re: #23 Anymouse

re: #27 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I think there’s somewhat less than meets the eye here regarding the latest Gibraltar flap: there were some misunderstandings about the territory which were or weren’t mentioned in the formal Brexit negotiations, whereupon some senior Tory politician shot his mouth off on TV about Thatcher and the Falklands ( yeah, I know: what a shock!), and the press picked up on it to try to make a BFD over the belligerent tone (another shocker: war talk sells papers/ads!).
Formally, the Government (intelligently) dismissed the military-action talk: but it’s embarrassing nevertheless- the Gibraltar situation just points out another flaw in the argument that Brexit is going to be some grand triumph of whatever.
I think a more important news item was that Spain made a public statement (unnecessarily right now IMO, but never mind) that they wouldn’t veto EU membership for an independent Scotland, if it ever comes to that.