> I strongly expect that the fishing communities (is fishermen actually an OK word to use these days?) actually know their own situation much better than either

> I strongly expect that the fishing communities (is fishermen actually an OK word to use these days?) actually know their own situation much better than either you or I do, and they're very clear on how the EU affects them. Why? The things the GP wrote are not matters of opinion, they are facts. If people ignore them and vote against their own interests they are not "better informed". The idea that most people are intelligent, well informed and vote in their own interest is nice. It's also incredibly naive and not supported by reality.