Originally Posted by
weemonkey
Perhaps he failed to grasp the democratic principle somewhere along the line.
Nope
It is highlighting as per the thread starter the public ignorance that is out there. RN has not got enough vessels to do another South Atlantic escapade like 1982, yet we are told that come Nov 1 there will be lots of vessels to protect UK fishing areas where in reality there will be no additional ones.
Even accounting for a couple of billion put into it, it would take 3 yrs to get even close to full protection and great you have the vessels but there is not the crew there and unlikely there would be either.
Icelandic Cod war would be a childrens Tea party in comparison because Spanish fishermen using 6-7 boats in a group enter Uk Fishing areas, this is done 15 times at same across a huge area and you have to try and police each one. Some will fish, some will just transit etc etc.
Come November the shock will be about how UK PLC cannot protect fishing areas, how it has happened, when it will be put right with the usual Right wing media asking can't we just send aircraft to sink these fishing vessels.
It is symtomatic of the malaise that RN will be blamed because UK Govt underfunds everything unless it is a mega capital project that sucks up billions as a bottomless pit.