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Re:Scotland to seek second independence referendum by dagenleg on Monday March 13, 2017 @11:23AM (#13858539)
Why would they claim it as their own if the population is not Spanish?
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Re:Scotland to seek second independence referendum by ceejayoz on Monday March 13, 2017 @11:25AM (#13858563)
Short version: look at a map.

Long version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disputed_status_of_Gibraltar

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Re:Scotland to seek second independence referendum by dagenleg on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @06:10AM (#13866287)
If the population does not want to be part of the country, one cannot just annex the territory in the modern times.
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Re:Scotland to seek second independence referendum by ceejayoz on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @09:49AM (#13867424)
Correct. That said, if the UK leaves the EU, and freedom of movement goes away, the opinions of Gibraltar's residents may change fairly rapidly.
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