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Britain should be generous to the EU: a civil Brexit is still worth fighting for

Britain should be generous to the EU: a civil Brexit is still worth fighting for
The danger is that leaders in Europe and the UK have enjoyed the theatrics in Jersey rather too much
6 May 2021 • 10:52pm
A couple of years ago, when the Brexit talks were in full swing, the Civil Service carried out a war game with France as the imagined adversary.
The scenario: a deal was agreed, but with fishing rights bitterly contested. The French deployed a flotilla of trawlers, ramming English boats in a protest about scallops.
The exercise ended with Michael Gove issuing a statement announcing the death of a British fisherman. At the time, ministers thought the whole game was ludicrous. It seems less so now.

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Gunboats dispatched to Jersey in UK/French fishing rights conflict

Gunboats dispatched to Jersey in UK/French fishing rights conflict
A degrading jingoistic spectacle played out this week between the UK and France over fishing rights in the waters around Jersey.
Up to 60 French fishing vessels blockaded the island’s St Hellier’s port for several hours Thursday, overseen by two Royal Navy gunboats and two French military vessels.
Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands and home to just over 100,000 people. Located 14 miles from the French Normandy coast and 85 miles south of the UK, it was brought under the English/British crown with the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066, remaining so when King John surrendered his claim to the Duchy of Normandy in 1259.

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British navy dispatched to Jersey after France threatens blockade

A post-Brexit dispute has escalated as 100 French fishing boats plan to block Jersey’s port and France threatens to cut off the island’s power.

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UK sends gunboats to Jersey as 80 French vessels gather in St Helier

But there was also support among some Jersey fishers for the protest.
Chris Le Masurier, the owner of the Jersey Oyster Company, described conditions placed upon the new post-Brexit fishing licences issued to Breton and Norman fishers as “insulting and discriminatory”.
The EU also backed the claims of French fishers. In a statement issued overnight, the European Commission said the conditions set on licences for fishing in the Channel Island’s waters were in breach of the trade agreement struck on Christmas Eve.
A spokesperson said: “The commission was notified on Friday 30 April by UK authorities of the granting of 41 licences to EU vessels for fishing in Jersey’s territorial waters as of 1 May with specific conditions.

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French send 95ft patrol vessel to Jersey amid post-Brexit fishing row

The Athos boat travelled along the River Seine from Rouen to Le Havre then around Cherbourg towards Jersey - after two UK Navy vessels began patrolling waters around the island.

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How fisherman's daughter dubbed the 'pirate of hope' sparked Jersey fishing war

Leading the sabre-rattling that added fire to today's 'fishing war' in Jersey is Emmanuel Macron's hard-left maritime minister, a fisherman's daughter and Brexit hater who has made inflammatory threats to 'cut off' the island's electricity.
Annick Girardin, a member of the Radical Party of the Left, is a straight-talking political street fighter who in a previous role led efforts to defend the French language over the growing global influence of English - an abiding obsession of the country's political class.
The 56-year-old, once dubbed 'the Pirate of Hope' in a TV documentary praising her radical credentials, is MP for Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, an isolated, weather-beaten French overseas territory of just over 6,000 souls off the coast of Newfoundland, where she grew up and gave birth to her first child, a daughter, aged 15.

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Jersey blockade - French fisherman vow new 'Battle of Trafalgar' as Brit '18th century soldier' OPENS FIRE with musket

Updated: 6 May 2021, 11:17
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FRENCH fishermen have vowed a new "Battle of Trafalgar" as a man in a soldier's uniform was seen firing a musket towards the blockade around Jersey.
The row over fishing rights between Britain and France has ramped up as two Royal Navy gunboats were deployed and a French navy vessel speeds towards the Channel Islands.
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The musket fired in a puff of smoke in a bizarre stunt amid the row
Claude La Vaullée, a Norman skipper who has fished off Jersey for 40 years, told Ouest France that he and other fishermen had equipped their vessels to "re-stage the Battle of Trafalgar".

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Dramatic moment 35ft French trawler deliberately RAMS Brit boat as 'invasion' turns nasty off Jersey

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THIS is the dramatic moment a 35ft French trawler deliberately rams into a British boat as the fishing "war" turns nasty in Jersey.
Jonathan Ruff's boat was bashed in the stern by the French vessel Lasgot as he bravely went out to sea to face the group of 100 "invaders".
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People on board the vessels were seen setting off flares as tensions continued to rise this morning - with the Royal Navy lurking in the backgroundCredit: SWNS
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Jonathan Ruff's boat was rammed by the French vessel Lasgot as he bravely went out to sea to face off the group of around 100 fishermen

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Military re-enactment enthusiast shoots MUSKET into the air at Jersey blockade

Boris Johnson deployed vessels HMS Severn and HMS Tamar to monitor protest
Ships are armed with menacing cannons and machine guns and are patrolling
One re-enactment enthusiast felt the urge to intervene with his own weaponry
Lone man shot a blank-firing musket into the water from Elizabeth Castle today
Footage shows him loading up his weapon before firing it into the harbour

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France Sends Second Boat to Jersey in Fish Row: Brexit Update

France Sends Second Boat to Jersey in Fish Row: Brexit Update
Bloomberg
36 mins ago
Joe Mayes
(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. and French navies dispatched military patrol vessels to the isle of Jersey amid a deepening row over post-Brexit fishing rights.
The two British patrol ships were deployed Wednesday night ahead of a potential blockade by French fishermen as a precautionary measure, the U.K. said. France said it sent two vessels Thursday morning to guarantee the safety of everyone at sea.
The deployment of the ships is a sign of the ongoing frictions between the two NATO allies, caused by Britain’s exit from the European Union. Negotiations over fish were one of the most contentious elements of the post-Brexit accord. France on Tuesday threatened to cut off power to Jersey to protest a lack of fishing licenses. Previously, Paris said it would limit access for U.K. financial services companies into the EU if its fishermen aren’t treated fairly.

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