Brexit's broken promises: British fishermen feel betrayed a decade after the vote
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Christopher Bucktin
1h ago· 9 min readenNews
Summary
Ten years after the Brexit vote that promised to transform Britain's fishing industry, fishermen in Brixham and across the UK feel betrayed. The article details how the industry has declined rather than flourished post-Brexit, with fishing rights given back to foreign vessels, a shrinking fleet, and broken promises from politicians. Acting skipper George Shipley and other fishermen express deep frustration and anger at being sold out by the very politicians who campaigned on their behalf.
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bskyBrexit's broken promises: British fishermen feel betrayed a decade after the votemirror.co.ukKey quotes
· 3 pulledIf a politician walked past me now on the quayside, he'd be getting a drink.
We were promised the world and given nothing. Brexit is like a bad smell.
Within six months of the vote, they had given out licences to all the big foreign boats again. It's just money. It has always just been money.
EXCLUSIVE: "We were promised the world and given nothing. Brexit is like a bad smell. Within six months of the vote, they had given out licences to all the big foreign boats again. It's just money. It has always just been money"
