Brexit slowly becoming a Farce.

[BFTD]

So if we get relegated, does that mean we play in the Second World with all the former Soviet nations?

That's not good, guys. We never do well in Eastern Europe. Could see us falling straight through to the Third.

[DiegoDiego]

Venison and fish prices are dropping like a stone and yet last time I went to the supermarket there was virtually no venison other than sausages that are half pork anyway and half the seafood was farmed in Vietnam. There's an opportunity to be had here.

I really hope it results in a more diverse selection of meat in supermarkets. Somehow I doubt it though. We seem adept as a culture in desiring only the blandest varieties.

[Billy Jean King]

Venison and fish prices are dropping like a stone and yet last time I went to the supermarket there was virtually no venison other than sausages that are half pork anyway and half the seafood was farmed in Vietnam. There's an opportunity to be had here.

Wholesale prices that is. Absolutely no sign of cheaper fish at our local fishmonger yet.

[Granny Danger]

8 hours ago, Billy Jean King said:

9 hours ago, MixuFruit said:

Venison and fish prices are dropping like a stone and yet last time I went to the supermarket there was virtually no venison other than sausages that are half pork anyway and half the seafood was farmed in Vietnam. There's an opportunity to be had here.

Wholesale prices that is. Absolutely no sign of cheaper fish at our local fishmonger yet.

There’s absolutely no incentive for retailers to lower prices.  Elasticity of demand and all that.

[bendan]

9 hours ago, DiegoDiego said:

9 hours ago, MixuFruit said:

Venison and fish prices are dropping like a stone and yet last time I went to the supermarket there was virtually no venison other than sausages that are half pork anyway and half the seafood was farmed in Vietnam. There's an opportunity to be had here.

I really hope it results in a more diverse selection of meat in supermarkets. Somehow I doubt it though. We seem adept as a culture in desiring only the blandest varieties.

This is so true. There can't be many places where people are so ultra-conservative about food. Even when you go to a fishmonger (and there aren't many of them) you don't actually see much that resembles a fish.

[Sherrif John Bunnell]

In your face Fritz!

[Antlion]

8 minutes ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said:

In your face Fritz!

Is the reverse true too; will Italians and Spaniards be able to zip down the M1 at 110mph with impunity? 

[doulikefish]

3 minutes ago, Antlion said:

Is the reverse true too; will Italians and Spaniards be able to zip down the M1 at 110mph with impunity? 

As long as they are driving good british cars and no foriegn muck 

[John Lambies Doos]

Is the reverse true too; will Italians and Spaniards be able to zip down the M1 at 110mph with impunity? 

Absolutely but why print the negative.
Spin spin spin

[jakedee]

Jimmy Buchan squealing about the seafood industry being in a "catastrophe" on Politics Scotland.
When asked is this not a case of "reap what you sow" being a brexiteer, suddenly the questioner is not doing his job by asking about the past.
Deserves everything he gets.

[ICTJohnboy]

1 hour ago, John Lambies Doos said:

Absolutely but why print the negative.
Spin spin spin

 

They did, actually. 

See  bottom of Para 3.

[doulikefish]

Eu are trolling now

https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1189279/?__twitter_impression=true

[John Lambies Doos]

Eu are trolling now [emoji23]
https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1189279/?__twitter_impression=true

Could to see, would be great if the Scottish media report this.
I know I know.....

[doulikefish]

11 minutes ago, John Lambies Doos said:

Could to see, would be great if the Scottish media report this.
I know I know.....

It gets better

 

[DukDukGoose]

1 hour ago, doulikefish said:

It gets better

 

“We export 70% of what we catch in this country to the EU; we’re ambitious to carry on at that level but we will, I’m sure, also in the future want to eat more of what we catch here.”

[John Lambies Doos]

It gets better
 

BBC running with none of this on their Scotland page I see. Apparently Blackford asked the question re. Ireland's 1Billion but don't see a BBC article on this. Pretty big news tbh, perhaps I'm just not seeing it

[Billy Jean King]

The Pier in Troon and Pieronis in Ayr are great. Tons of species from local to farmed to exotics. All prepared to your requests. But it's not cheap, never has been. Many species dearer than steak per kilo.

Lovely John Dory in Ayr last week but at £16 each for a 2lbs fish it's a dear doo especially given the wastage after filleting on a fish like John Dory. I bought Hake instead, superb value fish very under used in the UK

This is so true. There can't be many places where people are so ultra-conservative about food. Even when you go to a fishmonger (and there aren't many of them) you don't actually see much that resembles a fish.

[DukDukGoose]

4 minutes ago, MixuFruit said:

I don't actually think there's much to object to about that statement. 

I'd say there is when it's a solution to the border delays her party have helped cause. No?

[DukDukGoose]

7 minutes ago, MixuFruit said:

She didn't say that though, she said they want to maintain EU trade but also get more people eating fish domestically.

Anyway judging from this article (vet checks needed on live exports) the shellfish sector is done anyway. Hope you like dropping your own creels:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/13/fresh-seafood-exports-scotland-eu-halted-fishing-brexit

 

I'm quoting the linked article.

 

[DukDukGoose]

Just now, MixuFruit said:

Right: we export 70% to the EU, we want to carry on at that level, we also want to more eaten domestically. Is your interpretation of the final paragraph quoted different to the above?

Don't get me wrong they'll f**k it up because Tories but I don't see anything wrong with the aims.

Ok.