But, but, who will harvest the sugar beet for 50p an hour?
What a stupid remark! The fact that we, as an island nation, have no MPA is a national disgrace about which I am ashamed. Please don't cheapen the argument by petty political party trivia.
I spent many arduous but happy & rewarding hours of my Maritime career detecting & tracking Russian nucs all over the North Atlantic & I know how long it takes to build up the necessary expertise in this specialist task. Even if, after the next election, we somehow get a government which really believes in the defence of the nation, it will take a long time before we can again really feel on top of the job.
Rant over.