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Bad news for anyone in Scotland's fishing industries hoping for some action from the UK Government to help with that problem of getting their products to the European markets #BrexitChaos
It wasn't just me who got a negative response, either, @Stuart_McDonald and @neilgraysnp pressed for support for Scotland's fishing industry but the Tory Government still doesn't see the problem -
and the chaos engulfs other industries, too, as meat producers have found out - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55735980
and hauliers are finding the UK Government's systems are just not fit for purpose - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-19/brexit-border-trouble-deepens-as-key-customs-system-is-maxed-out?sref=yMmXm5Iy
This was the state of Peterhead fish market that I was referring to in my question - https://twitter.com/scotfoodjames/status/1351491482063171588?s=20
and the inadequacy of the UK Government response so far is clear in the responses to the compensation scheme - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/19/defra-sets-up-23m-fund-for-uk-seafood-exporters-hit-by-brexit
and the comment from DR Collin & Son in this article shows how the industry leaders see the problems - https://www.thenational.scot/news/19020830.devastating-post-brexit-seafood-issues-should-haunt-scottish-tories/
It's not like the problems weren't highlighted well in advance - you just have to listen to the folk working in the industry. Watch the video linked from this tweet, for example - https://twitter.com/a11yjr/status/1351589055402799104?s=20
It's the assurances that the Prime Minister gave so glibly to fishing communities that everything would go smoothly. This is the link to the video - https://vimeo.com/358261214?ref=em-shareMarket
