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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Any kind of co-operation goes out of the window if we go up against an EU state. Talk of the Royal Navy is just to keep the more zealous Brexiters on board. Realistically, it's a hollow threat.
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Fisheries protection is a civil matter and it goes on all year round come what may. Even within the EU there are rules to be enforced. Military assistance will add a symbolic dimension to the work the fisheries patrol already does and will continue to do. It won’t make a vast difference in terms of number of ships available seeing as the UK EEZ is huge, especially as it extends into the Atlantic Ocean north and west of Ireland. However, if one of the RN vessels comes across a French boat visiting its lobster pots it will have to act. I agree that would represent an escalation in symbolic terms at least, however it is a dangerous precedent indeed for any country not to defend its home territory and it is a dangerous misrepresentation of such defence to characterise it as ‘going up against’ another state.
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Originally Posted by Mr K
The thing about exports is they usually have to go via ports/airports. If some French rotters block the roads from these places then that's an issue.We can catch all the fish we want but if we can't sell or it has tariffs applied then its a bit pointless. The British don't eat the fish, we're too fond of McDonalds/KFC.
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Yes, yes I would please if that’s ok. If you could further explain how successful French fishermen have historically been at blocking access to Rotterdam and Antwerp that would be great. Also the channel tunnel if you have time.