Comments by "Henry Law" (@henrybn14ar) on "EU Plots To CONTROL UK Fisheries After Brexit" video.

  1. Horrible looking coin, horrible typeface. It should have been a £2 coin. The beautiful 1860 penny design would have been entirely appropriate, Britannia ruling the waves, with a ship and lighthouse in the background. The Royal Mint must have the original pattern. Enjoy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bun_penny#/media/File:Wyon-bun-head-1869.jpg
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  2. UK waters are a "common" which is the property of the entire British people. They should not be given away to anyone. In economics, fish in the sea are classified as ‘land’, which provides a clue about how this natural resource, which belongs to the nation as a whole, ought to be managed. A scheme of leasing or licensing is needed, on the following lines. * Fishing grounds would be divided into zones based on criteria such as location to ports, types of fishing habitats and availability of species. * Licenses should not be freehold but be valid for a limited period of from one to five years. * Licences should be subject to terms and conditions such as sizes and types of boats which can be used, methods of fishing, size of mesh, quantities and sizes of each species which can be caught. Licenses should be sold at open auction; auctions for inshore fishing zones might be held locally. * Revenues should be reserved for policing, protection, conservation, fish hatchery and research. There is no reason why foreign fishermen should be allowed to bid for these licences. However, it is unlikely that Dieppe fishermen would outbid the Hastings fishermen for the right to fish off the Sussex coast. Sixty miles across an often stormy sea in a small boat would not be worth the risk of paying for the licence. The long term aim should be to protect and enhance what is an important part of the national ‘estate’, and as any prudent landowner would do, revenues would be ploughed back so as to maintain, and preferably increase, the long term rental yield. The precedent has been set with the systems for auctioning of offshore oil exploration rights and radio spectrum.
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  3. The SNP seem to be beyond stupid. There is some sort of a case for Scottish independence, but most of its imports come from England so would cost more in Scotland due to the EU tariffs. Scotland would end up poorer than Latvia.
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