Letter from the Atlantic
The Great Spain Pension Robbery
I recently came across many pensioners protesting in the capital city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. This protest was just one taking place...
A Traitor in Paradise
I visited a memorial sculpture to ten sincere and brave men this week. These were ten Canarian men who were tortured and put to...
Bed and Breakfast, but no Roof
It is holiday time again, and the ‘big getaway’ is about to begin in most countries. Those of us who live in Spain and...
For the Love of Paper
“The UK’s National Health Service still relies on archaic fax machines” screamed the headlines this week. Oh well, I guess it makes a change...
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
I winced when I read an account of a recent Garden Party hosted by the British Ambassador to Spain at his residence in Madrid...
