Category Archives: EU Referendum

MPs like John Hayes have created these problems


There are a significant number of Conservative and indeed DUP MPs and even some Labour MPs who were very strongly of the opinion that our departure from the EU would be the right thing to do, with no consideration of … Continue reading

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We need much more robust help for Companies like this


A few days ago it emerged in the Sunday Times Newspaper that last Thursday Michael Gove had held what is being described as his final behind-closed-doors video call with small and medium-sized business owners, ranging from children’s toy makers to … Continue reading

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Don’t expect Michael Gove to answer a question


A week ago on the last day of Parliament before they had a holiday Michael Gove was the Minister in the House of Commons having to deal with Topical Questions. So he got asked a number of questions and of … Continue reading

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The costs of Brexit could have been explained in 2016!


Earlier this week my company got the second email this year from one of our suppliers explaining that whilst the goods that we use regularly are still available, that we need to order them sooner and prepare for the delays … Continue reading

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The furied Gove seems unconcerned about our Brexit impact


The Fury at Gove headline is from todays Observer online which reflects on the report from the Road Haulage Association. The report measured the level of exports from British ports to the EU as being 68% lower in January 2021 … Continue reading

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Gove and his colleagues look even more inconsistent


To be clear the term transition and the term grace period are not quite the same. That said if Gove had been asked seven months ago if there was to be a Grace Period following our departure from the EU … Continue reading

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How to deal with Red Tape for exporting fish to the EU?


A significant number of people in the House of Commons have been heavily promoting and indeed demanding for our nation to leave the EU since 12th December 2019 after they got elected with a range of very nice promises such … Continue reading

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When will our nation review Brexit and reconsider it


Over the last couple of days and this weekend there have been a number of challenges which have appeared in Newspapers regarding the impact of our departure from the EU. Of course they could easily be minor items that will … Continue reading

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I am so disappointed that the Fishing Industry is feeling let down


I voted to remain in the EU back in 2016. I confess I had no real view about it from the fishing industry point of view. I also did not feel that the EU is the best thing in the … Continue reading

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The loss of Sovereignty from our nations Parliament


It is of course very easy to use words like Sovereignty in the context of our departure from the EU. Sadly far too many people who were campaigning for us to leave made appalling claims about a lack of Sovereignty … Continue reading

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