Brexit: Gibraltar angered by Spain's EU 'veto'

[BrilloPad]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibral...ferendum,_2002

The "Democratic will" of the people of Gibraltar is shown above.

An overwhelming vote in favour of remaining British............with all that this means...........including the popular will to Brexit.

Nobody is denying the Gibraltarians democracy..............except the Spanish, aided and abetted by the EU it seems.

Do try and keep up.

What I have never understood is that Spain has free access to Gibraltar. Why not just buy up everything that comes on the market then eventually they will own it.....

[squarepeg]

The EU are allowing Spain to behave disgracefully. All the tosh about keeping the peace is laid bare.

The EU is predictably giving the UK a hard time by proxy. What do you expect? One of the biggest members says, "nah, it's tulip, we're out" and you want to be treated with kindness? You just told the world the EU project is crap and you don't want to have anything to do with it. Why would the EU resist a chance to kick you?

[BrilloPad]

The EU is predictably giving the UK a hard time by proxy. What do you expect? One of the biggest members says, "nah, it's tulip, we're out" and you want to be treated with kindness? You just told the world the EU project is crap and you don't want to have anything to do with it. Why would the EU resist a chance to kick you?

I would hope that they might have their own best interests at heart. Sadly kicking the UK is far more important.

[shaunbhoy]

Why would the EU resist a chance to kick you?

Because one might assume it was not a failed vanity project run by petulant schoolchildren?

That they might be capable of looking past their own disappointments, and pragmatically looking for a resolution that best benefits the electorates of their remaining members, even if that also might mean a reasonable deal for the UK?

The two things need not be mutually exclusive.

[diseasex]

I would hope that they might have their own best interests at heart. Sadly kicking the UK is far more important.

That might have happened if you weren't kicking EU first.

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I would hope that they might have their own best interests at heart. Sadly kicking the UK is far more important.

They do. They are merely trying to distract the UK with silly things in order to weaken the UK's negotiating position. And there is some understandable spite thrown in for a good measure.

[BrilloPad]

That might have happened if you weren't kicking EU first.

The UK has tried asking the EU for reasonableness. However we have been poo-pooed at every turn.

Very sad we left. If the EU had changed just a little it could have been a different result.

[BrilloPad]

They do. They are merely trying to distract the UK with silly things in order to weaken the UK's negotiating position. And there is some understandable spite thrown in for a good measure.

So its a bit like divorce. All logic and reason goes out of the window. The UK will not drop to the EU level. They have more to lose than us.

[SueEllen]

So its a bit like divorce. All logic and reason goes out of the window. The UK will not drop to the EU level. They have more to lose than us.

No they don't.

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So its a bit like divorce. All logic and reason goes out of the window. The UK will not drop to the EU level. They have more to lose than us.

Yes, that's a very good analogy. The husband is standing in the door shouting, "I'm leaving!" while the wife keeps saying, "OK. Whatever, just tell me how we'll deal with the kids and what am I supposed to do about the mortgage" while she's pouring ketchup all over his clothes and other worldly possessions. Perfectly civilised.