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Previously on "Forget the Irish Border what about the Gibraltar Issue"
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To add my opinion, In mid '91 after an "altercation" with the thieving Turks and 2 days on the tarmac in Gib waiting for a flight back to Brize - I ******* hate the place. However, it's on my badge and I'll defend it against all invaders.
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostWouldn't have amended the fact that you are still a delusional halfwit.
You have just added tax-dodger to your list of faults too.
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Originally posted by Eirikur View Postyou forgot to say at the end of your sentence "who lived in Gibraltar for 2 years contracting at the UK's largest betting and gaming company"
You have just added tax-dodger to your list of faults too.
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostWell as someone that has travelled extensively, including Gibraltar, I feel that the wishes of over 99% of the Gibraltarians to accept the democratic wishes of the UK override the 96%.
Especially when their case is being put forward by a slackjawed knuckleheaded economic cloggie immigrant.
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostAh you mean it's okay for gammons who have never been abroad let alone in Gibraltar to ignore 96% of the population's wish to remain in the EU
Especially when their case is being put forward by a slackjawed knuckleheaded economic cloggie immigrant.
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostHere are some salient facts for you.
The Gibraltarians made it clear that they wish to remain fully integrated with the wishes of the British Electorate.
It would be churlish in the extreme to somehow contrive to have them miss out on the wishes of the majority of voters.
HTH
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Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
Anyway Gib voted 96% in favour of remain. So why do gammon island based brexiteers want continental Gib to leave the EU?The Spanish dictator, General Francisco Franco, began a campaign to force negotiations on the future of Gibraltar in the early 1950s, claiming that not only was British control of the territory since 1704 akin to colonisation, but that he had also been promised the rock by Winston Churchill during the second world war in return for not attacking British interests.
Both claims were dismissed by the British, but by 1966, under pressure from the United Nations, Spain and the UK began formal talks about the future of Gibraltar that would eventually lead to the first-ever referendum on the sovereignty of the territory.
By the time the vote came around on 10 September 1967, the electorate was presented with a simple choice: to accept Spanish sovereignty or retain the link with Britain and the crown.
Joyous celebrations
As there was no sign within Gibraltar of any popular or political movement pressing for an end to British rule, and because civil liberties in Spain under Franco were restricted, it was widely believed that the Spanish claim had little chance of success.
In the end, 44 people voted for the first option, to accept Spanish sovereignty, while 12,138 (a resounding 99.34 per cent of the electorate) voted to stay British.
The Gibraltarians made it clear that they wish to remain fully integrated with the wishes of the British Electorate.
It would be churlish in the extreme to somehow contrive to have them miss out on the wishes of the majority of voters.
HTH
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostWhere's that then?
If you're talking about Gibraltar then it already has a hard border.
Anyway Gib voted 96% in favour of remain. So why do gammon island based brexiteers want continental Gib to leave the EU?
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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.
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