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Boris Johnson delivered his press conference on Christmas Eve, outlining the Brexit trade deal that will separate the EU and the UK, while wearing a necktie with a subtle fish motif in a nod to one of the dominant themes of the tortuous negotiations.
Despite the fact that Britain’s fishing industry is responsible for only 0.1% of the country’s GDP, it became a symbol of voters’ desire to stop “regaining control”.
Many had complained that successive years of overfishing by EU countries and the quota system had hurt the industry.
In Johnson’s announcement, he emphasized the “prodigious” increase in fishing catches that he said would now be allowed to keep the UK.
Downing Street agreed to conditions that would allow the “repatriation” of 25% of the catch worth of European fleets in UK waters.
However, Barrie Deas, director of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organizations, said the prime minister had deemed fish expendable, adding that his industry would be “bitterly disappointed” that European fishermen could still access less than 12 miles. off the British coast.
It is not the first time during the Brexit debate that public figure clothing appears to be a comment on the issues.
As Lady Hale sat down to issue the supreme court ruling on whether Johnson’s extension in parliament in 2019 was legal, many people’s eyes were drawn to the silver spider that seemed to crawl up her shoulder.
The brooch was thought to be a coded signal that the prime minister was trapped by the court’s ruling that his move was illegal. The t-shirts with the design raised over £ 5,000 for Shelter in the hours after they were announced.
During the state opening of parliament after the 2017 general elections, the Queen wore a lilac hat with various flowers, with blue petals and yellow centers. Some immediately drew a parallel with the EU flag with Brexit coming to dominate the post of Prime Minister from Theresa May.
Away from Brexit, the United States saw the first lady, Melania Trump, wearing a coat with the slogan “I really don’t care. OR? “on the back, as her husband increasingly faced criticism.
Despite initial denials, and claiming it was “just a jacket,” Melania later said in an interview that “it was kind of a message, yeah.”
