Helen Gibbons
@helengibbons.bsky.social
Financial translator Dutch-English • PhD student – British identity since 2016 – University of Gibraltar • MA Cantab MML 🇪🇺🇬🇮🏳️⚧️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-gibbons-b0396b61/
Quite the cover…
Indeed, more attention needed to the whole Orr-Reform-UnHerd-GB News nexus in the UK
Indeed, more attention needed to the whole Orr-Reform-UnHerd-GB News nexus in the UK
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September 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Quite the cover…
Indeed, more attention needed to the whole Orr-Reform-UnHerd-GB News nexus in the UK
Indeed, more attention needed to the whole Orr-Reform-UnHerd-GB News nexus in the UK
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Lovely official opening ceremony of the Trinity Lighthouse at Europa Point, it was an honour to be invited and be part of this momentous occasion.
Great that tourists and locals alike can now experience another piece of our heritage and history.
@johncortes.bsky.social @meteogib.bsky.social
Great that tourists and locals alike can now experience another piece of our heritage and history.
@johncortes.bsky.social @meteogib.bsky.social
September 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Lovely official opening ceremony of the Trinity Lighthouse at Europa Point, it was an honour to be invited and be part of this momentous occasion.
Great that tourists and locals alike can now experience another piece of our heritage and history.
@johncortes.bsky.social @meteogib.bsky.social
Great that tourists and locals alike can now experience another piece of our heritage and history.
@johncortes.bsky.social @meteogib.bsky.social
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Good piece by CER associate fellow @caminomortera.bsky.social. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu took the right line yesterday: "Ceuta's border is a European border. Because Ceuta is Spain. Ceuta is Europe. And Europe will be there for you." But that wasn't what happened in July - Spain got no solidarity.
Ceuta was not a migration crisis, but a crisis of trust. Europe's leaders should stop weaponising #Schengen against each other lest the EU’s adversaries copy them.
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @caminomortera.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/4EPyJMj
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @caminomortera.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/4EPyJMj
September 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Good piece by CER associate fellow @caminomortera.bsky.social. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu took the right line yesterday: "Ceuta's border is a European border. Because Ceuta is Spain. Ceuta is Europe. And Europe will be there for you." But that wasn't what happened in July - Spain got no solidarity.
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⚽️ La polémique ne désenfle pas deux jours après que Kylian Mbappé, soucieux d'avoir aussi "une pensée" pour les migrants en souffrance, a refusé d'enfiler entièrement un t-shirt en soutien à la population de Ceuta, la droite et l'extrême droite le critiquant vivement.
➡️ u.afp.com/SjEN
➡️ u.afp.com/SjEN
September 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM
⚽️ La polémique ne désenfle pas deux jours après que Kylian Mbappé, soucieux d'avoir aussi "une pensée" pour les migrants en souffrance, a refusé d'enfiler entièrement un t-shirt en soutien à la population de Ceuta, la droite et l'extrême droite le critiquant vivement.
➡️ u.afp.com/SjEN
➡️ u.afp.com/SjEN
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RNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after threats from thugs
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
RNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after huge anti-migrant protests
RNLI volunteers were branded ‘traitors’ after bringing migrants ashore
www.independent.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 12:10 PM
RNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after threats from thugs
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Everyone in the Valencia region got served this civil protection alert last night. Abundance of caution, no doubt, on the part of the Generalitat, but need to be careful with these things lest they become routine and ignored
September 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Everyone in the Valencia region got served this civil protection alert last night. Abundance of caution, no doubt, on the part of the Generalitat, but need to be careful with these things lest they become routine and ignored
Gibraltar residents‘ EES exemption not recognised at some Schengen entry points. Unsurprising given the number of them.
All the more impressive that Schiphol border control was totally au fait last time I passed through.
www.chronicle.gi/gibraltar-se...
All the more impressive that Schiphol border control was totally au fait last time I passed through.
www.chronicle.gi/gibraltar-se...
Gibraltar seeks solution after residents wrongly registered on EES
The Gibraltar Government is in contact with the European Commission after several Gibraltar residents encountered problems at EU borders despite treaty exemptions from the EU’s new Entry/Exit System [...
www.chronicle.gi
September 17, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Gibraltar residents‘ EES exemption not recognised at some Schengen entry points. Unsurprising given the number of them.
All the more impressive that Schiphol border control was totally au fait last time I passed through.
www.chronicle.gi/gibraltar-se...
All the more impressive that Schiphol border control was totally au fait last time I passed through.
www.chronicle.gi/gibraltar-se...
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One of the most fascinating books have read in a while
September 15, 2026 at 5:52 PM
One of the most fascinating books have read in a while
“An aversion to the EU is of course a sentiment that we don’t share.”
Christine Vasquez of GBC telling it like it is
www.gbc.gi/news/chief-m...
Christine Vasquez of GBC telling it like it is
www.gbc.gi/news/chief-m...
Chief Minister speaks to GBC following oral evidence at European Affairs Committee session
News Editor Christine Vasquez caught up with the Chief Minister after the European Affairs Committee session.
www.gbc.gi
September 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
“An aversion to the EU is of course a sentiment that we don’t share.”
Christine Vasquez of GBC telling it like it is
www.gbc.gi/news/chief-m...
Christine Vasquez of GBC telling it like it is
www.gbc.gi/news/chief-m...
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Tomorrow, Canadian PM Mark Carney will take the unprecedented step of attending the #SOTEU State of the Union speech in the 🇪🇺Parliament.
I spent the past two weeks in Canada asking what people think about joining the EU. Their answers might surprise you.
I spent the past two weeks in Canada asking what people think about joining the EU. Their answers might surprise you.
Canada will never join the EU. But the two should form a defensive alliance against the US
I’ve just returned from Canada, where there was much anticipation for Mark Carney’s speech to the EU Parliament this week. But we need to get real about what is possible.
davekeating.substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Tomorrow, Canadian PM Mark Carney will take the unprecedented step of attending the #SOTEU State of the Union speech in the 🇪🇺Parliament.
I spent the past two weeks in Canada asking what people think about joining the EU. Their answers might surprise you.
I spent the past two weeks in Canada asking what people think about joining the EU. Their answers might surprise you.
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Striking trend in today’s news:
-Canada says it wants a deep partnership with the EU
-Australia says it wants same
- UK opinion polls show record number wanting to Rejoin EU
-TUC calls for govt red lines to be scrapped
-Leaders of 🏴 🏴 & N.IRL say they want to be inside EU
-Canada says it wants a deep partnership with the EU
-Australia says it wants same
- UK opinion polls show record number wanting to Rejoin EU
-TUC calls for govt red lines to be scrapped
-Leaders of 🏴 🏴 & N.IRL say they want to be inside EU
September 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Striking trend in today’s news:
-Canada says it wants a deep partnership with the EU
-Australia says it wants same
- UK opinion polls show record number wanting to Rejoin EU
-TUC calls for govt red lines to be scrapped
-Leaders of 🏴 🏴 & N.IRL say they want to be inside EU
-Canada says it wants a deep partnership with the EU
-Australia says it wants same
- UK opinion polls show record number wanting to Rejoin EU
-TUC calls for govt red lines to be scrapped
-Leaders of 🏴 🏴 & N.IRL say they want to be inside EU
On the importance of shifting European savings into productive investment www.cer.eu/publications...
How to revive Europe's stock market listings
Europe should strengthen its public equity markets to finance innovation
www.cer.eu
September 15, 2026 at 7:14 AM
On the importance of shifting European savings into productive investment www.cer.eu/publications...
“For a lot of us, certainly for me, being a European citizen and being able to vote in elections to the European Parliament, it’s a tragedy that we have lost that and the EU concept of free movement.” www.chronicle.gi/today-its-ca...
‘Today it’s calm, but it’s relentless’, Llamas says of treaty rollout
Attorney General Michael Llamas has described the early weeks of Gibraltar’s new UK/EU treaty arrangements as a period of intense but expected adjustment, adding that the underlying framework is worki...
www.chronicle.gi
September 14, 2026 at 4:38 AM
“For a lot of us, certainly for me, being a European citizen and being able to vote in elections to the European Parliament, it’s a tragedy that we have lost that and the EU concept of free movement.” www.chronicle.gi/today-its-ca...
Canada an associate member of the EU? Why not?
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Canada eyes ‘associate member’ status with EU amid US tensions
Carney reportedly seeks ‘associate’ EU membership as Ottawa-Washington ties hit fresh low. He will address the European Parliament next week. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
September 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Canada an associate member of the EU? Why not?
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
“As recently as the 2021 census, more than 600,000 people in Northern Ireland (32%) described themselves as solely British. The census allowed myriad choices, including British and Northern Irish (376,447), British and Irish (11,767), or all three (28,053)”
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/...
Some staunch unionists are banging the pro-Irish drum to argue in favour of the union... and it’s not a totally new argument
Staunch unionists like Phillip Brett and Moore Holmes now use Irish identity to defend the Union, reshaping Northern Ireland’s constitutional debate.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
September 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“As recently as the 2021 census, more than 600,000 people in Northern Ireland (32%) described themselves as solely British. The census allowed myriad choices, including British and Northern Irish (376,447), British and Irish (11,767), or all three (28,053)”
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/...
Iberian road trip - a day of two Calpes #Gibraltar #Ifach
September 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Iberian road trip - a day of two Calpes #Gibraltar #Ifach
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Wonder if the real impetus for changing the law is going to come from companies like this/their insurers when they start getting hit with the subsequent claims for discrimination.
A trans man in the UK has been banned in the workplace restrooms after he was forced to use the women's restrooms to comply with the new EHRC guidance. The women complained because he is visibly male and so they told him he can't use any bathroom.
![A screenshot of a Reddit post from the r/LegalAdviceUK subreddit by user Dijstraanon, titled "FtM transgender facing two different issues at work? England."
The post text reads:
"Brother in law is trans FtM and presents fully as a man. He's now facing an impossible situation at work with his employer telling him that due to recent legislation he must use the toilet of his birth gender. BUT several female colleagues have raised a grievance about him using their gendered toilet.
His employer has told him that he cannot use the toilet while he is at work until they sort it out and cannot give him a timeframe to do so. They do [cut off] have disabled separate toilets.
In the mean time one of his female colleagues has accused him of sexual harassment because he was used their gendered toilet. His menstrual cycle meant he needed to use the toilet.
He's been with the employer for just over 5 years but only in this location for 18 months. The location is mainly male with just a handful of females, and his workshop only has male toilets.
I do not know how to support him and as he's not in a union there is no one to turn too right now."
The post has an orange "Comments Moderated" tag, 169 upvotes, and 134 comments.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sefgphqp2xqwh2hawaixykwz/bafkreigy6jrfjxyegrf7h4wzz3yptwmzobhjrd3k5zjoxwd75r6ulxzsyq)
September 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Wonder if the real impetus for changing the law is going to come from companies like this/their insurers when they start getting hit with the subsequent claims for discrimination.
Honey, dates, apples, pomegranates and kosher wine for Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish year, at Eroski Gibraltar
September 12, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Honey, dates, apples, pomegranates and kosher wine for Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish year, at Eroski Gibraltar
Autumnal dawn on the Gibraltar runway
September 12, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Autumnal dawn on the Gibraltar runway
New Sorolla Lounge at Madrid T4. A big improvement over Dalí, with its often chaotic food & beverage offering www.turningleftforless.com/news-offers-...
NEWS & OFFERS: Inside Iberia's New Madrid Emerald Sorolla Lounge, Excellent Virgin-Booking.com Bonus Points & a New Marriott Promo
Iberia Opens Exclusive New Emerald Sorolla Lounge at Madrid Airport Iberia has just opened its new Emerald Lounge Sorolla at Madrid-Barajas Airport, located next to the Dalí Lounge in Terminal
www.turningleftforless.com
September 12, 2026 at 5:16 AM
New Sorolla Lounge at Madrid T4. A big improvement over Dalí, with its often chaotic food & beverage offering www.turningleftforless.com/news-offers-...
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The Bridge by Colm Tóibín: A painful chronicle of relationships in collapse
The Bridge by Colm Tóibín: A painful chronicle of relationships in collapse
In his latest work to be set in Catalonia, Tóibín’s men pour their deepest tenderness into their animals while their human connections fail
www.irishtimes.com
September 12, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The Bridge by Colm Tóibín: A painful chronicle of relationships in collapse
Extremeño wine tasting in Zafra
September 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Extremeño wine tasting in Zafra
Happy National Day Gibraltar! 🇬🇮
September 10, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Happy National Day Gibraltar! 🇬🇮