sparky wrote:.
the haggling over Fishing rights is one of those dummies issues
not that it's fake but any opposition could be solved if other more important subjects could be agreed
like .....British banks status in the EU , or the UK payments dues ...you get the picture
up holding the pride and joy of British fishermen is only a presentable reason which can be invoked for any failure in the talks
or alternatively as a price worth paying for a good outcome (to someone else)
the truth is the British government is driving the talks to a quarter to midnight situation
they are certain that the EU team will bend and they are consciously wasting time
to maximize the negotiation value of an agreement and squeeze some extra concessions
But the British NEED good outcomes far more than the rest of the EU, so I hope for the British peoples' sakes that they don't get too cute and push it too far and end up with nothing, or having to take a much WORSE deal on the rest of the EU's terms.
Not that I'd expect politicians anywhere to be reasonable or admit when/where they screwed up.
