@Vlad The Inhaler:
“I m technically exempt from wearing a mask because I have asthma and genuinely find it difficult to breathe when there is something covering my mouth. However, I now feel so intimidated by the large bouncers and plentiful signs barring entry without a face covering that I have started covering my mouth with a scarf.
“Shopping has become such an unpleasant experience that I tend to flash in and out as fast as possible. I don t make eye contact with or speak to anyone and don t buy anything I don t need. I would have my shopping delivered but it is impossible to get a slot for weeks. No wonder everyone is becoming stressed, depressed and frustrated.”
Border chaos may mean shop shortages within weeks
Food supplies are likely to be the first area where shortages occur, with manufacturers also affected, supply chain expers warn
21 January 2021 • 4:12pm
Shops will start to run out stock within weeks if chaos at the borders does not ease, according to supply chain experts.
Six out of 10 supply chain managers said they are running into problems with new customs controls and Covid-19 checks that are delaying goods coming into the UK from Europe, research by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) found. Delays ran for several days in about a third of cases.