On 23 June 2016, more than 83% of Gibraltarians registered to vote turned out for the Brexitreferendum. The three political parties represented in their Parliament had taken position in favour of staying in the European Union. The result of the vote echoed this: 95.91% of votes cast were for remain, an absolute record out of all of the regions concerned, far ahead even of Scotland (62%). The United Kingdom might then have had the generosity to send out a message along the lines of: “OK,...