Wetherspoons has no pigs in blankets because of Brexit – get Alanis Morissette on the phone

The owner of the Wetherspoons pub chain, Tim Martin, is a very vocal Brexiter, to the extent of publishing pro-Leave statements on beer mats for his establishments.

It’s therefore particularly ironic that the vote to leave the EU has caused a shortage of that popular Christmas treat, pigs in blankets, throughout the chain.

Wetherspoons unable to serve pigs in blankets because there is a shortage of seasonal EU workers in the meat industry. https://t.co/jEAJ6pfsxZ

— Dr James Anderson #FBPE (@NumberNullity) December 17, 2019

The irony wasn’t lost on Twitter – nor the humour. These five were the house specials.

1.

Reap what you sow Ian Wetherspoon https://t.co/PGTqScZTr8

— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) December 17, 2019

2.

Story of the day! I'm sure there will be a load of gammon in Wetherspoons to make up for it! 😂 #YCNMIU https://t.co/IwEUcpetWf

— Aman (@amanmufc) December 17, 2019

3.

Surely this is what we wanted from Brexit? Low-paid, low-skill, seasonal job opportunities in British factories for British people.
Happy days. https://t.co/yx6cbwECK2

— Crondall4Europe 🕷️⭐ (@Crondall4Europe) December 17, 2019

4.

Who could have foreseen we'd need the EU to save our bacon?

— Ben Johnson (@sillythirdman) 17 December 2019

5.

Tim 'Antoinette' Martin says…

Let them have duvets pic.twitter.com/MMOckNCjj1

— Grumpy Old Goat Esq, #FBPE #ProEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 (@allan_robins) 17 December 2019

Twitter user @eberlmat tried his hand at Leave-speak.

And so it begins.

"Pigs in blankets may be in short supply this year due to a lack of seasonal EU workers across UK meat plants."

Bloody foreigners, refusing to wrap blankets around our pigs.#BrexitReality #Wetherspoons@the3million @1daywithoutus https://t.co/JC3m3HfnJM

— Matthias Eberl 🇪🇺 (@eberlmat) December 17, 2019

Nailed it.

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