al_yrpal wrote:Getting control of our fisheries IS a big concern, not only for our fisherman who are all kicking up a hell of a stink at the moment supported by the vast majority of the public. If you disagree you should take a trip to Peterhead or Newlyn and spout your ludicrous unsubstantiated assertions on the quays and just see what sort of reception you get!
If the EU decide to put tarrifs on fish caught here and exported there, it is THEM who will be paying extra, not us. The alternative, no fish! Plenty of other customers out there… 27 vs 196, no contest.
Al
No it isn't. Fishing accounts for less 0.1% of GDP. It supports 15k jobs with a few more tens of thousands in the processing industry - many of them, ironically for Brexiters, held by immigrants. Fishing simply doesn't matter to any post-industrial economy, ours included.
On the other hand, Brexit will undoubtedly cause major damage to financial services, which accounts for 13% of GDP - literally 130 times more important than fishing and supports, either directly or indirectly, the entire economy of southern England.
Just another example of Brexiter economic illiteracy.