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Gibraltar Government representatives at the Financial Services Lunch
Penny Mordaunt, Minister for the Armed Forces and MP and Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Gibraltar Group, Jack Lapresti. Making the rounds and occasionally picking up a glass of white wine I spot staunch Gibraltar lobbyist and twitter frequenter, Nara Hodge and former Bayside School headteacher Albert Danino. The hall is awash with Gibraltar Regiment ties.
the Second World War evacuees who this ‘He and his wife lived at Bruce’s year have marked the 75th anniversary of Farm high up on the Rock and their move to London, Ireland and Jamaica. they loved every minute of their Following his speech, Minister Lidington life there.’ He explained. Next, Jack Lapresti, who was appointed reiterated his usual defence of the Rock and its people’s plight to remain British. chairman of the group following ‘The United Kingdom will never enter into Jim Dobbin’s death late last year, arrangements under which the people of noted that the group displayed Gibraltar will pass under the sovereignty of the huge support for Gibraltar another state against their wishes. Nor will across the political divide. ‘So we enter into any process of sovereignty far, we’ve been able to ensure negotiations with which Gibraltar itself that the next Governor of Gibraltar is was not content,’ he bellowed over the a former military personnel.’ The Chief loud clapping and Commons like jeers of Minister announced a GDP growth of ‘here here’. Minister Lidington 10.6% in the last year, applaud“He pledged to further added, ‘our histories ing the Rock’s high regulaare inextricably linked and we tory standards. Mr. Picardo monitor Spain’s share profound bonds based revealed that as from 2016, operation of the on democracy, tradition but the Patron for the Gibraltar frontier closely Literary Festival would be the demanding ‘nothing also innovation. Those ties were highlighted poignantPrincess Royal, HRH Princess less than the normal ly this year as we marked Anne. He touched further on together the 75th anniversary growth within financial services, procedures you would expect at any of the evacuation of Gibraltar gaming and employment on European border.” the Rock. Finally, he honoured and the 70th anniversary
“From 2016, the Patron for the Gibraltar Literary Festival will be the Princess Royal, HRH Princess Anne.”
Defending the Rock Albert Poggio, the man behind the success of Gibraltar House and this annual get together, takes to the stage later in the evening to introduce Alderman Bowman, who extends the Lord Mayor’s warmest wishes. The Sheriff and Alderman speaks of his own personal link with Gibraltar, having worked as a young accountant with Price Water House Coopers. He added that his wife’s Grandfather was former Major District Officer of Artillery on the Rock.
Momy Levy never disappoints with his three piece choice
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Gibtelecom’s Tim Bristow gathers three generations of governors
Former Governor Sir John Chapple
GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2015