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  1. Signs Of The Times

    2.11.2008Signs Of The Times

    The property market slump can be seen in by properties being up for rent or not being completed. And then there are the still high prices

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  2. The Maya: An Analogy For Majorca?

    30.10.2008The Maya: An Analogy For Majorca?

    The great Maya civilisation lasted some 600 years. Its fate is said to hold clues to that of Western civilisation. Does it also have something to say about Majorca's fate?

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  3. If The Summer Changed To Winter

    26.10.2008If The Summer Changed To Winter

    Winter weather's arriving, and with it comes a change to dietary habits, while there is also something of a winter of discontent politically

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  4. Telling Jokes

    21.10.2008Telling Jokes

    Charges of racism in Spanish football have been levelled once again. Is it just football or symptomatic of something wider?

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  5. And Now They're Scavenging

    20.10.2008And Now They're Scavenging

    The economic crisis is hitting Mallorca, and it comes at a time when there are various events which suggest the potential for wider problems

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  6. And Finally They're Honoured

    15.10.2008And Finally They're Honoured

    Spain is set to have some new citizens. They are British. They are also very old. They are the few survivors of those who came to fight for the International Brigades against Franco's Nationalists during the Civil War.

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  7. The Customer (Tourist) Is Always Right?

    12.10.2008The Customer (Tourist) Is Always Right?

    Does anyone really listen to what tourists actually want or to what they have a beef with? And even if someone does, what good would it do?

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  8. My Secret Garden

    8.10.2008My Secret Garden

    More scandal in Majorca. Is it a case of deep-rooted corruption or is it a case that it is being rooted out with more vigour?

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  9. Bread And Circuses

    3.10.2008Bread And Circuses

    Local Majorcan politics may seem futile, it may be beset with scandal and infighting, but the local democracy model should not be cast aside, as some have been suggesting

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  10. The Politics Of Dancing

    29.9.2008The Politics Of Dancing

    The Majorcan national party, the UM, has a problem with its tourism minister. But what is the UM and what does it stand for?

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  11. I Don't Belong Here

    26.9.2008I Don't Belong Here

    Integration. It is the Holy Grail of the expat, or is it? And how much is this largely unattainable state the problem of the media?

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  12. A Licence To ...

    22.9.2008A Licence To ...

    Using a mobile phone may lead to a run-in with the local police, but is everything in order if they stop and ask?

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