Not good news for Scotland. As expected, Scottish fishing fleet to be sold out in Brexit deal

Source: John Robertson Not good news for Scotland. As expected, Scottish fishing fleet to be sold out in Brexit deal

© en.wikipedia.org My initial prediction that access to Scottish fishing waters would be given as part of a Brexit deal to save greater priorities for the Tory government – Nissan’s sales in the EU, London’s Financial sector, the soft border for Ireland and whatever for Gibraltar – seemed to be contradicted, at first, in statements like: ‘Theresa May to announce UK will reclaim its waters for British fishermen’ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/24/theresa-may-announce-uk-will-reclaim-waters-british-fishermen/ However, my initial reaction looks more plausible after UK Environment Secretary, Michael Gove’s recent turnaround: ‘Michael Gove has reportedly told European fishermen they will still be able to catch “large amounts”…

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