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29:52 Ted filthy Heath,The fucking dirty old bastard PAEDOPHILE.
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23:40 What a pair of trousers!
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The UK and the Allies won ww2 but lost against Iceland in the Cod War... That means Iceland is more powerful than the nazis.
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@21:25 did you catch the skipper on the radio "whats this f####ing cucckoo doing"
the same cucckoos that "opened up britains own grounds to their new european partners" -
<3 Iceland ,3
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'John Brighton'...The Hurdy Gurdy won ...outright... during the three cod wars. 'LDN EDD'...I'm afraid the Blah Blah...didn't.
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Be alright if I could hear what they are fucking saying.
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As an Icelander I must say I feel for the British fishermen whom lost their livelihood. I do believe we were in the right but them British sailors were mistreated by their own government.
That being said it's also sad to see that we fought so hard for the fishing rights that were supposed to belong to the Icelandic nation, only for all the quota to end up in the hands of a select few "sea barons" and personal friends of corrupt politicians. -
JC
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great documentary .........very important to the people involved at the time, especially the long suffering fishermen , but I fear to say this dispute is going to seem like a case of the flu compared to a terminal illness when this shit fight in the South China sea gets going....................marty
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iceland wanted the UK to sink their boats for world sympathy tiny countries can get away with that, as far as i concerned
the pathetic labour politicians let there own people down, it wouldn't have happened under Thatcher or the tories -
Guess what, the English lost another Cod War again:)
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If the royal navy wasn't run by pussies they would have just sunk every ICGV.
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One would have to feel sorry for the Grimsby and Hull Fishing Community, Their Government Should have done more and better Negotiations for some kinda quota, Its
unfortunate now that Farmed Cod has taken over from the real Mc Coy,
Ireland has lost most of its Fishing Rights because of the Eejets they sent to Brussels,
Heritage Rights and Traditions mean nothing to the EU and should England Remain within
they will suffer untold consequences that will dwarf any Cod War. -
Did the English citizens really think this was a good idea? Seems really stupid and illegal. Iceland should have hired a big Russian ship to guard their borders.
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Bad ass
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guys they just threw for skins
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Dickie Taylor........Legend
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Typical Brit bullshit. Frigates, Admirals, helicopters, Jets.....and all about as much use as a handbrake on a kite. Still, the Brits talk a good show.
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This just wouldn't wash these days with Health and safety !!! Lol.
The problems of distant-water trawling centred on limited access due to claims of territorial rights. The British distant-water fishing industry was based on the idea of freedom of the high seas, and the assumption that the sea was an open resource to be exploited. This idea was increasingly challenged in the post-war period. The Icelandic government had long-standing concerns about the depletion of fish stocks along its coast. Following independence from Denmark in 1944, Iceland annulled the Anglo-Danish Territorial Waters Agreement of 1901, which was due to expire in 1951. This treaty had mutually restricted territorial waters to within three miles of the coast, but now the Icelandic government extended the limit to four miles. The case was put before the International Court of Justice. The British industry banned Icelandic vessels from landing fish in Britain. These events led to a long-running dispute between the British and Icelandic fishing industries and governments. Britain was forced to concede the four-mile limit following a decision by the Organisation of European Economic Co-operation in 1956. In 1958, however, the United Nations (UN) held the first International Conference on the Law of the Sea. Various nations made claims for extending the limit of territorial waters to 12 miles, but nothing definite was decided. The Icelandic government unilaterally declared a 12-mile limit. Britain did not recognise the Icelandic declaration and continued to fish within the new limit. This led to the first Cod War, in which Iceland's Navy harassed British trawlers. There was some violence, including 'rammings', and Royal Navy ships were deployed to protect the trawlers. Following the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea between 1960 and 1961, Britain agreed to the 12-mile limit. In September 1972, however, Iceland declared a 50-mile limit. The outcome was the second Cod War, in which Icelanders used 'cutters' to sabotage the nets of British and German trawlers. The dispute assumed greater international significance because of American anxieties about the US/NATO base at Keflavik in Iceland, and the possibility of an Icelandic rapprochement with the USSR. In October 1973, UK and Icelandic representatives agreed that a limited number of British trawlers would be allowed to operate within the 12-limit for the following two years. In 1975, at a third United Nations (UN) Conference of the Law on the Sea, it became apparent many countries supported a 100-mile limit. In May 1975, Iceland declared a 200-mile limit. The British government refused to recognise this, which led to the third Cod War. By the end of 1976, the British conceded the limit. The closure of the Icelandic grounds effectively ended British long-distance fishing. Source: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/themes/cod-wars.htm