Frank Leavers
Frank has been writing a number of different columns for the Bulletin for almost 16 years; in that time he has also worked as a radio and television presenter in Mallorca. He has a background in the press, media, politics and public affairs that goes back to the early 1980’s. Alas, he’s getting grumpier as he gets older!
Confidential
It's November - Why not get out and about? Plus, E-scooter rules at last
Discover somewhere new or revisit a favourite place that you haven't been to in a while.
Frank Talking
My guilty secret - I'm hooked on daytime television
We have those “Over 50’s” pension plan thingies - on at every single break.
Confidential
Why can't we vote? Plus, a linguistic lash-up and shopping around
I’m writing about a number of issues that have either irked me somewhat.
Frank Talking
Going grey? It suits you - honestly, it really does
What’s the problem of re-inventing grey hair as a new look?
Confidential
Everyone loves a Jobsworth!
Every week Frank Leavers our man with the dirty Mac and half empty glass of inexpensive vino is looking at what lies just below the sophisticated gloss of island life.
Frank Talking
Teenage angst and Greta Thunberg!
I think you will agree that the young and permanently furious Greta, is not your usual self-obsessed youngster.
Confidential
Ban bankruptcy bonuses - Is your insurance invalid?
Every week Frank Leavers our man with the dirty Mac and half empty glass of inexpensive vino is looking at what lies just below the sophisticated gloss of island life.
Frank Talking
I’ll never forget whatsisname!
Memory is a funny thing you know; it enables you to immediately travel to a specific time and place the moment you hear the first few chords of a pop song of your youth.
Sunday Politics
That was the week that was!
“This week I seem to have filled page after page of random political events that have caught the occasional headline.”
Frank Talking
Read all about it!
Women can tend towards romance and occasional breathless prose - men, on the other hand, seem to like a bit of blood & guts and masculine authority, which is a bit of a worry on a number of different levels if you ask me.
Frank Confidential
Are you rubbish at recycling? Shady beach behaviour and discreet poverty
Consider this; there are two of us at ‘ours’ and we generate as much rubbish in a day than a family of six would in a week - in the olden days!
Sunday Politics
When did the cry of - “Order order” become a cue for disorder?
The outgoing Speaker of the House of Commons divides opinion in the House at a number of different levels.
Frank Talking
“It is what it is” - What on Earth is that supposed to mean?
I understand that someone counted the word ‘like’ in a conversation held between two of the lusty participants in a short 3 minute conversation. They gave up, when it reached 100!
Is it possible to fix our Disunited Kingdom?
I think the most deeply depressing aspect of the continuing turmoil, is the way that Brexit is being debated.
A Tourist's Tale (Part 3)
Did you know that 2% of all electrical power generated in the United Kingdom goes on keeping supermarket fridges and fridge freezers very cold indeed?
Wanting is not the same as needing, is it...?
Doubtless our kids as part of the aptly named ‘snowflake’ generation, will be furious.
A Tourist's Tale!
This ‘Confidential’ column usually contains whatever takes my fancy, or fills me with ire, regarding the delights of living in Majorca.
- Ryanair grounds 12 Spain routes over excessive airport taxes
- End of the Golden Visa....but there is a new way to live in Spain with few problems
- Nautical exodus from Mallorca
- The EU threatens the future of Mallorca beach bars
- Non-resident Britons and Americans buying a property in Spain face massive tax bill, PM announces
Frank Talking
Excuse me while I kiss this guy!
Is it really necessary to give a full-on man-hug when bumping into somebody you know?
Frank Leavers 22/11/2019 09:57