Unilever Slags Off Priti Patel

 

Hey @PritiPatel we think the real crisis is our lack of humanity for people fleeing war, climate change and torture. We pulled together a thread for you..

— Ben & Jerry's UK (@benandjerrysUK) August 11, 2020

For reasons best known to itself, Unilver (in the guise of its brand Ben & Jerry) has decided to come out in support of criminal people smuggling gangs who profit from smuggling economic migrants across Europe into the UK.

Suffice to say Priti Patel had a few words to say on the subject.

OOOF! Home Office source: “Priti is working day&night to bring an end to these small boat crossings, which are facilitated by international criminal gangs&are of serious concern. If that means upsetting the social media team for a brand of overpriced junk food then so be it.” https://t.co/QIrfXOjZ5w

— Chris Mason (@ChrisMasonBBC) August 11, 2020

Irrespective of what Unilever (no stranger to controversy itself) thinks of the matter, the criminal gangs will be targeted and brought to justice, and the economic migrants in the UK who chose not to settle in the parts of the EU which they first entered will be deported.

#Brexit Love It or Hate It - #MarmiteGate

One of the unintended consequences of Brexit is the now looming shortage of Marmite, as Tesco stands off against Unilever (the British/Dutch consumer conglomerate) in a dispute over which company should pick up the costs of the fall in Sterling.

A cynic might say that this is simply an excuse by Unilever to try to increase their prices under the smokescreen of Brexit!