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 Originally Posted by OngBonga
by "minor" you simply mean "less than beef and chicken".
Yes. It's not like we eat mostly fish like some countries where fishing is actually an important part of the economy.
Originally Posted by OngBonga
Interesting. Any idea how much of the fish comes from UK waters?
No idea. Could be a lot if we sold most of our quotas off.
Originally Posted by OngBonga
We'll eat it, salmon is delicious.
I like how your answer to all these macroeconomic problems is that we'll just eat all the fish we can't sell. It won't work out that way, people won't suddenly start eating 3x as much fish as before.
If we do start eating more it will mean the price of fish we used to export falls so much it's no longer profitable for fishermen to go fish it. Doesn't help the precious fishermen much then does it?
Originally Posted by OngBonga
By the way, did you notice the French had a warship in the English channel recently?
Don't follow the French Navy exercises very closely, but I doubt that's an unusual thing. It's not like it's "our" channel.
When they start threatening to send a gunship after a British fishing trawler, let me know. Until then, we're the dicks when it comes to trying to bully other countries over fish.
Originally Posted by OngBonga
If I were PM, I'd have sent a small boat with two men on it, one armed with a bb gun, and the other armed with a camera. Shoot at the fucker with a pathetic little gun that won't even dent the hull, and laugh as it turns around. Comedy gold that would be.
Jingo all the way.
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