From the always restrained and judicious* Daily Express, June 29:
FRANCE has gloatingly mocked the UK after its fishermen were given free rein to plunder British fishing stocks.
Yesterday Jersey doled out a three-month extension allowing European vessels to fish in their waters. Authorities on the Channel Island granted it following a request from French Minister for the Sea Annick Girardin amid an ongoing spat between the UK and France over access to British waters.
Celebrating the decision, Ms Girardin tweeted: “Jersey has finally accepted the three-month extension of the provisional licenses.
“A breath of fresh air for our fishermen.
“Our goal now is to continue protecting their rights and make sure they can continue their activity beyond September 30.”
Many French fishermen moaned that they lost out under the new rules when the Brexit transition period ended in January.
This led a flotilla of outraged French fishermen to blockade the island’s main port of St Helier amid heated confrontations between them and British fishermen last month.
A postponement was requested on May 12 - as the two sides try to hammer out a lasting agreement.
In a statement, Jersey’s government said: "It is proposing to extend by three months the transition period which allows certain French boats to continue fishing in bailiwick waters....
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*As amateur scribblers we are adherents of the WaPo's Joel Aschenbach's dictum:
...When in doubt, go with the most hysterical headline.
