Kaushik Patowary
Feb 11, 2021
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When the First World War ended, the soldiers who had participated in it and were lucky enough to survive, returned to their homes. As in all wars, some adapted better than others on their return, but many found themselves with the unpleasant situation of being unemployed.
In the case of the Australian soldiers, those who landed on April 25, 1915 in Gallipoli and forced the Ottoman army to surrender in October 1918 with the capture of Gaza and Jerusalem, of the more than 300,000 sent to the front, 60,000 never returned and another 150,000 were wounded, gassed or taken prisoner.
The curves of the Great Ocean Road as viewed from Teddy s Lookout south of Lorne in Victoria, Australia. Photo:
Industry figures put it slightly differently. It has been a nightmare, an absolute nightmare, said James Withers, chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink. We ve heard from world-class logistics operators who will say the last few weeks have been the worst weeks of their entire career. Asked if he has lost money since the start of the year, Alasdair Hughson, the director of live shellfish supplier Keltic Seafare in Dingwall, laughed. Oh my God, have we lost money? Oh my goodness. Mr Hughson said the changes following the end of the Brexit transition period have had a catastrophic impact. He estimated he has lost six figures in sales since January 1, and raised concerns for jobs and businesses.
Police fine 15 Scottish sea food truckers £200 each for making unnecessary journeys as they descend on No10 after vowing to dump tons of rotting fish on PM s doorstep over Brexit border chaos
More than 20 shellfish trucks are parked on roads near 10 Downing Street and Houses of Parliament today
They are protesting against post-Brexit bureaucracy that has stopped them exporting to European Union
Trucks have slogans such as Brexit carnage and incompetent government destroying shellfish industry
Fishermen have found European buyers rejecting stocks this month after introduction of more paperwork
Four months ago, Alasdair Hughson issued a stark warning about the impact of Brexit on Scotland’s seafood industry. Like some latter-day Nostradamus, the director of Keltic Seafare – a Dingwall-based live shellfish producer – told The Scotsman a sudden increase in bureaucracy after January 1 would make it nigh-on impossible for businesses like his to trade in Europe.