You may agree or disagree with his point of view, but it is worth a few minuts of your time to read this: John le Carré on Brexit: ‘It’s breaking my heart’ This week the novelist received the Olof Palme prize for achievement in the spirit of the assassinated Swedish statesman. He reflec…

I never knew that you had cancelled a referendum over there. Are you using Nexit as Netherlands Exit or Next Country to Exit?

Referendums in the Netherlands In the Netherlands, from the entry into force of the Advisory Referendum Act (Wet raadgevend referendum) on 1 July 2015, until its repeal on 18 February 2018, most types of primary laws could be subjected to a suspensory, non-binding referendum if requested …

[image] Dutchie: Hard to find a replacement word for our Nexit. How about Nether Again. :relieved:

[image] Dutchie: The people should not have control over important issues, they are not fit for that, it’s there business and decision only, no interference of simple minded people is allowed. Hence the history of humankind. Absolutely nothing new with that statement. It’s the way it has alwa…

So once the Netherlands leaves the EU the citizens will have more say in the county’s affairs because local politicians will have more control… but local politicians are stopping that from happening? I think that argument has a bit of a hole in it.

Cod wars all over again. [image] Tory government tells EU that Royal Navy will be sent in to protect UK waters... 'We have significantly increased our enforcement capability....we think that is sufficient'

[image] Kennebec_Captain: a bit of a hole in it. That’s right. But we still are a democracy so the voters can decide In the end which way we will go, providing they use their vote wisely.

Meanwhile the Cod and other cold water species will migrate north with the increasing water temperature in the English part of the North Sea. The Scots will make a deal with their northern neighbours and secure a quota for their modern fishing fleet. The English can fight for the remaining resour…

[image] Kennebec_Captain: local politicians will have more control… but local politicians are stopping that from happening? I think that argument has a bit of a hole in it. I suppose the only thing worse than having local corrupt power hungry politicians screwing you over at the local level i…

Dutch fisherman are mainly stemming from ultra religious tightly knit fishing communities but despite that they are frauding all over the place with quota, over fishing with electric pulse techniques, especially shrimp overfishing also because government oversight is absent for the most part. They s…

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