ON THAT SPANISH FLAG INCIDENT

The BBC has been anxious to make us aware how put out the ppor Spanish are over the alleged firing by the Royal Navy on a Spanish flag on a buoy in the straits of Gibraltar. Jeremy Paxman’s brother, Giles, who is British Ambassador to Spain (natch) has apologised for any misunderstandings (shamefully, in my view but this is not enough and the Spanish opposition is now calling for a “tougher line” on Gibraltar. The BBC allows a Spanish analyst to offer his insight on the issue which is fair enough but where is the effort to allow a Gibraltarian perspective? I suggest the BBC should contact B-BBC contributor the All Seeing Eye if they want to try and introduce a little balance here.