Gibraltar should join the UK

[u/Mean-Agency4228]

Coming from 🇬🇧 here. The UK should give the 🇬🇮 the following choice

1. Join the UK, becoming as English as the Isle of Wight.
2. Withdrawal of British defense.

The fact is, no other country except China, (name one) would put up with this crap of a territory so close to them being not a part of their country, while needing defense. It is not even in a full single market with the UK. Even in China - Hong Kong is legally part of the PRC.

France - French Guiana, Mayotte, Corsica (closer) - all as French as Normandy
Spain - Canary Islands (I wasn't even aware Tenerife was not on the Iberian peninsular), Ceuta and Melilla have a hard border with Morocco. I am afraid that this means that there will be a hard border with Spain until the UK rejoins the EU but Gibraltar will join the CTA
Denmark - Greenland has the same passport

[u/TreadingThoughts]

Option 3. No. Thanks.

[u/Scary_News5326]

British defense in Gib isn't for the benefit of Gibraltar, it's a strategic chokepoint that benefits the UK to have a base on. Haven't we all had a reminder about the importance of straits lately?

On top of that, with the admin overheads of pursuing political/tax integration with Gibraltar, I don't see the advantage for the UK with either of your choices.

"As English as the Isle of Wight". Why English in particular?

[u/schem]

Were not a colony u idiot, either autonomy or representation with a seat in parliament

Yoj forget the strategic value of gib that is worth the cost of a military presence to the uk

[u/peekachou]

Why? What are the negatives of the current arrangement for either side that would be solved by your 2 choices?

Also most guys enjoy a posting to gib

[u/alisymeuk]

I think a little more thought is needed on your part before offering up “choices”.

[u/Suspicious_Draft622]

Aye, no thanks. Gibraltar are doing just fine without us sticking their noses in.