On fishing and farming, Johnson may again be forced to back down | Simon Jenkins

In his dealings with Brussels, the prime minister must remember that nothing could replace the loss of the continental market

When anyone mentions fishing and farming to a Brexit minister, the usual answer is that they are a trivial 1% of Britain’s economy. Perhaps they are. But they are not 1% of its politics.

As talks start this week in Brussels, British negotiators have been sent into battle by Boris Johnson with the pompous rhetoric of Henry V at Harfleur. They must give not an inch. First...