John,

Oidhche Bhlas Burns to all our supporters within Scotland, and the rest of the United Kingdom. 

But for those of you celebrating overseas, you may find it more difficult, expensive, or impossible, to find the Haggis to go with your neeps and tatties.

Because of new red tape from the Government’s shambolic Brexit deal, exporters of the tasty treat are facing added costs and admin and for many smaller producers, it’s just not worth the effort - so they have stopped exporting to the European Union.

God knows what Rabbie would make of that!

But all is not lost. We want people abroad to enjoy unfettered access to all our produce including haggis.

Here comes the technical bit:

A veterinary (SPS) agreement with our largest market could reduce costs, admin and delays for Scottish and other UK producers. It’s one of 114 recommendations made by the cross-party UK Trade and Business Commission last year. 

With political heavyweights already backing some of these proposals, and with a review of the Brexit deal scheduled for 2026, we must keep the pressure up.

Will you send the proposals to your MP?

Using our automatic HeyMP tool you can make sure it gets onto their desk. Tell them that you want them to fix the Brexit deal - not just for Haggis exporters, but for businesses of all kinds.

We know that MPs are much more likely to read documents that their constituents send them - so you are making a real difference in fixing some of the problems Britain faces after Brexit.

Thank you and slàinte mhath,

Calum Roscow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Chief Haggis Officer, Best for Britain