The French fishermen who could sink Britain's post-Brexit ambitions

[Foghorn]

We the people not really cares who govern us along as we all get a fair crack at the whip ,with the eu we the British did not get that .

i say this as a lucky person who never has to worry about money.  Merkel was the final nail in the coffin ,she doesn’t like Europeans and did her best to replace them 

[sammieuk1]

Over to you Boris for your infinite wisdom of what trade deals we will end up with the starting point of course would be the better deal out than in you said we would get 4 years ago????

[Rookiescot]

2 minutes ago, Foghorn said:

We the people not really cares who govern us along as we all get a fair crack at the whip ,with the eu we the British did not get that .

i say this as a lucky person who never has to worry about money.  Merkel was the final nail in the coffin ,she doesn’t like Europeans and did her best to replace them 

Are you sure you are British?

Your standard of English would seem to indicate you are not.

[Rimmer]

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[Aforek]

1 hour ago, Geoffggi said:

As usual the French want their cake and eat it..........

same as British

 

sireneou said 

 

Let me see if I understand this correctly, The British want to be granted a  special deal for access to EU markets but they don't want to grand special access to their fishing grounds.  

 

same answer than above ????

 

 

 

[david555]

1 hour ago, phantomfiddler said:

I have an idea ! Why don,t the French fish in French waters, and the British fish in British waters ????

Good idea ...and U.K. stay on his Island trading solely with their own Island ....eating fish in the morning ...midday....evening.....????

And for hollidays....travell around the whole island ....????

[Srikcir]

3 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

Majority of the UK fishing grounds are Scottish.

You cant bargain with something you dont own.

You own it but can you control it?

• we have 12 vessels that need to monitor a space three times the size of the surface area of the UK
• the UK has “insufficient assets to patrol and look after our exclusive economic zone for fisheries, and also our territorial seas”.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1165728/brexit-fishing-map-uk-waters-eu-fisherman-boats-after-brexit-policy

 

[vogie]

4 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

Majority of the UK fishing grounds are Scottish.

You cant bargain with something you dont own.

I would have thought that the UK fishing grounds belonged to the United Kingdom.

[luckyluke]

3 hours ago, blazes said:

I would think the result of this little squabble is known in advance: the last time the French won a battle over the English was in 1066 (and even then it was only the Norman French).

Don't tell that to French people, they will mention you 

The Battle of Fontenoy in 1745

[robertson468]

5 hours ago, baansgr said:

"The fishing row shows how just one small industry - which plays a tiny economic role but has outsize political influence - can undo Britain's ambitions of landing a wider deal that preserves its access to European markets."

 

Let's reverse that, EU needs to preserve access to the UK...with only 430 million in Europe and a large proportion of them from poor almost 3 world countries...who cares...UK will have access to US, Australia, India, China. etc...don't these people get it yet, they are a very small fish in a very big pond

 

Not to mention Asia, Africa and the remainder of the European Countries that are not members of the EU!

[transam]

6 hours ago, Matzzon said:

Let´s hope they will succeed with that. 

Why...?

[Rookiescot]

23 minutes ago, vogie said:

I would have thought that the UK fishing grounds belonged to the United Kingdom.

Only while Scotland is part of the UK.

[Rookiescot]

29 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

You own it but can you control it?

• we have 12 vessels that need to monitor a space three times the size of the surface area of the UK
• the UK has “insufficient assets to patrol and look after our exclusive economic zone for fisheries, and also our territorial seas”.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1165728/brexit-fishing-map-uk-waters-eu-fisherman-boats-after-brexit-policy

 

How on earth does Norway manage?

[vogie]

10 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Only while Scotland is part of the UK.

So I believe what you are trying to say is, forever.

[RuamRudy]

1 hour ago, vogie said:

Posts like that helps no-one.

Not true ????

 

 

[izod10]

4 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

Majority of the UK fishing grounds are Scottish.

You cant bargain with something you dont own.

No shetland/orkney.......Referendum on scottish breakaway    Orkney stated they will not join scotland

[SunsetT]

32 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

1 hour ago, vogie said:

Posts like that helps no-one.

Not true 

 

[blazes]

1 hour ago, luckyluke said:

Don't tell that to French people, they will mention you 

The Battle of Fontenoy in 1745

 

That wasn't a battle between the British and the French.  The Brits were part of a mongrel army (including Dutch and Germans and Austrians), though the commander, I believe, was a Brit.

No cigar therefore.

And anyway, the next year the French ran out of money and had to sue for peace!!!!!  What's new.

[baansgr]

2 hours ago, sirineou said:

Let me see if I understand this correctly, The British want to be granted a  special deal for access to EU markets but they don't want to grand special access to their fishing grounds.  

Let me see if I understand this correctly. The EU want to be granted a special deal for access to UK fishing grounds but they don't want to grant special access to EU markets

[baansgr]

1 hour ago, Rookiescot said:

Only while Scotland is part of the UK.

That was voted on a few years ago....once in a generation vote...so quite a moot point anyway

[baansgr]

Anyway...its bangers and mash, pie and chips and fish n chips with London Pride bitter and a few small fireworks at my gaff, 6am tomorrow morning...everyone welcome

[luckyluke]

I called British people "British" when the U.K. was part of the E.U..

I suppose I still can call them "British" tomorrow. 

[transam]

We have folk working on the French as we speak.........

 

 

[transam]

1 minute ago, luckyluke said:

I called British people "British" when the U.K. was part of the E.U..

I suppose I still can call them "British" tomorrow. 

Yes, but ol' Trans is English..............????

[baansgr]

3 minutes ago, luckyluke said:

I called British people "British" when the U.K. was part of the E.U..

I suppose I still can call them "British" tomorrow. 

You have to be English to understand the terminologies but yes you can

[Foghorn]

2 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

Are you sure you are British?

Your standard of English would seem to indicate you are not.

I wish ,I’m only scottish 

[transam]

7 minutes ago, Foghorn said:

I wish ,I’m only scottish 

With a small "S"................?????

[Henryford]

6 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

Majority of the UK fishing grounds are Scottish.

You cant bargain with something you dont own.

Last time i looked Scotland was in the UK.

[evadgib]

17 minutes ago, transam said:

Yes, but ol' Trans is English..............????

"I'm Spartacus" ????

[smedly]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

But French fishermen won't accept that and they have leverage: pressuring Brussels via French President Emmanuel Macron to withhold the trade deal unless Britain lets EU trawlers fish its waters.

fish their own waters

 

simple