gibraltar's old town is long and skinny, with one main street.ibraltarians are a proud bunch, remaining steadfastly loyal to britain. its 30,000 residents vote overwhelmingly to continue as a self-governing british dependency. within a generation, the economy has gone from one dominated by the military to one based on tourism. but it's much more than sunburned brits on holiday. gibraltar is a crossroads community with a jumble of muslims, jews, hindus, and italians joining the english, and all crowded together at the base of this mighty rock. with its strategic setting, gibraltar has an illustrious military history, and remnants of its martial past are everywhere. the rock is honeycombed with tunnels. many were blasted out by the brits in napoleonic times. during world war ii, britain drilled 30 more miles of tunnels. the 100-ton gun is one of many cannon that both protected gibraltar and controlled shipping in the strait. a cable car whisks visitors from downtown to the rock's 14,000-foot summit. from the top of the rock, spain's costa del sol a

states, confederate cruisers have been welcomed in colonial ports such as jamaica, trinidad and gibraltar. the alabama caused a stir in springtown in august 1853 with parties in her honor. later, rumors of her appearance created a flurry of excitement in melbourne. much of the glamour transferred to shenandoah which was precisely what the confederates intended. a significant number of influential people in melbourne, however, were acutely worried about visitors. there appeared to be little discussion or public debate is essentially she is paid union, succession, states rights, slavery and the prounion sinemet focus on the progress for commerce raiding commit dangerous for them to local courts of trait of europe and america and local issues such as land reform in taylor's. the civil war generated economic uncertainty even in australia with wildly fluctuating prices and availability affect in huge quantities of import. despite these concerns come up apartments of sympathy was for the south perceptions and misperceptions of many of great britain and europe. conspicuous in great inference fro

it has defended gibraltar on its own. i don't think within the e.u. or not to affect that. i think they deserve our protection they will continue to get it. >> thank you very much indeed. if i could just ask a question of the two former defense secretaries about the dilemma and the developments of the dimension within the european union. i had the joy of being in the hague out the parliamentary counsel and security and defense policy where we were invited to endorse conclusions as parliamentarians creating operational headquarters for the european union military. 50 years of background of the european defense identity and the present of the commission wanting an introduction to the european army. at one level there's part of me that thinks it's a good idea if europeans that their defense act together. part of me trying to push a european union within nato and i found myself as the lone voice making clear that i was taking exception to the united kingdom and i would not agree to these conclusions unless they were within the berlin arrangements. this is a ratchet. the pressur

it has defended gibraltar on its own. >> about the defense dilemma and the development of the defense dimension within the european union, which isthis is on the b the joy of being in the hague, where yet again we were invited to endorse conclusions an operational headquarters for the european union military. there's 50 years of background of the attempt to create the union defense identity, and you've got the president of the commission wanting introduction of the european army. that being the position of the german and the spanish governments. at one level there is part of me that thinks it might be a good idea if the europeans got their defense act together and had much more defense product for the size of the economies that they have. then there's part of me that goes they're reinventing the wheel by trying to push a european union within nato, and i find myself as the lone voice taking exception unless they were within the berlin plus arrangements, which tie them into nato. but this is a ratchet. it is only going in one direction. the pressure is constant. the moment we drop the

stephen: because plato said atlantis was out beyond the pillars of hercules, which are the straits of gibraltar with you in a past life? >> oh my god. >> stephen: i remember the world before-- >> you were the one who made it sink, babe. ( laughter ) big time. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: i'm going to put that on my resume-- "made atlantis sink." >> no, now, so-- here i am making this picture for nothing, with a budget of nothing. things like, "don't come in tomorrow to work because we can't pay the cab drivers." things like that. >> stephen: okay. >> hmmm, kind of attractive. i find there's something i should start making notes about. >> stephen: so this was kind of appealing to you, the sort of the oddness of your situation. >> no question about that. ( laughter ) even the memory of it is striking now. i have to stop this and tell you the story because i'm here to talk about a book. >> stephen: okay, yeah. >> let me just do it this way. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> stephen: don't hide the money maker, baby, don't hide the money maker. >> true, thanks a lot. and because we didn't have th

potential prime minister that wants to give falkland -- give the islands back to argentina and it may gibraltar? what we have seen from the labour party is we have seen there to colors when it comes to inheritance tax. if you want to help your children, they will tax it. we have seen their true colors. they are the enemies of aspiration. that is the real lesson of today. i was going to call the chair of the select committee, but the general one -- gentleman is out of the chambers. get in here, man. [laughter] mr. speaker: order. i'm sure it will be worth waiting for. good for you to give me the floor, mr. speaker. i do not think the prime minister has done anything wrong except possibly to comment on the jimmy -- tax evasion is illegal and should be vigorously pursued, if necessary, with criminal prosecution. is not -- if the government or permit do not like it, there is no point in moralizing. does the prime minister agree that to deal with taxes, we need to reform to close loopholes, -- to ensure there are fewer -- mr. cameron: i am glad that my friend was detained. tax evasion is illegal, an

a potential prime minister that wants to give the falkland islands back to argentina and invade gibraltaris that what it's come to? what i would say is what we have seen from the labour party is we colors wheneir true it comes to inheritance tax. if you want to pass your home to your children, they will tax it. if you want to help your children, they will tax it. we have seen their true colors. they are the enemies of aspiration. that is the real lesson of today. mr. speaker: i was going to call the chair of the select committee, but the gentleman is out of the chambers. get in here, man. [laughter] >> thank you very much. mr. speaker: order. i'm sure it will be worth waiting for. m.p.: very good for you to give me the floor, mr. speaker. i do not think the prime minister has done anything wrong except possibly the comment on the jimmy carr case. tax evasion is illegal and should be vigorously pursued, if necessary, with criminal prosecution. tax avoidance is not -- if the session not illegal. parliamentrnment or do not like it, there is no point in moralizing. does the prime minister agr

a potential prime minister that wants to give the falkland islands back to argentina and invade gibraltar? is that what it is coming to? what i would say is what we have seen from the labour party is we have seen their true colors when it comes to inheritance tax. if you want to help your children, they will tax it. we have seen their true colours. they are the enemies of aspiration. the enemy of families that want to support each other. that is the real lesson of today. mr. speaker: i was going to call the chair of the select committee, but the honorary gentleman is toddling out of the chambers. get in here, man. [laughter] mr. speaker: order. i'm sure it will be worth waiting for. m.p.: very good for you to give me the floor, mr. speaker. i do not think the prime minister has done anything wrong except possibly to comment on the jimmy carr case. tax evasion is illegal and should be vigorously pursued, if necessary, with criminal prosecution. tax avoidance is not -- if the government or permit do not like -- do not permit or do not like it, there is no point in moralizing. does the prime