Silence over EU remarks

I find their silence over the comments that have come from the EU and Spain in particular regarding the future of Gibraltar most peculiar and puzzling.

Let's be honest Spain wants Gibraltar to be part of Spain, the fact that it's been British since the early 18th century is ignored by them. The fact that they've tried to take it back by force since is ignored. They seem to think that as one of the 27 they can demand whatever suits them and the British people will roll over and concede.

I hope that Mrs May will hold no truck with these demands. They are human beings there, they have consistently voted to remain 'British' - the last poll there gave a figure of 99 percent of them didn't want to change the present status quo. We cannot turn our backs on them and just abandon them to Spain.

The Spanish comments show that they're behaving like chancers with their eye on an easy success from the EU negotiations. Basically they've been told to 'go away' (to be polite). That stance must be maintained, they are people who've constantly and consistently made their position clear and it would be immoral of us to turn our backs on them now. Spain should remember that they're not the only place to go on holiday for 'sun and sand', there are a lot of countries offering the same around the Mediterranean after all.

The only thing that I've found surprising is that 'liberals' have remained silent on their support of the people of Gibraltar. But then again they're so concerned that we, as a people, voted to leave the EU that they can't risk appearing slightly anti-EU in anything they say. Sad really that although people from the EU get their support, but British people do not. Maybe I'm being simplistic, but their present behaviour is hardly liberal or decent. Perhaps they can reply to my assertions in these pages. I won't be holding my breath in anticipation though.

Mr M Gough, Wombourne