The Rock
Gibraltar has enjoyed a peaceful existence for many decades but there are now signs that, maybe, the disease of violence that seems to inhabit the rest of the world is moving in. Spanish ambitions in Gibraltar are being more loudly voiced and, it seems, the Guardia Civil are making a unilateral effort to enforce Spanish [...]
To try to ensure the healthy sight of the children of Gibraltar, the Health Authority has announced that children under the age of sixteen will be provided with free spectacles thanks to government funding. To qualify, the, approximately, 600 children who will benefit from this offer simply need a prescription from a GHA or GHA [...]
It is fascinating to see all the hubris that is engendered by the continued existence of an independent Gibraltar. Spain is loud in its lament that Gibraltar should return to Spanish sovereignty yet there seems to be little said about Ceuta or Melilla. Odd, that.