Apr 06 - Hain: Gibraltar Needs To Think Again And Embrace Joint Sovereignty

Written by YGTV Team on 06 April 2017.

Gibraltar and Britain should think again about sharing the Rock’s sovereignty with Spain to ensure it is not excluded from the EU against its will. This is according to Peter Hain, the former Labour cabinet minister and one of the architects of the failed 2002 joint sovereignty proposal.

Writing in today’s Guardian, Mr Hain says that the deal would give Gibraltarians much more freedom and security than they have previously enjoyed.

“The co-sovereignty deal was and still could be a win-win for all parties to the dispute,” he wrote in the Guardian.

“The only concession Gibraltarians would have to make is a Spanish flag flying on the Rock alongside a British one. Their cherished British citizenship, traditions, customs and way of life would be unchanged – except for the better, because being under siege from Spain would disappear.

“Pints of beer would still be served in British-style pubs. Gibraltarians would keep their institutions – self-government, an elected House of Assembly, courts and police service.”

The full article is here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/06/gibraltar-rejected-deal-status-think-again