[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by jfman

You fail to have grasped that fish migrate across territorial waters, and unsustainable fishing by either side ends up with everyone losing.

Of course we aren't obliged to do anything for the EU, however we are under obligation to our fishing communities to ensure that fishing in the sea is done in a sustainable way.

Equally, we have businesses in supply chains that would like fresh fish found in EU waters more than ours - therefore it's in both our interests to get fresh fish to our shores as quickly as possible rather than import it from the EU. This makes the negotiation very important.

Someone hasn't woke up and smelt coffee but I doubt it is the EU, our Government are sleeping at the wheel here and an extension inevitable.

Whilst I don't think the Guvmin is sleeping at the wheel (they are, I hope, playing a canny game), the bit I've highlighted is the nub of the matter.

But this is also a political matter where sovereignty gets in the way of business and economics. And sovereignty is the entire political interpretation of the Referendum & GE result.

Difficult, isn't it?