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  1. Thus Spake Zarathustra - The downfall of Mother Munar

    28.2.2010Thus Spake Zarathustra - The downfall of Mother Munar

    Maria Antònia Munar, matriarch of the Unió Mallorquina party and of Majorcan politics, has finally quit her post as speaker of the Balearics parliament.

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  2. FAC-You: Spain's worst companies

    25.2.2010FAC-You: Spain's worst companies

    Consumers have the chance to vote as to the worst Spanish companies - two airlines and three mobile operators.

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  3. Ryan's Laughter - "El Mundo" And Ryanair

    23.2.2010Ryan's Laughter - "El Mundo" And Ryanair

    Ryanair is the target for another attack, this time by the Spanish newspaper "El Mundo". But is this attack, are other attacks justified?

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  4. Political Balls - Carlos Delgado and the politics of language

    17.2.2010Political Balls - Carlos Delgado and the politics of language

    Carlos Delgado. Get used to the name. You might be hearing quite a bit more of him.

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  5. Open Up - Hotels opening for Easter

    15.2.2010Open Up - Hotels opening for Easter

    All hotels in Majorca are expected to be open for Easter. A foolish idea?

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  6. Push Me Pull You - Mobiles in marketing

    14.2.2010Push Me Pull You - Mobiles in marketing

    Spain, and perhaps even Majorca, have caught up with the possibilities afforded by marketing via the mobile phone. Thank Heaven for this!

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  7. Cold Comfort - Winter in a Majorcan house

    12.2.2010Cold Comfort - Winter in a Majorcan house

    It may be cold in Majorca at the moment, but even in winter when it is warm, houses tend not to be.

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  8. Let's Play Risk - The closure of Riskal

    10.2.2010Let's Play Risk - The closure of Riskal

    The Riskal centre has been forced to close. Was it simply too ambitious or was it just a victim of recession?

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  9. We Got Nothing To Be Guilty Of - Majorca's tourism corruption

    9.2.2010We Got Nothing To Be Guilty Of - Majorca's tourism corruption

    Events surrounding Operación Voltor (Operation Vulture) and the corruption allegations related to Inestur and the tourism ministry have moved on apace.

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  10. De-Sastre - Corruption at the tourism institute

    5.2.2010De-Sastre - Corruption at the tourism institute

    The corruption scandal that has engulfed the Inestur tourism institute threatens to swallow more than just a few named politicians; it could take with it the Unió Mallorquina (UM) party and indeed the regional government.

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  11. Just Another Day - tourism scene and corruption

    3.2.2010Just Another Day - tourism scene and corruption

    Let's talk about tourism, shall we? How novel an idea. But at least we are talking, finally. And then there's always a scandal. One to do with ... yep, tourism.

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  12. Losing Their Religion - religious study in Mallorca

    2.2.2010Losing Their Religion - religious study in Mallorca

    Good news for Majorcan agnostics. Religious education is less popular than it was.

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