FRANCE HIT WITH RECORD FINE

France has been has fined a record €20 million by the European Court of Justice for allowing fishermen to catch and sell under-size fish. The reaction of France's National Fisheries Committee is reminiscent of the spread the blame taddling of a primary school-aged child:

"Tonnes upon tonnes of small fish are unloaded in Spain and Portugal. There is fishing over and above the quotas in Scotland, Britain and elsewhere, and you never hear anything about it. People always point the finger at France", Pierre-Georges Dachicourt said on behalf of the organisation, according to France Info radio.

Pointing the finger at France and giving France the finger are two different things.