Brexit and British fishermen | DW Documentary

More than two years after Brexit, British fishermen are angry. They were promised more control over fishing rights in British waters, but what they’ve gotten is reduced income. Many of them voted Leave, but now they feel they’ve been let down.
The fishing industry overwhelmingly supported Brexit. Darren Kenyon is a fisherman from Grimsby in North East England. He believed in the government’s Brexit promises - including more control over fishing rights in British waters -- and voted Leave. But two and a half years after Brexit, he feels betrayed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Kenyon’s income is lower than it used to be and there’s more red tape than ever.
Fishermen aren’t the only ones in Humberside who regret voting Leave. It’s only now that people here realize how much the region benefited in recent decades from EU subsidies. Nearly 70% of them voted for Brexit, even though the region is part of what’s known as the Red Wall, Labour’s heartlands. These days, locals feel they’ve been let down. "I almost feel embarrassed that I voted out," says one man who owns a fish-and-chips shop. "I wish I could turn back the clock.”
The economic situation in North East England has been in decline since the 1990s. EU fishing quotas hit the region hard. In December 2019, these local frustrations were seized upon and exploited by Boris Johnson during his election campaign. Just days before Britain went to the polls, Boris Johnson visited the fish market in Grimsby and promised the industry hundreds of thousands of tonnes of extra catch, more regulatory autonomy and better access to waters. But his government has delivered on none of these promises. Fishermen, fishmongers and suppliers all feel betrayed.
For now, at least, there’s still a hip-hop project in Hull that keeps young people off the streets. It used to be paid for by the EU. It’s lost that funding now, and project leader Steve Arnott knows better than to expect any help from London.
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[@brianferguson7840]

They voted for Brexit. They got Brexit. They got what they voted for. They won. Why aren't they celebrating.

[@truthseeker1786]

We are .

[@dickdiver9614]

​@@truthseeker1786And you call yourself truth seeker 😂? Have you not watched this documentary you absolute plank 😅?

[@etpoculasacra]

@@dickdiver9614 This 'documentary' is by DW; they were only ever going to draw one conclusion. UK fisheries are now more environmentally sustainable and productive than ever, which is why EU fishermen are so desperate to keep fishing in them.

[@dickdiver9614]

@etpoculasacra If you believe that load of claptrap then you need to talk to the fishermen, not some chest thumping English nationalist. The question is why are EU fishermen not being stopped fishing in British waters?

[@mattwilliams9758]

“We feel really let down”… imagine how those of us who voted NOT to trash our economy feel. They won… they should get over it.

[@julianshepherd2038]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 YES

[@normanchristie4524]

Perhaps we might get people off their bottoms AND vote. It is what their ancestors fought for!

[@fuckfannyfiddlefart]

@@julianshepherd2038 You started the NATIONALISM and betrayed the class struggle, so don't pretend to be better than the Brexwits.

[@utubecomment21]

@@normanchristie4524 because, those who didn't/don't are still paying near £2 at the pumps, alongside those who did vote! And if you haven't got the message over the last 50 years, politicians are anything but trustworthy, and have delivered nothing but higher cost, with decrease in purchasing power, whilst giving the wealthy tax breaks.

[@hawkeize]

They need to enjoy their victory, and stop complaining, “ Boris this Boris that”

[@madinkan]

I am Brazilian and I could see this mess happening all the way from here

[@d.a.t.7723]

Eu sou português e aqui na Europa todos se perguntavam, mas eles são doidos??? Era óbvio o que ia acontecer.

[@Sam-sc6rr]

The irony of fish and chips being too expensive, that's just salt on wounds right there

[@Moamanly]

And vinegar.

[@Umbrey_Dunctum]

@@Moamanly ..."Them's the strokes." Boris Johnson July 2022 (IE 'vinegar strokes' geddittt?!?!?

[@yusufk7975]

Fish and chips has been pricy for the last 10 years.

[@juliagregory5696]

@@yusufk7975 dont buy it then i cant afford to buy it so i dont buy it,better value by far is a chicken you can buy a whole chicken even skinless ones for just a few $ by the time you peel of a load of batter from a fish and chip serve there is very little fish meat,in the end all that batter is only fit for greasing your insides a complete waste of money anyway the stink of fried fish is sickly

[@michaelmayo3127]

Why are the fishermen belly-aching? They got what they wanted. They complained before brexit and now after they have got their brexit, they are still complaining. "Revive their fortunes" Yes the fishermen got mugged by their greed!!

[@anonymousone6075]

how many tories do you think are fisherman? these people are morons who got duped.....

[@Noms_Chompsky]

Oop oop, spooky ol' Project Fear wasn't the nightmare, voting for Brexit was.

[@ejedwards1678]

Why is it that the motivation for everything is greed for people like you? Oh they must be greedy! Not that the industry is in a bad place and they're afraid and desperate and some villian had thrown them a rope and promised a possible escape from the situation that they're in. Nope. They must be greedy, only explanation.

[@michaelmayo3127]

@@ejedwards1678 "possible escape from the situation that they're in" Yes you are right, they were promised unicorns and sunny upland. The brexit promise of NO fishing quotes and the non-presence of EU fishermen in UK water, whilst keeping their EU market, ment more income and more enrichment. Brexit appealed to the nationalistic vanity and their greed. But they didn't realise, that it was all too good, tobe true. Some one who's a fish-quoter Baron with three boat, just can't get enough. They got mugged by their own greed.

[@shammydammy2610]

@@ejedwards1678 And they're worse off than before. They were willing to risk a lot of benefits for others on the basis of their wants. Sounds a little greedy to me.

[@dggmn2109]

Unbelievable that these hard working people took a clown seriously.

[@chrisk2557]

Sounds about like Donald Trump supporters here in the U.S. doesn't it?

[@dam8087]

If you believed a man who had been fired from 2 jobs for lying you're too stupid and gullible to be trusted with any serious decision

[@snowflakemelter7171]

The corrupt EU lost 😂😂

[@life107familyfitnessboxing8]

Very sad

[@motimobo]

A clown with a long track record of lying, laziness and corruption.

[@rossbuchanan4425]

All of this was known, they were warned, but treated it as 'project fear.'

[@errorswillmultiply1697]

I've watched the first five minutes, and it seems very well made, but I really don't know if I can take any more emotionally. It's such a horrible mixture of feelings - I want to be understanding and talk about desperate people being manipulated by snake oil salesmen but I also just want to _scream_ at these people.

[@awpetersen5909]

No future for this poifession. It is sad.

[@tamaliaalisjahbana6849]

Scream you have the right to.

[@tamaliaalisjahbana6849]

Their businesses died because their politicians lied. But still they cannot get themselves to say, “Rejoin!”.

[@ATypiclaNPC]

Do it. I mean Show them that they should shut up. If no they will do the same thing over and over and over again and again.

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

Any time a politician tells you there's a simple solution to a complex problem, more than likely they're trying to sell you something. Something you may not like.

[@bipslone8880]

You still have to be a buyer, don't shirk responsibility.

[@stephenconway2468]

@@bipslone8880 I totally agree. Why do we fail to look at the detail. These fishermen know their industry better than Boris, or rather they should. It was obvious how most of this would work out. Desperation is a terrible motivator, it is easily used by people like Boris, Farage and Mogg.

[@MCshlthead]

@@stephenconway2468 listen to james o brien on youtube. it seems a whole lot of fishermen actually DONT know their own industry.

[@stephenconway2468]

@@MCshlthead I have listened and you are sadly right. A lot of fishermen don't understand their market.

[@jld593]

Yep. And they are completely intellectually incapable of foreseeing unintended consequences of said simple solutions.

[@JaysonT975]

The "Make Britain Great Again" hat the girl was weaing was so ironic, even in the middle of a video about Brexit...some people do not learn.

[@Sam-sc6rr]

I wasn't the only one to catch it 😂😂

[@snoopy_peanuts_77]

I could only shake my head when I saw that...

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

They would do it all over again if it was presented in any other context. Some people are just not able to think in any macro capacity.

[@KewlkatNDahat]

lol...She knew that camera man would be here on her work day...These town of people have no shame, even when a lot of crow is being served. Reminds me here of the Maga crazies here in the states.

[@chesh3712]

I have no clue about the European economy, but I knew Brexit was going to go to hell, living in a global economy and having to broker deals, change laws, and renegotiate virtually everything in a short amount of time doesn't take a genius to know it was going to go south. I hope the best for the people in the UK.

[@nelsond5361]

I had a similar feeling. Politicians promise so much during campaign but deliver so little. I wish the best for UK

[@jerryorange6983]

The EU wanted to get rid of tax avaidance and here we are. The Rich are 25% richer since Brexit. It is so simple.

[@circuitbreaker8314]

I feel completely ZERO sorries for these fisherman, only thinking about themselves and sacked whole EU and Great Brittain for their selfish kind. Excellent now feel your decisions!

[@dlewis8405]

I have some experience with fishermen along the coast of Maine. People will gripe about quotas and government meddling but the bureaucrats are the only thing standing between a sustainable industry and a collapsed fishery from overexploitation.

[@brianmyers13]

That might be fair but I think this documentary is more about the bill of lies these people were sold.

[@zaza-ik5ws]

Its a guarantee that would happen. Much like they doomed their country they will doom their livelihood.

[@ickebins6948]

@i.8.libtards Well most said its worse, ingredients are much more expensive and there are no eastern europeans, that do all the work that doesnt pay well...

[@Bobisalive]

@i.8.libtards no that's not what they said in the documentary, they said some things had changed for the worse. They dont have access to the waters now to catch the fish which is popular in this country (Cod etc) and the seafood they can catch around british waters isnt popular in the UK so they have to export it, which at the moment is harder to do at the moment

[@tonybuttie3038]

I have known many fisherman in scotland and most dont give a dam abt sustainable industry yad yada , it all £££ and the next top of the range car, so we need quotas other wise the sea would be dead soon.

[@YouD0ntSay]

The poor guy actually spent all his savings on a promise from Figel Narage. And he didin't know what he was doing and lost his quota over it. What a businessman, ey?

[@normanchristie4524]

It is sad.

[@martinbyrne6643]

Not sad , it’s great for Europe , I love the silly fishermen , but don’t worry boris will be back at the next election to fix everything, try and hang on .

[@YouD0ntSay]

@@martinbyrne6643 Boris has a job to finish. He has to get Scottish independence done.

[@normanchristie4524]

@@martinbyrne6643 Please.....! Surely this country will be rid of Doris and his ghastly political party for ever. I live in hope...............

[@vornamenachname5589]

As he said: "We're not the brightest..."

[@trevordaviesable]

In the 70s the UK. Was known as the sick man of Europe. It joined the EU and became rich again. So they must have thought that returning to the 70s would be better. They deserve everything to learn the lessons of their idiocy.

[@timk7073]

The fisherman who says he's "almost" embarrassed to vote the way he did speaks volumes.

[@scotthendry6298]

😂😂😂 you remainers never give up😂😂😂😂 If brexit had been done correctly this wouldn't be a problem

[@rafaelcapuano8280]

​@@scotthendry6298 You cant fix what is not broken, brexit is a failure by definition.

[@feathercat9118]

not sure why they are complaining, is it what they wanted? even before Brexit , people said that this exact thing will happen. but people were refusing to listen

[@iceddragon767]

Many of them are not smart and believed the lies told to them by politicians

[@marilynvallance]

They called the facts Project Fear. Now it’s Project Reality.

[@parryrocks1]

And they willing all vote Tory again.

[@vornamenachname5589]

Like he said in the video: "We're not the brightest..."

[@Hans.Dewitt]

@@vornamenachname5589 bang on

[@mbarker1958]

The only thing that Boris Johnson has said and actually achieved, is when he said: 'F*ck business'. Leaving the EU is the biggest example of self-inflicted harm that any country could do to itself. BTW - as a long time seafarer, who relied upon the BBC World Service, I gave up with the BBC because the Conservative Party tried so much to stop them reporting real news. I now prefer DW as an unbiased news source.

[@alanbstard4]

no it's not. There's been a pandenic, there has been people with noses out of joint over it, and Boris who has been weak on Brexit. Best thing is Brexit great as all will see once they get off their arses and sort it out

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

The BBC is renowned for being left wing.

[@jonsimmons4150]

Japan trades freely the world over, japan doesnt pay into a standover committee in a foreign land to do so, Japanese visa and immigration system isn't overridden by a standover foreign committee for 27 countries on the back of its international trading arrangements, giving 27 countries unfettered access to Japanese jobs, welfare, healthcare,and housing and paying billions of yen to do so for the privilege..

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

@@jonsimmons4150 What has Japan got to do with this?

[@jonsimmons4150]

@@JazzFunkNobby1964 japan a island. japan once had a empire. japan trades freely the world over- it doesnt have to pump billions of yen into a foreign standover committee to trade..like the UK had to in the EU. it doesn't have to have unfettered immigration to japan from 27 of its trading partners.. why? because its a sovereign nation that steers its own ship.. uk can do the same..

[@QuietAsHeimdal]

The trick is, anyone who actually THOUGHT about anything Brexit related voted against it so fast it would make your head spin.

[@RasakBlood]

Its almost like they all voted to change something they dont really understand. And ignored everyone telling them not to.

[@mikedalessandro5382]

The anger of the working class has been building for years. Boris took that and ran with it. And..... He lies...all the time.

[@normanchristie4524]

This was caused by English Tory politicians. The final nail in the coffin was Labour (Corbyn) not opposing the campaign to leave the EU.

[@terencefield3204]

@@normanchristie4524 Piffle.77 years of incompetence since the second world war, save for Margeeret Thatcher. A run down impoverished hellish little country. No future there. emigrate if you can. Working class? LOL

[@michaelutech4786]

So they gambled on Brexit and lost. The spend more than half a million on a boat not knowing whether they can use it, just because Boris promised them less red-tape? I can think of more than one reason why people with that attitude might go out of business.

[@paulina2497]

That was exactly mine though. While I am no expert in the fishing industry, it seems that the whole situation sounds like it is not just Brexit that is at fault for this business potentially failing. Like how do you buy, renovate and pass inspection on a bout without triple and quadruple checking if you will be able to use it in an industry with quotas, like fishing?

[@rhyswilliams4893]

I had the same thought. Surely if you are gonna spend half a million on a boat you do a bit of research to check if you can use it first...

[@michaelutech4786]

@@rhyswilliams4893 Considering that this guy is not a fisherman himself and basically loans his own boats to fishermen and then does not know about the problem with his license is a bit strange.

[@truthseeker1786]

We won....the e.u lost .

[@michaelutech4786]

@@truthseeker1786 That's the difference between a seeker and a finder I guess ;-)

[@frogstamper]

As a remainer I to wish these people put more thought into their vote to up-end our economy by trashing our future.

[@truthseeker1786]

Looser.

[@pmojl2]

They fell for populist nationalist rhetoric with no root in reality ..sadly 😢

[@dallysinghson5569]

@leroyjenkins8707 Quitlings did a "Leroy Jenkins" :D

[@theskyehiker]

Folks were warned. They just chose to listen to people who told them what they wanted to hear.

[@neeneko]

Any time you have a problem like quotas... be very suspicious of someone promising to fix it for you.

[@Bobisalive]

Yep exactly

[@MikkelKjrJensen]

Oh they were fixed alright.

[@octaviocorreia7784]

@@MikkelKjrJensen 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@wyntog]

"We hold all the cards", "they need us more than we need them" and many other Brexit soundbites that turned out to be BS.

[@hmalik5232]

Quotas are there for a reason, to try to protect the ecosystem, the ocean is already severely overfished too. These dumb fishermen were tricked into voting for their own demise.

[@thomaschapman8312]

Jacob Reese Mogg (who is the minister responsible for Brexit benefits) has said it will take about 30 years for the benefits to be realised ! So hopefully these people have learned their lesson regarding trusting the tories !

[@jonsimmons4150]

40 years shafted by the EEC then the EU.. bent over and bummed dry...

[@truthseeker1786]

How's the E.U farmers protest?

[@jontalbot1]

He said 50 years but whatever really. In other words he knows there is no benefit whatsoever and just assumes things will improve in some unspecified way when we are all dead. He got his money out of the country quickly enough

[@jonsimmons4150]

@@jontalbot1 is that a cast iron guaranteed "50 years" or an off the cuff remark?

[@jontalbot1]

@@jonsimmons4150 You would have to ask him that but it’s just a number plucked out of thin air. What it signifies is that people like him know perfectly well Brexit has no foreseeable benefits but as an article of faith he believes it will do so in future. More likely in my view, we will rejoin.

[@pocobuen]

every now and then you can come across an outstanding documentary; I have yet to see the rest of this channel but I am about to - well done guys *subbed*

[@jonathanmawdesley-thomas1863]

Also on of the main problems is the exporting of our shellfish , we’ve lost a massive French / Spanish and Italian markets .

[@Belfreyite]

Yes, but the greedy British fishermen would rather give up than sell their catch here. Virtually all their catch went to mainland Europe. Even before Spain was in the EU, Shellfish like Mussels cost far less in Spain than here, because selling such large amounts meant import prices were low. Retailers could not be bothered trying to generate a home market so the Uk carried on with cheap, nasty junk food. Tesco closed virtually all their wet fish counters before we left Europe.

[@LudiCrust.]

I feel sorry for these fisherman but they really should’ve seen this coming. Did they really think Johnson would be able to get favorable fishing terms with the EU?? I realize they never would’ve expected him to allow European fisherman to continue fishing British waters but they should’ve known the chances of being able to continue with the same quotas was nil. There’s no way Johnson can hold his own against Europe’s top politicians when he has literally zero leverage created by Brexit. They sold the British people a pie in the sky that had no chance of becoming reality. Even if they had a worthy politician in office who was better in the art of negotiation they’d still have come out worse. 90% of all the promises they made when they were fighting for Brexit were/are complete BS that they knew weren’t possible. What’s scary is how bad their deals are going to be with the more powerful nations like the US and especially China. China is going to rake the UK over the coals and the US will end up with more favorable terms than before.

[@Yautah]

Its an old trick, it's easier to make people believe what they want to believe.

[@ryank3321]

You seem to be assuming that they all voted Brext, in most of the people featured that is neither confirmed nor denied. Not all fishermen voted to leave the EU.

[@herrglotzenschnitzengruber1510]

Yes they did. They are all stupid xenophobia. They deserve what they get.

[@globalismoblackman]

Born n Bred in UK, I DONT feel sorry for them at all , a lot of them are shallow , narrowminded and racist. All I is #SweetKarma for kissing the rear end of their lying politricksians telling them what they wanted to hear Lol.

[@celticminstrel8252]

@@ryank3321 Statistics show in excess of 70% did.

[@kenclarke4559]

"For the children's future....." stop, my sides hurt too much 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wormsblink2887]

Well they never said they wanted a good future for their children.

[@TheMillieBurton]

Yeah, wanting a better future for your children is funny! People heard what they wanted to hear and were mislead and now realise it was a mistake. But don't get it wrong, working class people are desperately searching for anyone who even remotely gives a shit about them and finding nothing from any of the parties. If Labour had been doing their job, typical Labour voters would never have bought Tory lies.

[@jimjones8736]

Stop it now... It's not their fault they chose to base their ethics, morals and values on what they read in The Sun

[@gabrielfeuning1658]

@@jimjones8736 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂u genius 😂😂😂😂

[@edshed6009]

The I'll educated were duped. The Brexit beneficiaries were those with offshore money which the EU were legislating against. Brexit remains off limits as a discussion point both socially and in the media. Thank you DW for this excellent doc and please focus on the offshore dimension.

[@nikolaucznaum4312]

The ill-educated are laughing at your spelling 😂😂😂

[@antlerman7644]

@@nikolaucznaum4312 it's obviously auto correct, nothing to do with his spelling. Perhaps he didn't proof read afterwards, however do keep in mind that this is a KZbin comments section not a University grade essay.

[@nikolaucznaum4312]

@@antlerman7644 Wishful thinking on your part!

[@NLTops]

@@nikolaucznaum4312 He might have bad spelling but he's still right. 😂😂😂

[@alicewilliams1311]

Hello and good evening .. nice meeting you here .. would love a response too.. I'm Alice

[@derin111]

“I almost feel embarrassed that I voted Brexit” that guy near the beginning said. He still didn’t admit that he should utterly ashamed. Serves them right!

[@commonsense31]

The amount of fishermen that voted for Brexit, with complete denial of reality! They were warned over and over again that they would be worse off and face high barriers to trade! How so many Professional fishermen could have so little knowledge about their industry still amazes me!

[@geoffallibone4026]

The fishing industry in the UK had come under the control of about 25 family businesses over the last 40 years and I think they were happy to throw the fishing community under the bus, so they could absorb the smaller fishing operations catch. Brexit was a cynical ploy to advance a few very wealthy people's interests at the expense of the United Kingdom. Hurrah! The 3 main culprits for this act of treachery are Bodger, Gove and Smugg. They should be charged with treason and punished accordingly.

[@ytcensorhack1876]

Its a standard con, promise something wt unrealistic returns...mixed wt a touch of racism. In fact i would bet good money they will all fall 4 t next tory con & vote toey again. Once a mug, always a mug

[@stephenhill545]

It's sad, but they knew free access to European markets and Norwegian waters was important to their livelihoods, and they ignored that.

[@stephenhill545]

Yes, the grimsby fleet relies to a significant extent on access to Norwegian waters, which it lost after brexit. How could they have not known this?

[@BigBawMcGraw]

One fisherman said it himself; "We're not very educational." The tories knew that and took advantage of it, telling blatant lies just to get their vote, and they haven't stopped lying since.

[@TomNook.]

Fact: Boris had two speeches ready just before he announced his position on Brexit. It's obvious now, but he has always been about rising to the top of politics, regardless of what he has to say or stand with to get there.

[@f.b508]

His oven ready deal. 😂

[@hivemind7924]

it was obvious before, he's always been a sneering careerist. people just never bother looking past surface value, same with the brexit vote.

[@pietrojenkins6901]

@@hivemind7924 are you guys sayin he's an opportunist? I thought he was a pretty good mayor of London.

[@SkageXL5]

@@pietrojenkins6901 I especially loved the bit where he told the assembly to "Get stuffed" when he was challenged over his decision to close 10 fire stations and fire 552 firefighters. Or when he gave his mistress free trips on international trade missions and gave her business £126,000 of public money while having other affairs but nor disclosing them!

[@hawkeize]

His two speeches he had ready was, if I’m on the winning side, I will jump in the oven with my oven ready deal if I’m on the losing side, I will hide in a fridge 🤣🤣🤣

[@nickl1177]

I was gonna say own goal but an own goal is accidental. This is self inflicted.

[@raellawrence7116]

A serious problem in Britain is that the news media does not report this stuff. The Tories have a strangle hold on newspaper content and the BBC. So a great many bamboozled Brexit voters are none the wiser to how badly things are going.

[@barnbersonol]

But papers aren't the mainstream media anymore. Even when they were you over lay and heat map of what papers people read most with another showing voting patterns and see NO similarity.

[@jasongaylard2547]

I guess Darren should try selling the boat in the EU or Norway. Brexit sold, hook line and stinker ;-)

[@frcluc]

The UK is no longer part of the EEA or EU Customs Union, so it would be expensive for the EEA countries to buy anything from the UK.

[@HH-hd7nd]

@@frcluc Depends on the price. If he gets desperate enough and offers his €500,000 trawler for let's say €250,000 in the EU or EEC he might find someone who is willing to buy. Would be a massive loss for him but still way better than not selling the trawler at all.

[@mattsyson3980]

Not sure if it was explained in the film but I think a significant problem is actually the quotas. the way that the UK distributed quotas was different to the EU and IIRC the British quotas were sold with the boats whereas the EU fishermen used an alternative system. Buying up old UK boats would allow the EU fishermen to enlarge their quota. Much of this was done while Farage was a MEP and he preferred te bars of Brussels rather than negotiating with MEPs from other EU countries to strike a 'deal'.

[@Sam-sc6rr]

@@mattsyson3980 way more factors, such extra paper work (time), as well cost to buy and sell. This results in the industry getting hit hard, making investment even more risky

[@vicroy5603]

What a very timely documentary this is! Thanks DW.

[@normanchristie4524]

Unfortunately......too late to undo this disaster.

[@omniphage9391]

@@normanchristie4524 for that you need a time machine and prevent centuries of incest

[@truthseeker1786]

All as e.u farmers protest

[@hunty1970]

Let’s call this project reality!

[@PixelShade]

I love how fishermen don't want quotas for fishing... and I'm like "you guys know that they are in place for a reason, for not disrupting a nowadays delicately balanced eco-system"

[@tremere26]

Not only that, but removing quotas will also flood the market, drop the prices so there is also nog short term profit in it. Removing the quotas is shooting yourself in the foot twice.

[@exiledinflorida]

The cod was so sacred in Massachusetts that a 5 foot wooden cod is behind the speaker of the House of Representatives. However, over-fishing has depleted the stock, which NOAA is working to rebuild. So, yeah, these rules and regulations are there for future generations.

[@fhtrucker62]

Why would anyone believe what the politicians said, without doing their own research. Now everyone who voted remain has to suffer this outcome.

[@younghirsch]

Yeah because they never researched and were naive the rest of ppl who voted against Brexit also had to suffer

[@alexialu4224]

Because when people have a problem and they don't understand why, when others drive them to think it's because of an institution then people will do everything to abolish that institution, you just have to look at democracy in the '30s, it's a common pattern of human behaviour, they have found the answer, they don't need anymore informations

[@hawkeize]

Exactly the feel sorry for themselves by no mention of how sorry they are about destroying the lives of remainers, they don’t care about the Arasma scheme which has been stopped for young people to study in Europe

[@azmolhossain9244]

Their hate for brown people was so high they lost the ability to think.

[@cyruslad5462]

It was bunched in with propaganda about immigrants(brown ones), Borris harnessed hate perfectly.

[@cg986]

So now they can't fish where they first could under the EU. The thing is, when you hear someone promoting Brexit and brings up a very small industry like fishing compared to the larger economy, it's a sign you are being conned.

[@sebastianwrites]

And these fishermen 'people' were just thinking of themselves, and with Brexit, we've also lost many of our rights! Hard to feel sorry for these people, when they were barely thinking of anyone else, but themselves.

[@leeedsonetwo]

How did they ever think being outside an economic zone would bring less rules and paper work.

[@PabloRubio]

Save Northern Ireland from this. They dont deserve paying for England's mistakes.

[@Sam-sc6rr]

They are being saved by the NI protocol. The tories are determined to undermine it though.

[@johnmunro4952]

NI is BOOMING! It enjoys a unique position in being free to trade with the EU and the UK . It's the UK importing into NI that is suffering as the border had to go somewhere.

[@francissaunders4050]

And what's the view in Gibralta? hahahahahahahaha

[@tonykiely3355]

Go on home brittish soldiers

[@dobbo_f21]

@Leroy Jenkins suffering how? The 2 parts of the UK enjoying growth are london and NI

[@davidmurphy563]

The turkeys voted for Christmas. They were told what would happen. "Project Fear" they called it.

[@DownUndaWhereTheresThunda]

🙌

[@henryjohnfacey8213]

Yep. Now project reality. The sunny uplands, like the Golden age promise of Margret Thatcher. Only existed for a few. Greetings from YORKSHIRE.

[@stephenhardy312]

@@henryjohnfacey8213 It just goes to show you and . . . . NEVER to trust a Tory!

[@stephenhardy312]

@@DownUndaWhereTheresThunda 28:25 Of course, the Tories will never invest - properly invest - in training; that goes for the fishing industry, engineering, information technology, agriculture and the rest. The electorate was lied to over Brexit and now the country is paying the price. The Tories do not, never have and never WILL care about the Wrking Class, as they have NO regard for honour, decency and integrity. The lesson is not to make the same mistake again: NEVER TRUST A TORY; they are the party of the billionaire class, global corporations and spivs.

[@minimead368]

While that is true, these places are dirt poor, receiving little to no funding from the British government. Their cities has no future. They have been in decline for 30 years. So when these people were told for two decades by “Brexiteers”: leave the eu you’ll improve your city thus improve your life, they took it. Why should’ve they believed the “Remainers”? the same political class that over saw their cities decline.

[@ECECECECEC]

When Johnson shakes your hand and smiles at you he’s just nicked your watch.

[@TimboTbagz]

It's difficult to sympathise with those who brought this upon us. Maybe they should have actually thought about what they were voting for and been more critical of the facts. How do they think we who voted remain feel? Are we really supposed to pity them now?

[@stepheng9607]

Thanks for this film. Grim and sad. It is depressing that this type of film will not be shown on British TV.

[@seandoyle2983]

Well said.

[@truthseeker1786]

And e.u farmers protest won't be shown on euro TV........

[@jay4you853]

​@@truthseeker1786Delusional lies,plus protests will always happen,it doesn't in any shape or form justify this disaster. Denial won't change reality🤷🏾‍♂️

[@claudinegerard5]

@@truthseeker1786We do show farmers revolt on TV in the EU. You must live somewhere else than Europe.

[@junosword5004]

Seems like the fish was not the only one short sighted

[@adampowell5376]

I wonder if any Brexiter will ever apologise to me.

[@HappyGoLuckyPanda]

Why Boris didn't help Darren by buying his trawler?

[@DownUndaWhereTheresThunda]

I voted to remain, we lost sadly. I was told by someone I worked with, “Yeah we won, we get to send them all back and if you don’t like you can fk off too”. I took that advice literally! I now live down under and couldn’t be happier! I wonder what that person is thinking now! Probably the same attitude sadly!

[@ciaran180]

Good for you, it sounded toxic in the UK during brexit. I'm probably like you, I wouldn't hang around.

[@DownUndaWhereTheresThunda]

@@ciaran180 The morning after the results, I walked into a very polarised department at work. It was eye opening to see how people really felt. I was very naïve to think most people shared my views.

[@ciaran180]

@@DownUndaWhereTheresThunda The result of years of media conditioning and blatant lies. Brexit let certain people come out of the shadows, now they felt empowered by the result. Sad really.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

So you moved from a country that doesn't want immigrants as that was a bad decision. To a country that takes a even harder line against them, and the majority of people don't want them.

[@stephenhill545]

I'm sure they feel like a winner, but what can you do?

[@xtscarfacem8255]

I dont feel sorry for them.... they voted for what they got.... live with it!

[@yahyahussein425]

Hear hear.

[@michaelmacleod]

Problem is they never got what they voted for, the EU fleet is still in UK waters!

[@paulwilliams9916]

Out of Europe only in name neither political parties wanted out thats why we are still handcuffed to the E.U

[@Sam-sc6rr]

@@michaelmacleod brexit means brexit, they got "a brexit", the problem is we live in reality not in the delusion of a right wing nut job

[@damianbutterworth2434]

@@michaelmacleod These remainers will never understand.

[@rogerarcher4271]

Take pride in your work ethics and your Britishness. The whole country has been deceived and conned not just the fishermen. Our time will come to put it right.

[@pepealexandre8815]

Wishing the best for all these people.

[@spinnetti]

Paying the price for nationalism... get what you vote for methinks.

[@truthseeker1786]

E.u Farmers protest

[@rorymcloughlin2023]

Thank you DW, you are covering the most important topics and doing it better than most! Fantastic coverage.

[@keplermission4947]

Labour only help their own politicians.

[@stephenhardy312]

28:25 No! the money was NEVER going to the NHS, that was a lie. The Tories are ideologically hostile to the existence - to the very IDEA - of social health care (100% of Conservative MPs voted AGAINST its establishment, in 1948)! As I've noted before: NEVER trust a Tory. Stephen A Hardy Macclesfield, UK

[@jonsimmons4150]

b0ll0cks is it a "important subject" if you cannot work because costs are too high?- shut it down!- go drive a truck, bus or work at amazon/ warehouse. -put a sign outside WHY you are closing down. japan is a island- they have no issues fishing.. Australia is a island- thay have no problems fishing.. madagascar is a island, they have no problem fishing.. new zealand is a island- thay have no problems fishing. UK only island in the world where it cannot be done. simplez

[@jamiewoodhouse6238]

Yeah, a German public broadcaster has absolutely no reason to produce a pro-EU propaganda piece designed to dissuade citizens in other EU countries who may be considering the pros and cons of remaining within the EU. Hmmm....

[@truthseeker1786]

How's the EURO FARMERS?????

[@mjpm2409]

Apart from the fact a "Brexit vote" has happened, this documentary would have been EXACTLY the same at any time since the 1970s and certainly since the 2000s. It's clever how Brexit is mentioned but the social issues are long ingrained in the town and have been for 40-50 years.

[@grahamhunter1982]

Sssssshhhhhh you can't imply that

[@luboskulhavy7769]

It's amazing that every time an issue is mentioned such as extra paperwork and less access to waters, the likes of you manage to 'fish out' non-relevant issue such as this region was always poor to justify the Brexit stupidity. Keep on singing in unison how Brexit is amazing...

[@jmca3324]

Hull Grimsby and Fleetwood all fell into decline when the Distant Waters fleet lost access to Icelandic waters. The" things can't get any worse " attitude really screwed them over again when they voted leave.

[@albertorudi5168]

Brexit in UK won with 51,89%.Out of the main towns, some citizens thought to preserve their local interests voting Exit. And this is the result. Now (Jan.2023) UK is living its worst economic and social situation since the last War

[@29xthefun]

Out of all the industries in the UK fishing was the only one that got exactly what they wanted from brexit.

[@Bobisalive]

Yep, and they are doing worse off

[@oneworld1160]

They also got the end of free movement for all the Brits! Good for us in the EU

[@Manu-Official]

How good is being in control of the fish, if you can't sell it. They didn't see that one coming.

[@rhyswilliams4893]

Going from 27 countries organising each other all together for the best for all to have one country run by idiots making all the decisions.

[@HH-hd7nd]

@@Manu-Official And they didn't see it coming that they would loose access to a lot of the fishing grounds they used. They expected to cut off access to british waters for EU fishermen but retaining their own access to EU and EEC waters without giving anything in return. It is unbelievable that they fell for that.

[@peterkirby2771]

I’ve got not one jot of sympathy for fisherman who voted for Brexit it was a purely selfish act .

[@didnever1202]

I’m an ardent remainer and I couldn’t disagree more. This is sad. You assume it was selfish but the leave figures said there were answers to everything. They framed it as we put in so much cash and got no benefits. They were lied to. They trusted charlatans who promised them the moon and stars, and because their industry was slowly dying, they believed it. Now they’ve been screwed over.

[@markdonovan1540]

A selfish act, shame it didn't sell fish...Boris sold them a kipper though

[@alikamal3464]

Same. They made theyre own bed and now they looking sympathy from us.

[@maywalker997]

The fishermen genuinely thought that Brexit was going to be good for the country, as did endless other industries. They were sold lies. Lay your blame at the con artists (the policians), not the victims of the hustle (the fishermen).

[@alikamal3464]

@@maywalker997 i have thought about what you said may. And my comment against these guys was wrong. We all have been played so much that I forgot that the fishermen are on the same side as me. I will not remove my comment as it's a good example of media manipulation.

[@dineoutdeliveries]

Ethnic nationalism was what Brexit was about... now they have to eat what they cooked

[@hueyfreeman7810]

Wow, this is actually very sad. And to think there are hundreds more small businesses going through this 😢😢

[@annapomelo3818]

The fishermen have just been too greedy. Now they have to pay the price. No more unicorns in sight.

[@rehabwales]

Greedy? In what way.

[@patrickokeeffe539]

They got what the experts told them would happen, and they knew what they voted for. Not understand why we are even talking about it.

[@ejedwards1678]

Because there were an equal amount of experts telling them that everything they wanted was going to happen because that's how politics work, you absolute potato.

[@zlonewolf]

@Patrick O'Keeffe Brexiters have buyers' remorse. With that said, they voted for it and expect Boris to fix all their problems. They created this problem and they need to steer their "own" ship. Politicians arent doctors, they're lawyers. Brexiters want the red tape off, but ripped the bandages instead and now bleeding and complaining but want the lawyer to fix their problems instead of consulting a doctor.

[@patrickokeeffe539]

@@zlonewolf well who knew votes ( or not voting) have consequences.

[@dogblessamerica]

Such a tragedy and it can't be undone. We have reduced our negotiating power by going it alone and other countries know we are desperate to make deals on quotas etc. They have us over a barrel and inevitably we are worse of because of it. The Leave campaign and the Tories never cared about fishing.

[@beetsar]

Amazed at how many people are still doubling down on how bad membership of the EU was when we are now seeing the harsh economic impact of not being a member. It would be nice for someone to point out some tangible benefits rather than the nebulous. Even illegal immigration has double, so much for regaining control of our borders and seas.

[@MarshasJourney]

That's what being selfish gets you 🤷‍♀️

[@sirbarringtonwomblembe4098]

But they can't sell fish! That's the problem.😅

[@Lorre982]

@@sirbarringtonwomblembe4098 Shellfish

[@aye3678]

DW you're awesome! Always enjoy watching your documentaries.

[@sq1rlsqu4d]

@i.8.libtards *beans. I'm interested; how many "libtards" have you eaten and why did you stop eating them?

[@kbruff2010]

I agree

[@pietrojenkins6901]

@i.8.libtards "baked beens " really? How do they taste?

[@truthseeker1786]

E.u Farmers protest

[@hawkesworth1712]

They were warned by plenty of people that Brexit would damage their industry and they ignored it and paid the price. Now European fisherman and Australian and New Zealand farmers are laughing all the way to the bank. I don't know why these idiots think they were "let down". They let themselves down and they deserve everything they got out of Brexit.

[@Wollemand]

Love the union.. Don’t understand why anyone would want to leave.. Johnson and Farage have a lot to answer for..

[@helenrushful]

Jacob Rees Mogg summed it up perfectly : "British Fish are happier now they are in British waters"............ laugh at us all you like, we have happy British fish, and not many countries can say that !

[@martinbyrne6643]

Don’t forget there sovereignty, that worth all the fish in the seas , anyone for cod and chip , sorry , sovereignty an chip 🍟.

[@zm11756]

More British fish. Less British fishermen. Why of course that means happier British fish.

[@Sam-sc6rr]

@@martinbyrne6643 no you miss heard, its sovereign tea

[@jmca3324]

You must live in a bubble . NI troubles threatening and Scotland wanting independence yet you think Britain is happy !!!

[@paulscousedownie]

Johnson conned the fisherman he doesn’t give toss about Grimsby! Charlatan he’s shafted loads of people in the U.K especially Northern Ireland. But maybe he did Northern Ireland a favour?

[@sq1rlsqu4d]

He didn't con them, they fell for his nationalistic rhetoric. There's nothing wrong with doing some research before casting an important vote. But hey, BJ is still PM so his "con" seems to be working brilliantly.

[@Blingchachink]

whatever!

[@Bobisalive]

@@sq1rlsqu4d well he knowingly lied during the Brexit campaign. That is a con, it could be called a bad and obvious con, but is still a con. Plus there isnt a general election so he cant be voted our yet

[@J6.2017]

He certainly did a favour to Nicola Sturgeon

[@anushkasekkingstad1300]

Nobody could ever accuse English fishermen of being remotely bright.

[@maimaibiri9045]

Man I am so sorry for those who voted to stay.

[@calvinlimgo]

Why

[@maimaibiri9045]

@@christineblackaby3531 tell me you voted to leave without telling me you voted to leave.

[@Sobchak2]

@@christineblackaby3531 It means a lot

[@luisrodrigues2409]

Only after Brexit, England understood how much money EUU was pouring into Britain's economy! Goodbye EEU...hello hard times!

[@life107familyfitnessboxing8]

Brexit was the worse thing ever to happen to the UK.

[@globalismoblackman]

As a UK born citizen, Bro I told many of them I WARNED NOT TO VOTE LEAVE they didnt want to hear it !. Only FOOLS will kick themselves out of the largest economic trading block on the planet. Its all myopia and been hoodwinked by lying corrupt UK politricksians blaming immigrants for all their social and economic frustrations

[@globalismoblackman]

@@life107familyfitnessboxing8 Facts #EconomicSuicide but they closed their eyes and reverted back to arrogant colonial british empire mentality. Now chicken has come home to roost !.

[@Simon-xc6iy]

@@life107familyfitnessboxing8 well for the time being!!!

[@khankrum1]

And Britain was pouring far more money into the EU!

[@ljacobs357]

Can’t believe Boris is still PM. Remember, he was anti-Brexit but saw the political advantage of being pro-Brexit.

[@freespiritable]

It's not Boris' fault . These people voted and won, that's the point of winning a voting process, you get what you voted of.

[@annapomelo3818]

Boris is still PM because nobody wants to face the upcoming troubles.

[@fordprefect1925]

@@freespiritable don't be silly. He campaigned for it.

[@HavaWM]

As of right now, he’s no longer PM. 😉

[@jackkruese4258]

@@HavaWM He’s still PM till September

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

It shows how easilly people can be manipulated and how easilly anger can be redirected. I do feel sorry for them. Deep in their hearts they did what they thought was best for the people around them. In the end it is exactly the ones who put them in the declining situation and who created the anger that then turned around and then used it against them.

[@truthseeker1786]

E.u Farmers protest

[@nkt1]

They did what they thought was best for themselves and/or wanted to give the government, which recommended remain, a poke in the eye. Plenty of people told them that making it harder and more expensive to trade with our closest neighbours was a terrible idea, but they chose not to listen.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

@@nkt1 not everyone is an spitefull internet troll.

[@nkt1]

@@baronvonlimbourgh1716 Who is trolling? I think you’ll find that many of those who voted remain share my opinion. Also, perhaps you’re forgetting that one reason the British fishing industry is in a “declining situation” is because they sold around half of their quota to foreign-owned boats 30 years ago.

[@cassandra8620]

They shouldn’t have used their heart but their brain

[@cliffmunn864]

The reporting on a wide range of subjects is some of the Very Best videos on KZbin, brilliant pproduction values 👍 👏 👌 😀

[@marilenaganea6578]

They knew exactly what they voted for...at least that's what every brexiteer told me before or after insulting me

[@ethimself5064]

Apparently there was significant Russian Cyber influence

[@marilenaganea6578]

@@ethimself5064 everywhere on the planet where is a rift in society and Russia or China have an interest are massive psyopps to enlarge the rift. The thing is that people must use their brain.

[@NikiY]

Brexit voters were lied to just as remoaners have been lied to. Fishing and immigration haven't been fixed

[@ethimself5064]

@@marilenaganea6578 I sometimes wonder about brain function. Na, I do lots

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

"...after insulting me" - yep, that happened a lot!! They where constantly total the truth, that we would lose far more than any benefit, but they refused to listen... now they say they where lied to. People hear what they want to hear, ignore the things they don't like.

[@yellowgreen5229]

You would think the cod fisherman would 4walise that the cod is not in British territorial waters and the others that most of the other stuff is only valuable when sold to the EU. Nationalism really does make people stupid.

[@Dusty357]

What on earth are you blabbering on about , nothing of what you wrote makes any fecking sense 🤔

[@yellowgreen5229]

@@Dusty357 learn to read Brexwit

[@swanky_yuropean7514]

@@Dusty357 He is talking about that cod is usually a cold-water fish, mostly found around Iceland and Norway and not the British islands. The EU also had quotas for EU vessels to catch cod in Norwegian and Icelandic waters, which obviously included bristish ships as well. Now the UK is cut of from those waters as well.

[@Dusty357]

@@swanky_yuropean7514 take it from me a man who has worked at sea fishing for the last 30 years we have plenty of cod in English Scottish Irish waters , problem is fishing quotas , and foreign boats . Quotas mean ex amount of fish can only be caught once this amount is caught you can not keep anymore , were as foreign boats don't have this policy what they catch they can keep . Mate a have been there dumping tons of cod nothing wrong with them just if we land them your going to jail .

[@joxepojoxepin2752]

@@Dusty357 every boat and country have season quotas and overfishing gets you a hefty fine but never heard anybody getting jail time for that.

[@zmajoule6908]

I come from an Asian country that were once under the British rule. I think most people in my country would think that the people in UK are rich people. That however is far from the truth... everywhere around the globe people are having hard times. Hope things get better someday for everyone ❤️.

[@cathbelle5096]

Hi ZMA,, you are a good person , no revengeful and bitter , but openhearted and positive.....🙂

[@oche9827]

As portuguese and living in south wales since 2016 until last june and as EU citizen, i hope we could go back together again in some kind of good harmony for everyone. But you have to do something about westminster...

[@genome616]

Why would the UK want to, it has removed the shackles that burdened economical growth, stopped been a gravy train and actually seen exports to both EU and non EU shoot up and no longer has to do the bidding of EU rule. (excluding impacts of covid and recent energy rises effecting most countries.). -The EU has trillions in dead bonds it cannot pay back. -The EU has mass high youth unemployment -Many of it members are shackled in debt they cannot even pay the interest of and Italy and Greece are prime examples, Italy been on the brink of collapse as we speak. -The Euro is a failed currency, it is artificially propped up and has been for a decade+ I could go on for pages but the EU is a bad body, it bullies it members, refuses to acknowledge democracy while claiming to be democratic, it currently has thousands of legal cases against its members and been a member stifles your economic growth, global economic growth statistics over the last 2 decades clearly show this and it is estimated its contributing members have lost trillions in potential growth because of how the EU ring fenced trade. I ask again, why would we want to go back to that and have them take our money to fund the very thing that damages our economy?

[@oche9827]

Hey brexitters... uk is dooing really well.. so well that i changed my mind. Enjoy your recession ... your gas prices and enjoy westminter corruption. Lie after lie, fool beeing fools. Its great to see your universities full of chinese and europeans, while your british kids cant afford it... brexit is great. Almost a third of your population in poverty... waw. Brexit( the dreamed one) will happen, as long you want to believe in it. Hey... you have a deal with ruanda!!!

[@TheSeNaBi]

@@genome616 The only thing that damages your economy is Brexit

[@TheSeNaBi]

@Leroy Jenkins hahaha unicorns

[@genome616]

@@TheSeNaBi so we are now exporting more to the EU than pre 2016 figures, we have had record investment into the UK while the EU has seen it drop since we voted to leave, we secured and delivered the vaccine and came out of full lockdown before any other EU nation, we are successfully opening several free ports across the UK too. Employment fell to record lows after brexit, wages for the lowest paid rose at faster rates than other EU members and is a direct market response to turning off the tap of unlimited free cheap labour from the EU. The UK has one of the most stable financial markets and currencies in the world, this attracts and has increased the size of the financial sector and its investment, the claims of 100'000's of lost jobs moving to europe after brexit never came to fruition and in fact the opposite occurred. We are in the process of doing multiple tariff free trade deals, we are 90% through the process of joining the CPTPP which gives us access to a trade group that unlike the EU stays politically neutral and pushes for tariff free trade where possible, it has a market base of 9trillion and half a billion consumers so ...... Sorry to burst your bubble but the UK's prospects are exceptionally good and why we are seeing key investment from all over the world, any hiccoughs we are going through atm are global issues effecting most large trading nations and we are dealing with them well in comparison. So please remind me again how regaining sovereignty, cancelling the 3rd highest membership fee in the block, putting our own justice system above the EU's and been able to trade with who ever we want when we want is a bad thing?

[@HereWeald]

Imagine being stupid enough to believe a politician 😭

[@xtscarfacem8255]

Thats why i dont feel sorry for them..... they believed and voted.... now deal with it

[@samuelbcn]

And in this case not just any politician, but a politician with a massive years-long track record of lying. People believe what they want to believe. And yes they are stupid, but culpably so.

[@onengkusumah2905]

@@xtscarfacem8255 true that, i'm happy to them suffer now

[@Bobisalive]

There lives were already hard before brexit, they we just hoping for a change that would be better. Yes that didn't work and it is now worse, but they probably felt like they didnt have a choice

[@MrSimeonk]

Imagine being stupid enough to believe in an idea...

[@zaza-ik5ws]

Trusting a politician and putting a lot of money on the line?? Oh god, that's just sad. If there were no quotas these pricks would have fished the waters to death.

[@Bbenkosky]

Then blame it on someone else.

[@blablamannetje]

The fisherman interviewed has got a plan: he's going to write his MP. So ... problem solved?

[@notrocketscience1950]

i love these low key documentaries that show life for regular people. also i feel very sorry for desperate people who were tricked by boris and co, as they would try anything to improve their situation, but their situation actually diminished further.

[@DavidAJBoyle]

It wasn't Boris, It was fuckin' Farrage. I'm honestly suprised no-one's killed him yet.

[@Hans.Dewitt]

they believed everything Boris said and didn't bother to do any fact finding themselves, I barely feel any sympathy for them. Doing that trawler up is just kind of crazy without a clear picture of the future and reading the fine print of regulation....

[@torehaaland6921]

They were warned, warned and warned again. Some of them actually were close to go violent om those warning them. They are not unlucky. They are stupid om a high level. Sorry, but sometimes being militantly stupid, comes with negative consequences.

[@utubecomment21]

Don't give me "They were tricked by Boris" excuse ... like no one raised a warning voice! They've screwed us all, and now, we have to apply for a bank loan, every time we want fish n chips for tea!

[@clincpb8903]

This is where your hate for foreigners lead you😁😁😁🤣

[@walboyfredo6025]

I groaned in despair when he said this at 6:25.

[@anthonyorafferty5632]

Well he done all his savings on a boat without checking the regulations which has meant his family are all stressed & having to work harder. He did this not Brexit

[@piotrwojdelko1150]

not only fish is expensive but all in one fish price has almost tripled

[@MarkH10]

@12:20 he starts telling us that negotiations with Norway failed, Iceland failed, and yet earlier we are told Spanish and French boats are in UK waters. Government is failing it's people in the UK and the UK will end up in a worse position relative to the EU.

[@AA-hg5fk]

Ironic how 'take back our fishing waters' was one of the most important rallying cries of the Brexiteers - this is the reality of what that 'achievement' entailed.

[@TheRustedPixel]

I can't stand this, I really can't. They knew very well they would be worse off. Do you think rich, greedy conservatives are looking out for you and your jobs? Come on!

[@allnamesaretaken]

Not as simple as that. Labour had the chance to respect the vote but they stabbed voters in the back after being elected and the second referendum is how we ended up with johnson.

[@mattsyson3980]

The Leave campaign told a LOT of lies in the months before the referendum. Senior politicians stated unequivocally that they would not leave the CU and SM, except they lied.

[@notenrique666]

Well,you know what they say,you’ve got to lose something good to realize how good you had it.

[@Saturday6547]

Absolutely shocking.

[@gretareinarsson7461]

As always DW makes every minute worth watching.

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@gretareinarsson7461]

@@DWDocumentary I watch as much as I can😊Thank you for your fantastic work in every field both in English and German

[@czarekp3552]

Fishermen, being good brexiteers, decided to ignore the experts... Themselves... and went with what Bozo, Nigel, and JRM told them about their industry.... Sorry, but not sorry...

[@wyntog]

“I think the people in this country have had enough of experts... from organisations with acronyms saying that they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong." Michael Gove, Sky News, 3 June 2016

[@JazTheScrewyPanda]

Thanks DW. You have helped me see things, all over the world. Keep up the good work

[@sonh788]

The only people who foresaw this mess was anyone who wasn't English 🤦😂

[@fredsmith4134]

they got suckered in and rolled, they must feel like idiots now !!!