Financial Times gets it wrong on Falklands and Gibraltar ‘trilateral’ dialogue

Saturday, February 9th 2013 - 08:38 UTC

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Chief Minister Fabian Picardo this week wrote to the Financial Times after the respected financial daily made a glaring error about Gibraltar in an editorial column centred on Argentina. Read full article

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Pete Bog
Note that the Spanish also use the false transplanted argument over Gibraltar. Clearly Fabian must be a transplant with a surname such as Picardo.
Feb 09th, 2013 - 12:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
“Gibraltar Islanders”.

As nonexistent as Malvina Islanders.
Feb 09th, 2013 - 12:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
@2 Not least because Gibraltar isn't an island. It's a peninsula. A British peninsula!
Feb 09th, 2013 - 01:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
Yes I gathered as much when I walked from Spain across the border. No swimming was needed.
Feb 09th, 2013 - 02:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Clyde15
When I first went to Gib. in 1962, you had to walk across no-mans land to get into La Linea. A peculiar feeling !
I went again from the Spanish side in 2004. It was quite a shock to see the Spanish had moved into this area and built houses almost up to the frontier. The only swimming I indulged in was from Eastern beach or Catalan Bay.
I had almost forgotten that Franco was in power in 1962
with all that entailed for freedom of speech in Spain.
Feb 09th, 2013 - 04:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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MrFlagpole
Bit pedantic isn't it? There's a joke in the Simpsons about the difference between an island and a peninsula.

As for Gibraltar. Spain sold it to us. If they want it back they can make an offer. Which we will not accept.
Feb 09th, 2013 - 05:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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toooldtodieyoung
“Financial Times gets it wrong on Falklands and Gibraltar”

THE Financial Times??? THE FT?? getting it wrong??? The same paper that in a 10 week period in summer 2011, spelt it's own name wrong twice?? That FT??

I can't believe what I am reading!! oh hang on a minute....Yes I can!!
Feb 09th, 2013 - 08:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Lord Ton
If anyone's interested - http://www.scribd.com/doc/124713110/Falklands-War-Countdown-Conflict-1982

I must get a life !
Feb 10th, 2013 - 01:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
@6 Sorry? When did they “sell” it? History says that they “ceded” it. It's not the same thing.
Feb 10th, 2013 - 07:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
mmmm
no FT,
no Comment ..lol.
Feb 10th, 2013 - 08:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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MrFlagpole
@9 yes ceded it in return for money.
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