An opinion poll showed that compared with the six EU member states, Britons are many times more likely to suffer from food and fuel shortages.
Worldwide Supply chain issues Since the summer, the international trade network caused by the pandemic has been disrupted, and the combination of transportation backlogs and labor shortages has resulted in the scarcity of various commodities around the world.
The government argues that shortages are part of the global model and that the situation in the UK is no worse than elsewhere, although logistics experts and other professionals—especially experts in the food industry—report that the shortage of workers in Eastern Europe has exacerbated these problems in the UK. , Including drivers, since Brexit.
YouGov polls show that compared with residents of France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Denmark, British residents are several times more likely to experience or know people who have experienced food and fuel shortages than those in the United States. them.
In early December, when asked if they had personally experienced a food shortage in recent weeks, 56% of British respondents said yes, while 9% said they had not experienced it personally, but knew someone who had experienced it. .
The corresponding figures in the United States are 49% and 10%, but in continental Europe, the proportion of people who say they are personally affected is three to nine times lower: 18% in Germany, 16% in France, and 12% in France. Sweden, Denmark 8%, Italy 7% and 6%.
The percentage of people who said they knew who had experienced food shortages ranged from 13% in France to 8% in Denmark and Italy-58% of those interviewed said they didn’t even know that supply chain issues caused food shortages.
The United Kingdom is also the only country where a large number of people have stated that they have experienced a fuel shortage in recent weeks because The crises of September and OctoberOne-third of Britons (33%) said they had experienced a fuel shortage in person recently, compared to no more than 10% in any other country.
Only 8% of German respondents, 7% of French respondents, and 5% of Italian respondents said they had experienced fuel shortages firsthand. 37%, 38%, and 53% of respondents respectively said they didn’t even Have heard of this question-by comparison, only 11% of respondents in the UK.
