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/
On the face of it, a very unorthodox flight path out of Gibraltar…
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
On the face of it, a very unorthodox flight path out of Gibraltar…
Waterport Road Gibraltar getting a long overdue facelift…
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Waterport Road Gibraltar getting a long overdue facelift…
To my last Gibraltar Literary Festival event of the year: Alice Mascarenhas on ‘Palabras al viento’ at Grand Battery House.
This year’s festival has been exceptionally well organised and well attended.
www.gibraltarliteraryfestival.gi/team-1/alice...
This year’s festival has been exceptionally well organised and well attended.
www.gibraltarliteraryfestival.gi/team-1/alice...
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
To my last Gibraltar Literary Festival event of the year: Alice Mascarenhas on ‘Palabras al viento’ at Grand Battery House.
This year’s festival has been exceptionally well organised and well attended.
www.gibraltarliteraryfestival.gi/team-1/alice...
This year’s festival has been exceptionally well organised and well attended.
www.gibraltarliteraryfestival.gi/team-1/alice...
Runway soggy but should be operational after days of weather-induced aviation chaos
November 16, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Runway soggy but should be operational after days of weather-induced aviation chaos
This is a peculiar take from GBC. The comments on the BBC were just a brief aside in a discussion lasting more than an hour, covering a vast range of issues www.gbc.gi/news/at-gibr...
At Gibraltar Literary Festival, Sir Jeremy Hunt says BBC must ‘do more’ after Trump lawsuit
www.gbc.gi
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is a peculiar take from GBC. The comments on the BBC were just a brief aside in a discussion lasting more than an hour, covering a vast range of issues www.gbc.gi/news/at-gibr...
At the John Mackintosh Hall, Gibraltar, to hear Fabian Picardo in conversation with Jeremy Hunt about his book, ‘Can We Be Great Again?’
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
At the John Mackintosh Hall, Gibraltar, to hear Fabian Picardo in conversation with Jeremy Hunt about his book, ‘Can We Be Great Again?’
As chair of European Movement Sussex, I’m pleased to have been re-elected to the Council of European Movement UK for a further term 🇪🇺🇬🇧
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
As chair of European Movement Sussex, I’m pleased to have been re-elected to the Council of European Movement UK for a further term 🇪🇺🇬🇧
Valley of the Fallen: from monument to interpretation centre.
El proyecto 'La base y la cruz' gana el concurso para resignificar Cuelgamuros, antes Valle de los Caídos.
www.rtve.es/n/16810613
El proyecto 'La base y la cruz' gana el concurso para resignificar Cuelgamuros, antes Valle de los Caídos.
www.rtve.es/n/16810613
El proyecto 'La base y la cruz' gana el concurso para resignificar el antiguo Valle de los Caídos
El proyecto 'La base y la cruz' gana el concurso para resignificar el antiguo Valle de los Caídos
www.rtve.es
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Valley of the Fallen: from monument to interpretation centre.
El proyecto 'La base y la cruz' gana el concurso para resignificar Cuelgamuros, antes Valle de los Caídos.
www.rtve.es/n/16810613
El proyecto 'La base y la cruz' gana el concurso para resignificar Cuelgamuros, antes Valle de los Caídos.
www.rtve.es/n/16810613
At the Garrison Library to hear João Vale de Almeida, former Ambassador of the EU to the UK, on his book The Divorce of Nations
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
At the Garrison Library to hear João Vale de Almeida, former Ambassador of the EU to the UK, on his book The Divorce of Nations
Warm and sunny evening in Gibraltar. Here’s a #Hipstamatic view for a little retro pleasure
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Warm and sunny evening in Gibraltar. Here’s a #Hipstamatic view for a little retro pleasure
More timely trade insight from CER www.cer.eu/insights/thr...
Three hard lessons for European trade
Global trade policy is now dominated by great power politics, putting Europe under pressure. The EU will have to accommodate the US, confront China and derisk from both.
www.cer.eu
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
More timely trade insight from CER www.cer.eu/insights/thr...
Sunday breakfast of scrambled eggs on sourdough with Wiston Buck’s Fizz. Alas kippers are no longer a thing at British Airways
November 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Sunday breakfast of scrambled eggs on sourdough with Wiston Buck’s Fizz. Alas kippers are no longer a thing at British Airways
The 04:22 to Arnos Grove via LHR 2/3. There really is such a thing on a Sunday morning…
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
The 04:22 to Arnos Grove via LHR 2/3. There really is such a thing on a Sunday morning…
Much to disagree about with Iain Dale, notably Brexit, but there should be more of this kind of intelligent discussion of Irish and UK politics
www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
Iain Dale, chronicler of British leaders, turns his attention to Irish taoisigh
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
www.irishtimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Much to disagree about with Iain Dale, notably Brexit, but there should be more of this kind of intelligent discussion of Irish and UK politics
www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
Reposted by Helen Gibbons
Join us in Brighton tomorrow morning to hear Nick Hopkinson talk about his major new work on the history of Wilton Park, the Sussex venue that has played a major part in shaping post-war Europe. More details: www.euromovesussex.org/meetings
Meetings — EM Sussex
www.euromovesussex.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Join us in Brighton tomorrow morning to hear Nick Hopkinson talk about his major new work on the history of Wilton Park, the Sussex venue that has played a major part in shaping post-war Europe. More details: www.euromovesussex.org/meetings
Reposted by Helen Gibbons
BETTER FINANCE is pleased to share that our MD Aleksandra Mączyńska joined the 12th Joint ESAs Consumer Protection Day in Riga, advocating for simpler & fairer financial services.
Simplifying the customer journey means aligning regulation & support for real-world results.
Simplifying the customer journey means aligning regulation & support for real-world results.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
BETTER FINANCE is pleased to share that our MD Aleksandra Mączyńska joined the 12th Joint ESAs Consumer Protection Day in Riga, advocating for simpler & fairer financial services.
Simplifying the customer journey means aligning regulation & support for real-world results.
Simplifying the customer journey means aligning regulation & support for real-world results.
Ready to watch Bonfire from Paris thanks to Rocket FM’s YouTube stream. When you’ve spent half your life in Lewes, it’s ingrained wherever you are.
Besides, the French Revolution is one of the threads that runs through Bonfire #WeWuntBeDruv
Besides, the French Revolution is one of the threads that runs through Bonfire #WeWuntBeDruv
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Ready to watch Bonfire from Paris thanks to Rocket FM’s YouTube stream. When you’ve spent half your life in Lewes, it’s ingrained wherever you are.
Besides, the French Revolution is one of the threads that runs through Bonfire #WeWuntBeDruv
Besides, the French Revolution is one of the threads that runs through Bonfire #WeWuntBeDruv
From CER: What the Dutch elections mean for the Netherlands and for Europe. www.cer.eu/insights/wha...
What the Dutch elections mean for the Netherlands and for Europe
Armida van Rij and Sander Tordoir decipher what the election results mean for The Netherlands and Europe more broadly.
www.cer.eu
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
From CER: What the Dutch elections mean for the Netherlands and for Europe. www.cer.eu/insights/wha...
‘Hopping’ from Valencia to Paris with Air France’s short-haul subsidiary #FlyingBlue
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
‘Hopping’ from Valencia to Paris with Air France’s short-haul subsidiary #FlyingBlue
Up close with the early Valencia citrus in Xeraco. Uplifting time of year.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Up close with the early Valencia citrus in Xeraco. Uplifting time of year.
“The use of bilingual signage on both Scotland and Wales public transport clearly demonstrates this point."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Grand Central Station: Irish signs do not diminish English, review says
It is the second "equality screening" assessment of the bilingual signage plans by Stormont's infrastructure minister.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
“The use of bilingual signage on both Scotland and Wales public transport clearly demonstrates this point."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Helen Gibbons
Stage management of 1985 border opening: How London scripted Lisbon Treaty’s ‘Implementation Day’
https://www.gbc.gi/news/stage-management-of-1985-border-opening-how-london-scripted-lisbon-treatys-implementation-day
https://www.gbc.gi/news/stage-management-of-1985-border-opening-how-london-scripted-lisbon-treatys-implementation-day
Stage management of 1985 border opening: How London scripted Lisbon Treaty’s ‘Implementation Day’
www.gbc.gi
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Stage management of 1985 border opening: How London scripted Lisbon Treaty’s ‘Implementation Day’
https://www.gbc.gi/news/stage-management-of-1985-border-opening-how-london-scripted-lisbon-treatys-implementation-day
https://www.gbc.gi/news/stage-management-of-1985-border-opening-how-london-scripted-lisbon-treatys-implementation-day
Spanish regional leader quits over long lunch during fatal floods on.ft.com/48UcumZ
Spanish regional leader quits over long lunch during fatal floods
Valencia head Carlos Mazón resigns more than a year after disaster that killed 237 people
on.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Spanish regional leader quits over long lunch during fatal floods on.ft.com/48UcumZ