benbradshaw.bsky.social
Ex Labour Minister & ex MP for Exeter, now growing olives in Sicily
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Loose tea, real ale, real cider, BBC radio (especially 3 & 4), world class universities, choral evensong, NHS, free museums & libraries, overall cultural offer, charities, voluntary organisations, queuing properly, saying “sorry” when someone else bumps into you.
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It's also worth reminding everyone that the Boris Johnson/Frost Brexit deal was seen by the fishing community as a complete betrayal. Some former Brexit Party MEPs still go on about this.
So spare us the outrage.
This is a good round-up of what happened
westcountryvoices.com/how-fishing-...
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It's also clear that the 12 year rollover has bought the UK a permanent deal on SPS. That SPS deal is *probably* a bigger win for most (but not all) fisheries than increased quota shares. Fishing is a big and complex picture (our explainer here: ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/e...)
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If you have time it’s worth reading the Hansard of Bridget’s Commons statement. It’s much more balanced than the media reports at the time & the contribution from Labour MPs overwhelmingly good. hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
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If you have time it’s worth reading the Hansard of Bridget’s Commons statement. It’s much more balanced than the media reports at the time & the Labour MP contributions overwhelmingly good. hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
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Corrected I hope
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If they think rebelling will do them any favours with their voters, they haven’t studied the evidence.