I spoke in the last few days to the President of the Tin Soldiers of Antwerp. Sadly there will be no Crisis in 2023 and unlikely to be one for the foreseeable future. Why?
In one simple word Brexit. In more detail it is the failure to implement workable solutions to make trade, especially for smaller businesses practicable and affordable. Dave Ryan at Caliver said he was required to put up a Customs Bond of £85k with HMRC to be able to move product from the UK to Europe. I know this is the case in my businesses but we are much larger and have been doing it for years when trading out side of Europe but for wargame suppliers, often one man bands a ludicrous burden on their business.
Without the British traders the Crisis show is not viable. So, for us Wargamers no Crisis. We can always visit Belgium but the show was a focus point.
A shame.
