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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
One problem the EU has is that the French farmers/fishermen are a lot more "revolutionary" than ours are.
It is much rarer to see UK farmers dressing Whitehall in manure or dumping unsold fish on The Strand than in France.
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The concerns of French fishermen can easily be assuaged by means other than by the EU having total control and unfettered access. The matter isn't about whether or not, the French have access, but on whose terms.
The UK will be setting quotas for UK waters, so it's possible the EU could ask for a minimum percentage of that. Simple way of allowing EU fishing boats, but under UK control. Why haven't the EU asked for that sort of arrangement? Other than to not act in "good faith" and block any further deal?