France threatens to cut power to Jersey amid fishing row

France. The Brexit gift that just keeps on giving.

suziewoozie

But they won’t do it will they?

I don’t know that. The fact she said it is ridiculous.

The U.K. is deploying two Navy vessels to Channel Islands.

Indeed GG13.

This latest just now from the Telegraph:

“Boris Johnson has ordered two Royal Navy vessels to head to Jersey to protect the Channel Island from an imminent blockade by French fishermen as the row over post-Brexit fishing rights escalated rapidly on Tuesday evening.

The decision to send in the offshore patrol vessels came after the Prime Minister held emergency talks with the chief minister of Jersey on Wednesday evening, with as many as 60 French boats expected to descend on its main port, St Helier.

The flotilla, made up of fishermen angered by Jersey's decision to place new restrictions on fishing licences granting access to its waters, has threatened to bring the island "to its knees".

The Jersey government is expecting the blockade to begin on Thursday morning. While the island is largely self-governed, it can request the assistance of the UK to help carry out enforcement activity.”

At least the Nazis kept the lights on’: UK blasts France for threat to cut off Jersey’s power.

Oh dear.

GrannyGravy13

The U.K. is deploying two Navy vessels to Channel Islands.

Coastal patrol ships

Maybe we should send them some of our electricity.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/05/jersey-fishing-row-french-threats-pretty-close-to-act-of-war

Seems the French don’t wasn’t to come to the table for talks.
Have backed down about the electricity but want blockades for Jersey now.

This tension is escalating.

I don't think the Channel Islands are too pleased about the UK's action

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-55072907

Urmstongran

Seems the French don’t wasn’t to come to the table for talks.
Have backed down about the electricity but want blockades for Jersey now.

This tension is escalating.

Don't be so dramatic. It'll be resolved.

Galaxy

I dont agree with this action obviously but I find the anti French sentiment really unpleasant.

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It’s the usual French posturing.

What does this mean for the electricity coming into the UK from France I wonder? IFA2 Project - Normandy to Hampshire.

Ro60

What does this mean for the electricity coming into the UK from France I wonder? IFA2 Project - Normandy to Hampshire.

Look for the money!!

It's just so boring lemongrove. Talking about the old enemy etc.

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Threatening to cut off Jersey is one step, in theory, they could also cut off parts of the UK too? Or am I getting this all wrong?

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They won’t be cutting off anything Ro it’s just typical political willy waving from them, and probably goes down well with their voters.

I heard a long article on the radio very early this morning.
Basically it was a big problem because the French vessels, in order to get a full permit have to prove every trip into Jersey waters over an extended period of time (I think it was a year). According to the guy from Jersey, the paperwork is do-able for larger vessels as all their logs are computerised and collated anyway. This is not easy for the smaller ones who may be tiny businesses. Even so, all the permit applications have to go via the French government to ours and then be sent to Jersey to issue the appropriate license...
Jersey is apparently better at liaising with France than London.
It was more in depth than this but it meant that many would only get a minimum licence.
I think the licences only came out on Friday - which was the last day of the transition period.

Ro60

Threatening to cut off Jersey is one step, in theory, they could also cut off parts of the UK too? Or am I getting this all wrong?

It’s just posturing

Haven't we seen all this fuss before, recently at EDF owned Hinckley Point in Somerset?
It is a storm in a glass of water.
Wait until all the ferry routes open up again and there will be the usual blockades and disruption, followed by threats. It's tiresome all round.

Thanks Lemongrove, Notspaghetti & Suzziewoozie. ?