A selection of the best articles about politics, business and life on the Rock from the last seven days.
We start with a crime story this week – London’s “most wanted” man has given himself up to police after a pub shooting in the capital, but he gave himself up in Gibraltar, says the London Evening Standard. It was the result of a joint operation between British and Spanish police.
Does this mean more co-operation around the Rock is on the cards? Not necessarily. The Independent reports on a war of words between Spanish foreign minister José Manuel García-Margallo and Gibraltarian Chief Minister Fabian Picardo. One says talks to get control of Gibraltar to Spain are bearing fruit, the other says this is a lie and the peninsula is permanently British. There are no prizes for guessing which is which.
This incident coming as another incursion into Gibraltar waters and airspace hits the pages of the Gibraltar Chronicle suggests the friendly pills may be malfunctioning. Even La Linea, which has been noticeably warm towards the Rock recently, is going to make its own duty free zone to compete with Gib pricing according to the Olive Press– although fair competition is hardly an act of hostility.
Finally there’s this football match on, and the Irish Independent has a blog which…er…look, if you’re a Gib footie fan just don’t read it, enjoy the weekend instead. The Irish News has Gib manager Martin O’Neill talking up the Rock’s chances, but we have to acknowledge that even when the team gave Germany a “good run for its money” earlier this year, said the pundits, it lost 7-0.
If you’re a fan, enjoy the match regardless!