Britain, the world's leading power, is in turmoil due to a lack of daily necessities such as food and oil.

This is the result of the government's complacent response to Brexit (UK's withdrawal from the EU) and COVID-19 double whammy.

Britain, which has fallen from the European Union (EU) with the "Great Britain" (GB), is being ridiculed by European countries.

◇ I haven't even been able to go to work for four days in the gas crisis.Consumer panic.
In the UK, the gas crisis has continued for four days on the 27th (local time). Even in rainy weather, the gas station was empty due to running out of oil, or cars lined up at the gas station, causing congestion to the road.

On social media, articles sharing information on gas stations continue to be posted.

While trying to avoid the waiting car in front of the gas station, an ambulance crashed or waited for more than an hour. There have also been reports of a fight between tired drivers.

Sky News reported that there was also a situation in which customers trying to fill the oil tank and gas station staff trying to dry it were struggling.

Some argued that priority should be given to essential personnel as medical staff or teachers were unable to go to work because they could not refuel.

Such a landscape, which is only seen in countries called underdeveloped countries, is emerging in Britain.
As the situation became urgent, there were reports that the government was considering mobilizing troops to transport oil, but the Prime Minister's Office said it has no plans at the moment.

The reason for the gas crisis was media reports. Stockpiling began the next day after news broke that oil refinery BP plans to limit supply due to a lack of truck drivers.

The government explained that there is no problem with acting as usual because it is not short of oil, but failed to calm consumers' panic.

In an urgent situation, he even took out a card that went against Brexit, saying he would issue temporary visas for three months to 5,000 foreign truck drivers, but it was not enough.

◇ Supermarket shelves are empty, and living expenses such as heating bills are soaring.
The UK began to suffer from manpower shortages and manpower supply problems in earnest as the COVID-19 blockade, which began earlier this year, ended in July.

As the COVID-19 regulations were eased, the number of self-isolators surged, resulting in a shortage of workers not only for truck drivers but also overall. Some supermarkets were closed, service industries such as restaurants were greatly affected, and public service sectors such as garbage collection were also creaking. It was also largely due to a manpower gap as foreigners took turns after Brexit.
On top of that, the surge in gas bills worsened the food supply problem and began to rise in living costs.

Recently, warnings have been issued that it may become difficult to enjoy Christmas dinners at poultry suppliers such as chickens and turkeys.

This is because fertilizer production plants stopped due to rising gas rates and carbon dioxide production used for slaughter was stopped in the aftermath.

Food prices are creeping up in the wake of supply disruptions, and gasoline prices are at their highest level in eight years since 2013, The Times reported. Gas retail prices will also rise significantly from October.

◇ "It's not because of Brexit."German Prime Minister nominee. "I hope you solve it well".
German Prime Minister Olaf Scholtz was asked about the shortage of British truckers after the Social Democratic Party won the general election and said, "We really tried to keep Britain from leaving the European Union." Now that we have made another decision, I hope the UK will solve the problems caused by Brexit well, he said.

Candidate Scholtz even gave advice to improve working conditions such as wages for truck drivers.

Truck drivers in Poland and Hungary say it is difficult to go to the UK and help without long-term visas and high salaries, and that British people should feel the consequences of Brexit, Bloomberg reported.

The British Conservative Party, which came to power with Brexit, argues that Brexit is not to blame.

Europe also lacks truck drivers, and media reports are only caused by stimulating consumers.

However, the UK currently lacks 100,000 truck drivers, with 25,000 people returning to EU countries due to Brexit.
In addition, administrative incompetence, which did not respond quickly even though 40,000 applications for new large truck driver's licenses were delayed during the COVID-19 blockade, is one of the reasons for worsening the situation.

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