How Brexit failed Britain's fishing industry | Times Reports

Let’s take back control of our fishing waters”. A famous catch phrase used by Nigel Farage in the lead up to the 2016 Brexit referendum, and subsequently by Boris Johnson during the Brexit negotiations.

In Kingston upon Hull, one of the UK’s main sea fishing ports for over 150 years, 67.6% voted leave. Many fishermen were among them, hoping a departure from the European Union would benefit the industry.

But now, eight years since the EU referendum, the UK fishing industry is struggling and the fishing docks in Hull are the opposite of lively.

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[TheTimes]

Has Brexit failed the UK's fishing industry?

Have your say in the comments 👇

[Pierrick]

Who’d have thought that an island nation imposing an economic blockade on itself would suffer negative consequences. If only some experts had warned them.

[michaelbraxner]

"British fish is the best ... Everyone wants British fish" ... yeah ... except that for the last 50 years that "British" fish was actually Norwegian fish, since no one in Britain wanted ACTUAL British fish, caught in British waters. Sorry, but that's still the same daft rhetoric as before the Brexit vote ... when WILL they finally learn?

[californiadreamin]

Wasn’t Farage on the EU fisheries committee when he was an MEP ? Did he, or did he not, attend the committee only once ? Did he claim that attending was a waste of time ? Was he paid to attend to represent U.K. fisherman’s interests ?

[paulneedham]

Yes the Government as failed the fishing Industry. But the Fisher men were always moaning about the EU and we want our waters back. They voted for Bixit. So they only have themselves to blame.

[chrismartin]

Who would have thought so? Boris Johnson seemed so trustworthy

[Arltratlo]

they got exactly what they voted
and the EU isnt responsible for their decision,
the Brits alone are and Fartage and his Russian backers!

[kb]

Mugs who blamed EU for their problems and believed in the magic beans being sold.

[Patmofar]

I have every sympathy for the unfortunate British people who got sucked into the Brexit fiasco. However the fishermen are one group that I have no sympathy for. Those fishermen had no problem with the decimation of the fishing industry, had no problem with fishermen being poorer and had no problem with the likelihood of jobs being lost in the industry. No problem at all just so long as it was EU fishermen who were suffering. I remember seeing Grimbsy fishermen on television with Pied Piper Farage and them laughing and gloating, yes gloating at how they were going to destroy the EU fishing industry post Brexit. Karma, wonderful karma!!!

[Cardifftoyboy]

You were warned by the Governor and board of the Bank of England. The Independent actuaries.. The heads of almost all the FTSE 100 companies. But you chose to listen to politicians.. A self serving reality TV star and the BREXIT party which was actually a private company. What could have possibly gone wrong?

[JohnnyinMN]

The Brits failed themselves with their religious levels of self-importance. Don’t blame others. Look in the mirror instead.

[rubberbuggybumper...]

They were warned and still voted for brexit. Boris Johnson was a well know liar and they still voted for Brexit. Sorry but Stupidity doesn't deserve respect, so live with it...

[MichaelClarke]

We are fishing less so EU fisherman are doing better. The complete reverse of what Farage and Boris people are going to vote REFORM. There is no helping this country.

[domenicodevivo]

Can't they all retrain as fruit pickers?

[matthewcook]

Farage was elected by voters to represent them in the European Parliament - and he failed them spectacularly. Up to June 2016, UKIP leader Nigel Farage had the worst voting record of any active MEP in European Parliament. Analysis of the MEP voting records placed Farage 745th out of 746 MEPs on the register - with only Brian Crowley, a MEP in Ireland who has NEVER voted, below him. It’s almost as though he couldn’t care less about the will of the people who he represented, but used the mandate given to him to play petty politics.

[trevaudio]

Who was the British mep on the eu fisheries commission for all those years ???
Attended just one meeting ?!?!

[patrickokeeffe]

You left the EU, the EU looks after its members, why would they give the UK a higher quota,

[marksimons]

If you fell for the Brexit con trick, don't fall for Reform.
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.

[MrTomtomtest]

Turn it into a "How Brexit failed Britain's XY industry" series and you've got 1000 episodes right there xD

[kimwit]

Brexit was never going to help UK fishing.