Scottish fishermen have increasingly turned to fish auctions in Denmark in the first two weeks of the year to avoid having their deliveries to the European Union blocked by post-Brexit red tape, writes Tim Barsoe. A fish auction in Hanstholm on Denmark’s west coast has so far this year sold 525 tonnes of fish from […]
Police fine 15 Scottish sea food truckers £200 each for making unnecessary journeys as they descend on No10 after vowing to dump tons of rotting fish on PM s doorstep over Brexit border chaos
More than 20 shellfish trucks are parked on roads near 10 Downing Street and Houses of Parliament today
They are protesting against post-Brexit bureaucracy that has stopped them exporting to European Union
Trucks have slogans such as Brexit carnage and incompetent government destroying shellfish industry
Fishermen have found European buyers rejecting stocks this month after introduction of more paperwork
Scottish fishermen parked their trucks near UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office at 10 Downing Street on Monday to protest post-Brexit red tape they
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My grandmother had a favourite observation. When something odd happened, she would say: “If you live long enough you’ll see everything.” This week proves her right. Unbelievably, we are witnessing the return to popularity of sea-shanties. It’s happening on TikTok, where 26-year-old Scottish singer Nathan Evans is credited with popularising the trend, singing
Wellerman, a 19th century seafaring epic. Perhaps we should not be too surprised. British people have a strong relationship with the sea and “island race” nostalgia crops up repeatedly. Even if the British fishing industry nowadays plays a tiny part in the UK economy, it still has a big emotional attachment in our sentimental hearts.