Environmental Regulations   Sean Spiers Greener UK    The Greener UK coalition of 13 environment groups has analysed the Brexit deal against four benchmarks for a green Brexit. We believe the agreement poses a high risk to the environment. bit.ly/35EpM3Q 1/ pic.twitter.com/LbduY2C37b Fishing Opportunities  Griffin Carpenter NEF: ‘Old deal on the left, new deal on the right. […]

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Chris Williams, New Economics Foundation The UK Fisheries White Paper makes extensive mention of the need to favour low-impact fisheries, but these are not defined and therefore this ambition cannot be met without having objective, transparent and measurable criteria. Without a definition of low-impact fishing , the bold statements in the Fisheries White Paper and […]

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Brexit is being presented as a beacon of hope for fishers. Many in coastal communities are looking to Brexit to lift them out of the economic hardship in which they feel trapped. But modelling from the New Economics Foundation has shown that without action, Brexit risks creating as many ​‘losers’ as ​‘winners’ across the diverse UK fishing fleet. The […]

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NEF ‘As covered on Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09drjpp; this morning, we’re excited to share with you a major new piece of research from the New Economics Foundation on what Brexit will mean for the UK’s fishing industry. ‘Not in the same boat’: the economic impact of Brexit across UK fishing fleets. http://neweconomics.org/2017/11/brexit-poses-severe-threat-britains-fishing-communities/. Few industries are as […]

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Chris Williams NEF: There are some serious problems with the economic approaches used in decision making, both in theory and practice.  This isn’t improved by inaccessible language and the methodology tucked away in technical appendices. For this reason it is often difficult for non-economists and the public to engage in debates and to identify misguided […]

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