Weekly Economics Podcast: What’s Brexit done to fishing and farming?

We were supposed to have cast off the shackles of EU rules around farming and fishing. Brexit was sold as a ​‘sea of opportunity’. And yet, tonnes of British meat have been left rotting at European ports, while Scottish fishers have had to make a 72-hour round trip to land their catch in Denmark.

The PM has said these are just ​“teething problems”. But are they really? What’s it been like for UK fishers and farmers since we left the EU? And is there a chance we can use Brexit to make our food system better?

In this episode, Ayeisha is joined by Chris Williams, NEF Associate Fellow.

• To hear more from small-scale fishers on their hopes and concerns for the industry post-Brexit, watch this video 
• You can also listen to Chris talking to fishermen about their experiences on this Radio 4 documentary
• Find out more about the Eastbourne Fishing Quay here neweconomics.org/2020/08/light-on…rne-fishing-quay
• If you just can’t get enough Brexit chat, make sure you revisit our Brexit episode from last series, with Marley Morris of IPPR 
• For fishing puns and more, Chris is on Twitter at @MarineEconomics

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