Representatives of the La Linea fishermen have written to the Government of Gibraltar asking it to remove the concrete blocks which form part of an artificial reef created last week off the runway in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. According to a spokesperson, the new reef affects 70 fishing boats.
This week, UK supermarket chain, The Co-Operative has pledged to censor top shelf magazines, by hiding them behind opaque panelling.
Censorship of the media has been a hot topic since the phone hacking scandal sparked a full-blown inquiry into the ethics of the press fronted by Justice Leveson. Now, one can argue that censorship of top shelf magazines does not filter into the same category as the strict press regulation that is set to hit the bustling world of UK media, next month, but it’s bound to cause more of a stir.
In a press release published on Julie Girling’s blog, Conservative MEPs have said that if Spain does not desist its “efforts to intimidate and impede the movement of EU workers” they would write to the European Commission to threaten legal action.
According to a recent report by the Daily Mail, Spanish diplomats have promised that Madrid will continue to cause lengthy border delays under the guise of an attempt to clamp down on smuggling.
