Aug 21 - Gibraltarian Cars Targeted in La Linea
Gibraltarian resident of Santa Margarita in La Linea, Allen Bula, yesterday had two tyres of his Gibraltarian registered car slashed as it was parked outside his home.
Speaking to YGTV Mr. Bula noted that he had been at home all afternoon when the incident occurred. At 5:30pm he found that the front and back tyres on the driver’s side of his vehicle had been slashed. He found that two other Gibraltarian registered vehicles in the area had also had their tyres slashed.
According to the Spanish daily El Pais, the Guardia Civil have received orders to block any trucks carrying Spanish sand from coming into Gibraltar.
The recent escalation of the so-called ‘Gibraltar Problem’ reminds us that in any discussion of the Rock’s future, it is the Gibraltarians that need to be put first. But recent events also invite us to think about Gibraltar’s relationship with people in the UK.
José Ignacio Echániz, the PP’s National Secretary for Health and Social Affairs has described Gibraltar’s health service as being inferior to Spanish medical provision and suggests that, as a result, many Gibraltarians with homes in Spain are making full use of Spanish health facilities.
