Timeline for Why don't the UK and EU agree to fish only in their territorial waters?
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| S Dec 21, 2020 at 6:50 | history | bounty ended | Jontia | ||
| S Dec 21, 2020 at 6:50 | history | notice removed | Jontia | ||
| Dec 21, 2020 at 0:05 | vote | accept | Allure | ||
| Dec 20, 2020 at 23:54 | answer | added | Relaxed | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 20, 2020 at 11:26 | comment | added | WS2 | But it is quite correct that fishing only represents 0.1% of the UK's GDP. And it is utterly absurd that fishing should have such political importance. But it illustrates the ridiculous aspect of Brexit, which is fundamentally driven by ignorance, and the need to sell cheap newspapers, based on jingoistic messages, in an internet age. | |
| Dec 20, 2020 at 11:20 | comment | added | WS2 | The issue is not over "territorial waters", which only extend about 3 or 5 miles from the shore. It concerns internationally recognised fishing zones, which in the UK's case, because of its geographical position, are far larger than those of most EU countries. Also the north Atlantic, between Scotland and Iceland are very rich fishing grounds. Placing its zones at the disposal of the EU was a significant contribution on Britain's part to negotiations on joining the EU - since in some EU countries, primary industries like fishing and agriculture, are a powerful lobby in government. | |
| Dec 19, 2020 at 22:20 | comment | added | Valorum | That sounds like a wonderful idea that the EU would instantly reject and the UK would instantly accept. | |
| S Dec 19, 2020 at 21:41 | history | bounty started | Jontia | ||
| S Dec 19, 2020 at 21:41 | history | notice added | Jontia | Reward existing answer | |
| Dec 19, 2020 at 12:26 | answer | added | Mike Scott | timeline score: 8 | |
| Dec 19, 2020 at 4:15 | vote | accept | Allure | ||
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| Dec 17, 2020 at 18:39 | answer | added | Italian Philosopher | timeline score: 19 | |
| Dec 17, 2020 at 15:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackPolitics/status/1339586150747394049 | ||
| Dec 17, 2020 at 11:26 | answer | added | Strawberry | timeline score: 6 | |
| Dec 17, 2020 at 10:23 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Dec 17, 2020 at 6:56 | answer | added | o.m. | timeline score: 54 | |
| Dec 17, 2020 at 4:35 | answer | added | user16741 | timeline score: 16 | |
| Dec 17, 2020 at 1:41 | history | asked | Allure | CC BY-SA 4.0 |