4.1.2011Of Mice And Meetings There is great hope for meetings tourism in Majorca. Is it misplaced? Full article
3.1.2011Is The Price Right? Yes and no The year has barely started and the recurring theme of prices, their alleged excessiveness and their control is already being aired. As every year. Full article
2.1.2011The Same Procedure As Every Year: Majorca in 2011 It's the start of 2011 and time for predictions. What will be new for Majorca? Very little probably. Full article
1.1.2011Street Fighting Men: Balearic independence There has been violence in Palma - all in the name of independence. Does this presage a more volatile future? Full article
31.12.2010And Things That Go Bump In The Night As the year draws to a close, a look back at some of the stranger stories of 2010. Full article
30.12.2010The Year Of Living Corruptly This has been the year of the corrupt. Topped and tailed by cases that at the start of the year ensnared prominent members of one political party (the Unió Mallorquina) and at its end with the "Caso Puertos", 2010 has been one long and sorry tale of the enduring rotten state of Majorcan public life. Full article
29.12.2010Hot Air: Electricity prices and government policy The cost of electricity is to rise again. From 1 January it will increase by 9.8%, the largest single hike for 28 years. Since 2006, while cost of living has risen by 12%, the cost of electricity, including the January increase, will have gone up by over 40%. Full article
28.12.2010Have Your Say: Balearic Government opinion seeking The Balearic Government is giving people their say. An internet campaign that goes under the title of "tú tienes la palabra" offers the possibility to cast opinions as to various initiatives undertaken by the government. Full article
25.12.2010A Christmas Carol: Majorca's tourism funding Funding from central government will go towards different tourism projects. Christmas cheer or not? Full article
23.12.2010Smoke And Mirrors: The smoking ban Although we had thought that the smoking ban had been approved some months ago, it hadn't fully been approved. Amidst the debacle of the downloading bill, Congress finally signed off on the smoking ban on Tuesday. Just as well really, given that it is to come into effect on 2 January. Full article
22.12.2010Closing Down? Illegal downloading in Spain The Spanish Government has tried to legislate against illegal downloading from the internet. It has failed. Full article
21.12.2010High Density: Sustainable tourism Say "Benidorm" and the image the name is likely to conjure up is one of high-rise holiday hell or the sit-com's Garvey family arguing around the pool at the Solana Resort. It is unlikely to suggest itself as a model of eco-sensibleness. But that is what it is. Full article