Spain in seeking clarification over whether Gibraltar is included in the Brexit deal. Apparently as far as Spain is concerned the Gibraltar issue is separate and outside the Brexit negotiations. So they want Gib to stay in the EU whilst the rest of the UK leaves. Looks like the deal could be scuppered from within the EU itself. That'll get UK politics off the hook for a while.
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Forget the Irish Border what about the Gibraltar Issue
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Originally posted by AtW View PostOMG they forgot about Gibraltor!!!
If you're talking about Gibraltar then it already has a hard border.
And until the Spaniards give up "their" territories in North Africa they should be told to FROMF.Last edited by Zigenare; 19 November 2018, 18:46.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Gibraltar voted 96% to remain in the EU. Will of the people.
Unless it’s okay for Gibraltar to be dictated to by unelected politicians and bureaucrats in Westminster (unelected by Gibraltar), of course.
We all know how people on this board hate bullies and unelected bureaucrats poking their nose into other people’s business.....Comment
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Originally posted by meridian View PostGibraltar voted 96% to remain in the EU. Will of the people.
Unless it’s okay for Gibraltar to be dictated to by unelected politicians and bureaucrats in Westminster (unelected by Gibraltar), of course.
We all know how people on this board hate bullies and unelected bureaucrats poking their nose into other people’s business.....
The greatest compliment we could have paid the Gibraltarians is to ensure that their wishes were considered equally alongside those of all eligible voters in the UK when the final result was announced. That is what happened.
It was the least we owed them.
HTH
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostIndeed. All the politicians in Westminster WERE in fact democratically elected by the Electorate. Unlike, say, the members of the European Commission.
The fact is, though, that none of the politicians in Westminster were elected by any residents in Gibraltar.
The greatest compliment we could have paid the Gibraltarians is to ensure that their wishes were considered equally alongside those of all eligible voters in the UK when the final result was announced. That is what happened.
It was the least we owed them.
HTH
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Originally posted by meridian View PostTry harder, you’re comparing an elected body with the equivalent of the civil service.
The fact is, though, that none of the politicians in Westminster were elected by any residents in Gibraltar.
Set them free, you know it makes sense. If they love you, they’ll come back. If they don’t, it was never meant to be.
Spain cannot be permitted to control both sides of the Straits of Gibraltar.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by meridian View Post
The fact is, though, that none of the politicians in Westminster were elected by any residents in Gibraltar.
Originally posted by meridian View Post
Set them free, you know it makes sense. If they love you, they’ll come back. If they don’t, it was never meant to be.
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostSet who free? If Spain gives up its "sovereign" territories in North Africa then maybe we should think about it.
Spain cannot be permitted to control both sides of the Straits of Gibraltar.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View Postwhy can't Spain control both sides of the Straits?
Fook me you're dense.
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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