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  1. Can't Pay, Won't Pay

    18.8.2011Can't Pay, Won't Pay

    Majorca's local authorities are heavily in debt and now they face the prospect of having to make repayments to the national finance ministry.

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  2. The Ice-Cream Man

    17.8.2011The Ice-Cream Man

    The heat of a Majorcan summer's afternoon. A refreshing beer perhaps? A can of chilled over-priced Coke from a beach-side supermarket? Or what about a lolly?

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  3. Hope Lies In The Proles

    15.8.2011Hope Lies In The Proles

    The BBC was in town recently to film a feature about all-inclusives.

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  4. Luis Salvador And The First Tourists

    13.8.2011Luis Salvador And The First Tourists

    Not well known among the Brits, Archduke Luis Salvador was attributed with starting Majorca's tourism.

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  5. Free For All: Majorca and the arts

    12.8.2011Free For All: Majorca and the arts

    Arts festivals such as the Sa Pobla Jazz Festival might have had their day.

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  6. Rationalising Tourism

    11.8.2011Rationalising Tourism

    All responsibility for tourism is to be taken from the Council of Majorca and handed back to the regional government tourism ministry. Where does this leave the Council?

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  7. The Revolution Is Televised

    10.8.2011The Revolution Is Televised

    The riots have claimed Majorcan victims. Bar Brits.

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  8. Image Rights? The right image of Mallorca

    9.8.2011Image Rights? The right image of Mallorca

    What's wrong with Majorca's image?

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  9. The Habits Of A Lunchtime

    8.8.2011The Habits Of A Lunchtime

    Television killed the art of conversation. Wrong. The art of conversation, the British art of conversation, never existed, especially not at meal times. Its absence is wrapped up in British habits of a lunchtime or a dinnertime.

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  10. The Hornblower Effect?: Film and tourism

    7.8.2011The Hornblower Effect?: Film and tourism

    If Majorca is chosen as a location for the filming of "Cloud Atlas" would it bring the island much by way of benefit?

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  11. Pile 'Em High: Hotels

    6.8.2011Pile 'Em High: Hotels

    Tesco used to be a by-word for supermarket hell, but the company underwent a transformation. It can be seen as something of a metaphor for some of Majorca's hotels.

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  12. Coughing Blood: The bullfight

    5.8.2011Coughing Blood: The bullfight

    The bullfight in Inca has caused a storm, one that might just be a turning-point in the argument as to whether the bullfight in Majorca should continue or not.

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