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THE UK Department for Communities and Local Government recently revealed a list of perks enjoyed by its civil servants costing taxpayers about £1million (€1.18 million) per annum. Special bonuses up to £1,000 (€1,180) each are reportedly being paid for basic skills such as good typing, first aid, acting as fire…
CONGRATULATIONS to my lovely daughter Charlene. Pregnant at last! You've made an old grump very happy. Another of my previous 'rants' came to fruition this week with the announcement that Blair’s ‘New’ Labour group of con-persons, did in fact reduce and ease our border restrictions to allow the entrance of…
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A SMALL hotel, situated on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, has issued an international alert. After a nine day, all-inclusive vacation a guest has disappeared leaving an insulting €5 tip. The hotel’s sole trader is seething. He says: “The client came recommended. We even transferred £200 to cover his travel expenses. Whilst…
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BRIGHT lights, Big City! There is nothing like the buzz of a capital city to give you a new lease of life. The hustle bustle of people going about their busy lives, the challenge of an unfamiliar transport system and the clanking of cups early in the morning as the…
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'I FEEL I was born in the dark ages', my mother-in-law always says, mainly referring to the complexities of modern technology like computers, Skype, Facebook and anything in that vein. And I would tend to agree with her. Poignantly, because I have just spent the best part of a day…
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ALTHOUGH eyebrows were raised and many people were 'not amused' at the early release of the Pryce/Huhne duo, strange as it may seem I’m not one of them. If you are not a member of the habitual criminal fraternity, where prison terms can often raise standing among your peers, and…
THE thought occurred to me that although we spend much of our lives with ghosts we are not aware of them. I do not mean the kind that go woo-hoo in the night and scare the daylights out of us. No, the other kind. The other kind? Yes, the friendly…
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WITH yet another celebrity arrest – the 73 year-old comedian, Jimmy Tarbuck - over an alleged assault dating back to the 1970s, you have to ask yourself when is this celebrity-targeting going to end? Whilst I don’t condone what Tarbuck or his fellow celebrities are accused of, I do have…
THE odd reader may recall I’ve written about TripAdvisor before. Maybe some normal ones too. And that just mentioning it gets my blood pressure up. Now, I’ve warned you: don't get me started! Oh, OK then ... If you fancy dining in London, you’ll be regaled with a choice of…
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IT is my belief that there are two kinds of people on this earth. Those who eat to live and those who live to eat. Spain’s elitist El Cellar de Can Roca Restaurant in Girona achieves the ‘Tickle the Taste Buds’ Best Restaurant award at Restaurant magazine’s annual shindig in…
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I HAVE a confession. Every living thing I touch dies. Thankfully, for my family and friends, human beings seem to be excluded. But give me a plant, a flower or anything remotely green and you will see it wither and die mere minutes after reaching my grasp. If there is…
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ISN’T it wonderful when something you have been advocating for some years comes to fruition? The recent success by the UKIP gives the message loud and clear that the British public has had enough. What is ironical however is, that if UKIP was elected to power, it would cause utter…
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MAKE no mistake, 'Big Brother' is not only alive and kicking but is firmly entrenched in every waking and sleeping moment of our very existence. The only mistake made by George Orwell was to underestimate the deviousness of those who implement the State’s manipulative power. The announcement this week that,…
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NEWS that hordes of expatriates have packed their bags to return to whence they once came may spark intense discussions in expat households on whether to stay or to go. The latest figures show that residents in Spain have fallen by 206,000 - largely consisting of non-Spaniards - due to…
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ANOTHER week. Another poll. You’ve doubtless seen press headlines like this: “Coalition faces local election disaster with UKIP now fourth UK party.” Another distortion of the UK voting system. And another set of conclusions which mean little in reality. Well, if ahead of this week’s local elections, voters actually experienced…
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