This may turn into something... Lorry drivers going on strike in Brazil
with no train network to speak of so lorries carry 80% off goods in Brazil ... and it's soya harvest season.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 1 Feb 2021, 14:15,
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This May Turn Into Something Lorry
isn't even in my top 10 favourite Transformers.
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Meanwhile, in bargain basement Brexit Britain 89% of freight moves by HGV.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Mon 1 Feb 2021, 15:59,
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But turn into what?
Are the lorry drivers protesting the proposed overhaul of taxes, or are they protesting current taxes in favour of the overhaul proposal? Or something else entirely?
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Fuel prices mainly
Which are set by Petrobras a state owned company. Cost of living is crippling in Brazil and bolsonaro exploited the previous strike in 2018 so this is bad news for him and his administration.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 1 Feb 2021, 17:39,
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like the strike in 2015 or 2018 or 2019
maybe soya transport related strikes in Brazil are the equivalent of firefighter industrial action in October?
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They do get what they want, though
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 1 Feb 2021, 17:40,
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Agreed
Talking of a greed, I see George Osborne has dumped his 'portfolio career' to be come a merger and acquisitions banker.
Wonder if that works for those taking multiple jobs to keep their head above water, referring to it as a 'portfolio career'.
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It'll be a growth industry for a few years
There's a lot of companies in financial distress which are ripe for M&A right now.
Guess why.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Mon 1 Feb 2021, 18:31,
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