This is the key point which will sink the Tories. We are extending the Boris deal here whilst gaining much easier exports for what we catch. Not great for white fish but they are shouting that they w… (View Post)

There isn't one "fishing industry". The disparate parts have wildly differing priorities. Trade deal for shellfish and salmon is exactly what they have been lobbying for. The SFF peopl… (View Post)

British Meat Processors welcome the deal, and point out the b;leeding obvious: "A common misunderstanding is that an SPS agreement will mean Britain becomes a ‘rule taker’. In reality, we must c… (View Post)

As I understand it we've just scrapped the entire SPS framework. No more vet certificates, traceability bullshit, import charge for inspections whether you get inspected or not etc etc. Out ther… (View Post)

. For all that fishing became some kind of totemic battle, the elephant in the room was always that we don't want to eat "our" fish. We like to eat stuff that swims in other people… (View Post)