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  1. What Have I Done To Deserve This?

    24.5.2008What Have I Done To Deserve This?

    Oh no, no, no. Rain again. Woe and woe. And not such great news about the annual British invasion. A "recession" in the holiday market, it is said. But even with the bad news about, businesses - and bars in particular - can still thrive

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  2. A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall

    23.5.2008A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall

    Rain there has been, and it has been causing soon-to-come visitors anxiety; it didn't used to be like this. And that rain has also not necessarily been of benefit to the agriculture industry, the potato-growers for instance

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  3. Sloganising

    13.5.2008Sloganising

    The Majorcan tourist authorities have come up with a new slogan. Well actually there are three slogans, and none of them makes much sense

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  4. Wet, Wet, Wet

    11.5.2008Wet, Wet, Wet

    Not even a fortnight into the season, and the weather has taken a distinct turn for the worse, but there are those who will pretend that they're having a lovely time

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  5. Congratulations

    9.5.2008Congratulations

    Cliff's hopes of Eurovision glory in 1968 were apparently thwarted by some shenanigans on behalf of General Franco and his chums

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  6. All That Noise, And All That Sound

    5.5.2008All That Noise, And All That Sound

    Illegal road races are nothing new in Majorca, but filming them and putting them in the Internet is

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  7. Language Is Not The Issue

    29.4.2008Language Is Not The Issue

    The Partido Popular seems intent on making language a key issue. Why?

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  8. The Incredible Shrinking Season

    24.4.2008The Incredible Shrinking Season

    The season seems to get ever shorter, yet Majorca struggles to diversify its economy away from the reliance on tourism

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  9. No More Glass Ceiling

    22.4.2008No More Glass Ceiling

    Spain now has a majority of women in the Government's Cabinet, yet the UK still lags behind

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  10. Crunch, Crunch

    20.4.2008Crunch, Crunch

    The credit crunch, one might believe, would be bad news for Majorca this season, but not so

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  11. Something's Fishy

    18.4.2008Something's Fishy

    Over-fishing in the Mediterranean and Spanish fishing policies threaten the advance of ever more jellyfish

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  12. Play Your Cards Right

    15.4.2008Play Your Cards Right

    The old residency card for non-Spaniards was discarded some while back and replaced by a certificate. Not everyone is happy

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