4 gunboats (what is a gunboat anyway) to protect UK waters,
It's pathetic. The UK has massive territorial waters and a gunboat has a top speed of 40mph.
So it's a token gesture - and if they were serious, then they would need to deploy many more vessels.
Or sharks with lasers on.
But the headlines in the Express and Mail look good.
What exactly is it you think should be done when French vessels barge and throw missiles at UK trawlers fishing in their own waters. Do you even give a damn about men at sea.
And BTW the French have sent gun boats actually INTO UK waters in the past . Anything to say about that?
Maritime law is there to protect those at sea. Deep sea fishing, especially in the north sea, is one of the most dangerous occupations on earth, sometimes involving months away from home, and not particularly well paid either. This means people on low incomes can feed their families low cost protein, usually by fish fingers. But I expect you would laugh at that as well eh?
I'm sick and tired of sneering middle class remainers who think this is all some silly game for their own amusement. It isn't. Its everyday peoples job safety and job security, and a way of feeding people at a reasonable price with our own resources