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"Madam President, the Commissioner made some nautical historical allusions, so I would like to do the same. Most people are familiar with the chorus of the anthem ‘Rule Britannia’, but people sometimes get one word fundamentally wrong. The correct version is not ‘Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves’; it is ‘Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves’. The word ‘rules’ makes the meaning a bombastic assertion. The correct word, ‘rule’, makes the meaning an exhortation and a warning. It used to be understood that Britain had to rule the waves in order to maintain her freedom and independence. Now the British do not even rule themselves, with over 80% of our laws made by the European Union. The common fisheries policy has ruined Britain’s fishing industry and caused an ecological disaster in British waters. Given the EU’s record, why should we think that the EU maritime policy should be any less disastrous than the common fisheries policy?"@en1
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