I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Aaron Follow The Money Sine 1996 I have off and on been working on subsidies for the fishing industry. I have been professionally in awe at how such a small industry in europe has managed to wrangle so much money from the taxpayers. I have always been happy to learn that there are vast parts … Read more
Fishing For Subsidies in Newry Not many people know this, but I come from Newry, N.Ireland.I am thankful to my parent in that I left the place very soon after birth to be brought up on the less mean streets of Suffolk. Newry – Famous For many Reasons Newry is famous, or perhaps infamous, for … Read more
Belgium – Crucify the Middle Class On Saturday I was enjoying lunch with my son and came across an excellent piece in TRENDS, the Flemish magazine. I had long suspected I was being crucified each month by the taxman. The amount I earn working 60 hours a week over 50% gets gobbled up in taxes. … Read more
The EU pays a few fishermen to go and fish in foreign waters. A lot of money seems to go to around 267 boats. They appear to get a lot of money to allow them to fish. But, the European Commission seems very shy about letting me know the names of these boats, where they … Read more