I don't know if these petitions do any good but if it helps to save a bit of Hull's fishing heritage it needs signing! https://www.change.org/p/boris-john...ed_by_id=eaf246d0-43da-11eb-b603-275bb6576eb8
I’m not completely sure what it’s asking for? Obviously staying in the EU would have helped them, but that’s not happening, and wasn’t what most people in Hull voted for either. Is it asking for access to Norwegian Waters in any deal? Presumably to get increased access (I’m not sure what access, if any, is agreed so far) the UK would have to give more access to EU ships to UK waters? From what I read they’re offering 35% of all fishing rights in UK waters to EU ships already as a haggling position. Anyway I’m all for trying to help save Hull’s fishing heritage, but like I say I’m not quite sure what this petition is asking for?
I think our position is that we want EU access to UK waters reduced by 35% over the next five years, the EU position is that they want to limit the cut to 25% over six years. Norway's complicated, as they're obviously not in the EU and are going to try and take advantage of the mess we've got ourselves into.
What was the voting percentage for out in Hull Dennis? Scotland has washed it's hands of anything 'Brexit' blaming 'The English' so I'm curious as to where the 17.4 million came from.
That 'mess' was largely a consequence of people on the inside trying to subvert events because they wanted to overturn the democratic decision. I could elaborate, but the no politics rule prevents it.
IF that's true, then FFS, just split the difference and move on. 8 & a bit days to go, after nearly 5 friggin years.
Can’t remember but I know it was a majority to leave. Things like this, regardless of what deals finally get done, were an obvious potential outcome.
This Twitter thread seemingly explains it relatively straightforwardly ... although I’ll admit to having to Google what pelagic fish were and I’m still not entirely clear why they’re not in the suggested 35% reduction, or why it’s important
Partially true Some appear to be factual info (like the pelagic fish debate) but I take the point that the tone is one sided
Bingo mate ! Simple really isnt it ? I dont ever remember getting my own way more than 50% of the time .
Pelagic fish are fish that swim mid-water rather than on the bottom. Such as Mackerel, Herring, Horse Mackerel, Sardine etc. The Dutch have built an industry from virtually nothing on the strength of gaining access to our waters in the 1970's. They mostly catch Pelagic fish, and their own water has virtually zero. In the early days, and for many years until it was stopped they heavily over caught the quota they were allowed, but the poke in the eye was at that time the EU gave a £22 PMT subsidy for pelagic fish that was exported, and they even claimed the £22 PMT on the fish over the quota they were not supposed to catch. Another scandal swept under the Brussels carpet. This is largely how they funded the expansion of their fleets, plus a big subsidy from the EU for building their ships inside the EU.
I had to find more out about the horse mackerel as my imagination was conjuring up too many possibilities. No need for fanciful conjecture. If it looks like a mackerel, swims like a mackerel and tastes like a mackerel, then the chances are it's a mackerel. It's just a mackerel. How it got it's name is interesting though. The common name, horse mackerel, comes from the old Dutch word Horsmakreel. This means a mackerel that spawns on a 'hors', which is a shallow area in the sea or a bank. The English took the name and called the fish horse mackerel. Wot we like, eh?
A mackerel that spawns on hors, it could have a much worse name than horse mackerel. It should think itself lucky the dirty little slapper.
Final day of manufacturing at BAE Brough today after 104 years. The biggest private employer in the East Riding for many of those years and the oldest continous aircraft factory in the world. A great heritage from the pioneering days of Blackburns, a small technical team are remaining on site but a sad end of production. I worked there for over 38 years.
I read that the last production workers are to be 'hammered out' at 11am, that'll be a very emotional occasion.
