The worst tippers
Andrew J. Linn
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Nothing in common
Mark Nayler | -
The future awaits
Ignacio Lillo | -
The chores of defeat
These days, finding an ironmongers requires a forty minute trek through a labyrinth of ice cream parlours, cocktail bars and Mexican restaurants to get to the outskirts of town where the strangely comforting hand-written, misspelt signs and dusty tools are hanging behind the shop window
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A notable absence
Coming as it does in an election year, the Conservatives' abstention from voting should be an antidote to complacency on Sánchez's part
Mark Nayler |
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Fair and square
Easter will be well-organised mayhem as usual, although it still baffles me how the throngs and thrones which conspire to provide such a stunning spectacle don't provoke more problems than they actually do
Peter Edgerton / www.peteredgerton.com | -
Corruption is everywhere
A 2022 Eurobarometer survey found that sixty-eight per cent of EU citizens believe that corruption is rife in their country
Fergal Macerlean | -
Split three ways
In urging Algeria to ease its hostilities with Spain, Borrell is trying to smooth over a diplomatic row to which he himself has made a substantial - and apparently self-contradictory - contribution
Mark Nayler | -
Numbers
I think it is so important for teaching to start from the beginning with care and affection, being treated with love rather than as a punishment
Violeta Niebla |
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Fridge of sighs
Samsung have recently developed a new feature for their smart refrigerators (no, really), a camera which is able to identify what food you have in your fridge and suggest recipes that you can make with the available ingredients. I'd love to see what it could do with the cooled fayre available in my house
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Look who's talking
When politics reached new heights of absurdity in the UK last autumn, with Liz Truss's 44-day stint as the country's shortest-serving prime minister, the Spanish government wasted no time in sticking the boot in
Mark Nayler | -
Getting tired of saying it
It's more likely that, in the case of a young family deciding that one parent should work shorter hours, it will be the woman who reduces her workload
Rachel Haynes | -
Don't bank on it
A couple of years ago, somebody at my bank pressed the wrong button and I was charged two-hundred-and-forty-odd euros for something I'd already paid for... Oh well, not to worry, I thought - a quick phone call should do the trick....
Peter Edgerton www.peteredgerton.com |
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Wine in the world of AI
Ask AI if Somontano is a better wine-producing region than Rioja: reply; 'choice depends on personal preferences'
Andrew J. Linn | -
What's up Doc?
We are told on a regular basis how difficult it is to get an appointment with a family doctor within a decent time frame and yet, it appears, much of the responsibility is ours
Peter Edgerton. www.peteredgerton.com |