News today from the Telegraph that while Spain and Britain are deadlocked in discussions on the sovereignty of Gibraltar, Moroccans are attacking some of the remaining Spanish colonies in Moroccan North Africa. The irony, of course, is that while the Spanish are demanding control over Gibraltar, which the Brits seized in the 19th century, the Moroccans are doing the same against their own former colonial masters.

I’m pleased that the British government has postponed any decision on Gibraltar, but am confused on why they won’t just let the people of Gibraltar choose which government they want. It’s a pretty simple choice: Britain, Spain (not bloody like according to the poles I’ve seen), or Independence. These are British citizens we’re talking about here, and it would seem to me that they should have a say in what happens to them. Tony Blair’s government seems a tricky bunch to me, and I fear that they might sell out the people of Gibraltar for allies in the EU. However, as I’m not British, I’ll leave the second-guessing of Blair to the people of that fine island nation (and I have faith they will put him through the proper wringers).