So here is how it plays out.

[minestrone]

1. May tries to renegotiate something for a few weeks.

2. The EU all go "zut alors" for a few weeks

3. The little Irish moron complains about his backstop for a few weeks

4. It's April.

[Yorkie62]

1. May tries to renegotiate something for a few weeks.

2. The EU all go "zut alors" for a few weeks

3. The little Irish moron complains about his backstop for a few weeks

4. It's April.

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And it will keep those pesky French Trawlers from raping our fishing waters just as they did yesterday off the Cornish coast.

[sasguru]

Let's hope so. Politicial entertainment this good only comes along once in a lifetime. Don't want it to stop. Watching the economy dive will be the best bit.

[original PM]

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And it will keep those pesky French Trawlers from raping our fishing waters just as they did yesterday off the Cornish coast.

Well that's perfectly acceptable.

We should be honoured they would come near this small backwater just to steal our fish.

Apparently anyway.

And we should pay Europe for that privilege too..

[meridian]

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And it will keep those pesky French Trawlers from raping our fishing waters just as they did yesterday off the Cornish coast.

Damn right.

Tesco’s as a company is an order of magnitude larger than the entire U.K. fishing industry, is more geographically widespread, and employs far more people (including in the supply chain), but let’s worry about a couple of scallops.

[minestrone]

Damn right.

Tesco’s as a company is an order of magnitude larger than the entire U.K. fishing industry, is more geographically widespread, and employs far more people (including in the supply chain), but let’s worry about a couple of scallops.

Tesco turnover £55 billion.

UK fishing ( 0.5% GDP, UK GDP 2 trillion ) £100 billion?

[BlasterBates]

Tesco turnover £55 billion.

UK fishing ( 0.5% GDP, UK GDP 2 trillion ) £100 billion?

1 billion

Fishing industry in 2016 statistics published - GOV.UK

[milanbenes]

1 billion

Fishing industry in 2016 statistics published - GOV.UK

that is feck all

why do we even bother

Milan.

[BlasterBates]

that is feck all

why do we even bother

Milan.

because it's the only argument the Brexiters have left

[minestrone]

1 billion

Fishing industry in 2016 statistics published - GOV.UK

You need to look up what GDP is.