Friday, 25 November 2016

Brexit: and selling Devon's Buckfast tonic wine

As posed in the latest Observer, there might be issues around exporting Devon products to a Scotland which is still in the EU:

The Buckfast question

As independence for Scotland looks increasingly likely following England’s decision to drag the UK out of Europe, what will become of Scotland’s favourite tonic wine? For years, this robust and popular elixir, brewed by Devon monks, has made life almost bearable in neighbourhoods left untouched by the social democratic reforms of Holyrood and UK governments. Yet Buckfast has become the pet target of politicians from these administrations who would have us believe that it, and not their bankrupt policies, are to blame for antisocial behaviour and feelings of social alienation in some of our most disadvantaged communities. Can we not urge them to keep the price of Buckfast competitive despite onerous cross-border tariffs?
Forget Trump and Brexit, we need to talk about Toblerone | Kevin McKenna | Opinion | The Guardian

Here's a tank-full tanking up the A38 to the currently tariff-free North:



















9 things you didn't know about 'Buckie' on World Buckfast Day | Plymouth Herald

It has quite a reputation north of the Border:
Buckie: How Devon's Buckfast hopes to shake off its image as tonic wine for Glasgow’s ‘neds’ | Plymouth Herald
Monks in South Devon defend reputation of fortified wine Buckfast | Western Morning News

See also:
Futures Forum: Brexit: and, if it isn't Marmite, it's Toblerone
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