food pricing, the environment and the countryside.

Then there is the so called “Singapore-on-Thames” policy tax de-regulation etc.

In the middle of a pandemic, and the implication to tax revenues, in respect to the need to service an unprecedented borrow requirement is fanciful newspaper headlines.

UK is a long way off implementing such a tax regime.

Brexit deal & the pandemic sink “Singapore-on-Thames” low-tax dream

https://www.accountancyage.com/2021/01/20/brexit-deal-the-pandemic-sink-singapore-on-thames-low-tax-dream/

At least Nissan has wasted little time in taking advantage.

In contrast, Ford, which imports everything it sells in Britain, has raised some UK prices due to U.S.-sourced content.

That's a little confusing. Should it not be "EU-sourced content"? While Ford no longer builds cars in the UK, it does make engines and transmissions used in plants elsewhere.

Good spot, albaleo, rules of origin........

Ford Fiesta to cost extra £1,700 as post-Brexit tariffs are slapped on.....

https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/url-cars-extra-cost-brexit-fiesta-b872198.html

Now Nissan, Sunderland since 1999, is the most productive car manufacturing plant in Europe.

Nissan: Sunderland plant spends £52m to build new Qashqai

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-51771624

What makes Nissan’s Sunderland car plant Europe’s most efficient...... 1999.

https://uk.nissannews.com/en-GB/releases/release-11576-what-makes-nissan-s-sunderland-car-plant-europe-s-most-efficient

The supply chains, reaching through at least 16 of the 27 member states will have to restructure or there UK market will suffer the consequences.

German Car manufactures are already concerned that future trade deals will see Japan car manufactures aided by a next generation dedicated all-electric vehicle platform will undercut EU presence in the UK car market.

The Pandemic, has been a brutal wake up call, to Eurostar.

Eurostar bailout: France prepared to help struggling train operator, says transport minister 

https://www.euronews.com/2021/01/21/eurostar-bailout-france-prepared-to-help-struggling-train-operator-says-transport-minister

UK has sold it 40% share 2015 to a Anglo-Canadian consortium.

The dangers were present in 1996, the promised prediction revenue would from an estimated 20 million passengers by 2004, was a pipe dream

The reality was just 7 million.

I would not hold out on any UK Government in the near future committing to finance an enterprise without a holding a future stake in.