The new Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU is a huge betrayal of our fishing industry. Nevertheless, the deal does offer some opportunities – but the government will need to be proactive in seizing them, writes Fishing for Leave’s […]
Fisheries expert John Ashworth explains why the issue of fishing access in the UK-EU negotiations is all about sovereignty. The UK’s fishing waters are as much a part of the UK as the land mass. We wouldn’t gift the EU […]
Fishing for Leave’s John Ashworth explains why the transition period contained in the Withdrawal Agreement is such a big threat to the future of our fisheries. As things stand, only a clean break Brexit will enable us to use the people’s […]
Fishing for Leave’s John Ashworth examines the tremendous hand the UK has to play on fisheries, provided the draft Withdrawal Agreement is abandoned. We should be reasonable, but not a pushover. It is absolutely essential that we assert our whole […]
Fishing for Leave’s John Ashworth explains why electoral considerations mean that British fishermen will not be sold out to the EU once again. British fishermen have not had much reason for happiness since we joined the EEC. The Common Fisheries […]
The Fisheries White Paper was better than I was expecting and certainly a lot of thought has gone into the wording, but – and there is always a but – the whole paper has been written on the assumption that […]
