I hate to be sounding a negative note after the euphoria of the recent Conservative Party conference, but having seen and spoken to so many people in Birmingham, from Ministers and MPs to ordinary party members and lobbyists, I got […]
It is vital that the opportunities Brexit offers for our fisheries are exploited to the full. In my last piece, I pointed out that we should avoid any attempt to create a shadow Common Fisheries Policy. With the treaties no […]
Many of my fisheries articles have looked back at previous events, but if HMG produces the correct policy, we can finally start to look forward. In the last article, we pointed out how the Treaties shall cease to apply, taking […]
Once Article 50 is invoked, unless there is a mutually-agreed extension to the negotiation process, the treaties will cease to apply after the stipulated two year period whether or not an agreement has been reached. We will no longer be […]
We welcome back John Ashworth, whose earlier series of articles on fisheries for this website were edited into a single booklet, The Betrayal of Britain’s Fishing. In this series, John looks at how Brexit will affact our fishing industry. Firstly, […]
On the 10th. February 2016, James Landale, the BBC’s Deputy political editor published an article headed: EU referendum: Cameron’s options for enhancing sovereignty. It began as follows:- Cameron’s people are looking for a way of asserting the sovereignty and authority […]
