foxy lady Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Gibraltar has been in British hands since 1704. However in 1713 The Spanish gave up their claim to the rock and ceded sovereignity to England by signing the Treaty of Utrecht. So why are the Spanish kicking off yet again, and what should Britain do about it?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawny1970 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 close the border, the amount of spanish people who work there would be suddenly unemployed should go down well with the spanish goverment Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caparo Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I think we should impose a £50 travel tax on all passengers flying to, or flying back from Spain. It might dent the popularity of Spain as a tourist destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 A strategic point such as Gibralter is always going to be a bone of contention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 It's just Spanish sabre rattling and patriotic posturing to try and deflect attention away from their failing economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 We just need to sit back and let the EU deal with it. Its illegal for them to impose such a fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 close the border, the amount of spanish people who work there would be suddenly unemployed should go down well with the spanish goverment That would only suit the Spanish. Loads of Gibraltans work in Spain and commute daily. They'd be deprived of their livelihood. It would also mean the Spanish could close their airspace to flights in and out of Gibraltar. In effect closing the border would mean an economic blockade of Gibraltar which would hit it very hard. "Gibraltar resident Amber Lyons, 21, said thousands of people who work across the border in Spain would be affected if they had to pay to cross over." From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23567982 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Gibraltar isn't inside Schengen though, and it's exempted from the customs union, so there could well be wriggle room for the Spanish to be, shall we say foolish. If they didn't like the Treaty of Utrecht though, they shouldn't have signed it. In perpetuity I think it said..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRESLEY Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Let the Rock Apes make the decisions, a Politician will only make the wrong ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I've been to Gibraltar a few times and it always amazes me how the Spanish put up with it, how would we feel if a bunch of foreigners set up camp on the end of Cornwall or something I think we would soon be kicking off.I think we should give it back to them we are not the gunboat nation we used to be anymore,its part of their land we stole of them years ago..give it them back but make sure we take everything home with us and leave it as we found it a barren piece of nothing I think even the monkeys we imported from somewhere else they are not even natives.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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