The government must pay the farmers and fishers struggling with its bad Brexit deal | Simon Jenkins

If the state can compensate businesses hurt by lockdown, it can rescue the industries struggling outside of the customs union

There is little doubt what is currently the angriest programme on air: Radio 4’s Farming Today. Every morning, enraged farmers and despairing fishers fume as their food rots in lorries and warehouses, unable to export to Europe or even Northern Ireland because of Brexit. Fishing boats lie idle. Meat cannot be moved. The talk is of animal product bans, faulty vet certifica...