I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Swim to the Baltic Last night I landed up being very distracted. The European Commission is recommending the TAC for western Baltic cod and to increase by 7% to 65,934 tonnes. Surely, this was a mistake. In 2004, ICES, the scientists European and other governments ask to recommend how many fish can be caught from … Read more
The EP will vote on 22 October on the subsidies package of the CFP. Here it looks like things will go back in time, rather than forward. The strange thing is that it looks like vessel construction subsidies (which I think should be called taxpayers handouts) will be re-introduced. Scrapping will be preserved. This is … Read more
I have discovered that money grows on tress in Europe. It is a magic money subsidy tree and it thrives in Brussels and some other capitals. Money galore exists for industry and companies who can’t make a profit. Loss making companies can now be fed instead by Euros from hard working families. It is a … Read more
Telepathy Does Not Work The one thing I know is that telepathy does not work. It may work for rats. But, it does not with Regulators, Politicians, and journalists. If you want to persuade regulators, politicians, the press, and indeed the public, there really is only one way to do, and that is going out … Read more