Give us the vote
“Long term expats deserve the vote and should have their own Minister in the British government....”
The big split
“Scottish nationalists can´t demand a referendum until they get their result..”
Corbyn and expatriates
While the Boris brigade has failed to be forthcoming on expats, Labour has.
Brexit
Brexit plan to keep British tourists flying to Spain smoothly
In the event of a UK-EU avaition deal not coming through, Spain will have a plan B.
Brexit
British government under pressure to come clean over future of expatriates
b “Deal” and “No Deal” scenarios are very different at present. There is a need to secure protection of rights under either.
British politics
“If there is no overall winner in the election...Brexit will be on hold...”
Expats in Gove’s hands...
There may be a Brexit departure breather but I’m not too happy about Gove’s role.
Tourism
Balearic hoteliers slash prices for summer 2020
Hotel prices for summer 2020 are expected to be at a four year low.
Immigration
Extra staff to help deal with residency application backlog
It is estimated around 25% of people that had an appointment did not turn up.
Brexit
Britain clinches Brexit deal, Johnson now faces parliament challenge
Johnson is hoping to get approval for the agreement in a vote at an extraordinary session of the British parliament on Saturday
Tourism
Value of the pound is biggest Brexit tourism concern
5,000 of 33,000 lost Thomas Cook airline seats have been recovered in the past few days; the majority of these are for Majorca.
Brexit
UK and Spain want to ensure life continues as normal after Brexit
“The most important steps to take right now in preparation for Brexit is to make sure you are registered and are least in the system.”
Brexit
Open letter from the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to UK nationals living in Spain
"No matter the terms of our departure from the EU, you will continue to be able to live and work in Spain."
Employment
American interest in recruiting Thomas Cook employees
Recruitment would apparently be in other countries, e.g. Spain, and not just the UK.
Immigrants
Palma being used for attempted UK illegal immigration
At the weekend, five people with forged passports were arrested.
- What a carry on! European Union abandons full launch of new travel entry system for Britons in favour of "phased rollout"
- Update: Royal Navy submarine dives into a storm in Spain
- First day of operation and Spain's new traveller registration system crashes
- After a holiday in Mallorca Richard Gere moves to Spain
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
Comment
The election
“This has been a pretty average campaign, just like the candidates...”
Jason Moore11/12/2019 09:53