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Brexit: What's Next for Britain?

A few thoughts on where things are headed in coming decades.
I've been keeping this blog fairly free of politics but this weekend I seem unable to be thinking about anything other than Brexit. In a way, today is the most significant day since the referendum, if, as we are told, it is the last day by which a deal can be made. Though the last day of the withdrawal agreement is the 31st December, the thinking is there wouldn't be enough time to author and ratify an agreement beyond today. So the question that is on my mind is what is next for... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Saturday, December 12, 2020 11:34:00 PM Categories: Black money Brexit Economics Geopolitics Politics
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The fallen. People who have moved to Spain and later returned to the UK.

What makes the difference between those who stick it out and those who don't.
A few thoughts this week on 'The Fallen' (no I'm not talking about contestants who didn't make it in the Hunger Games, though sometimes it feels like that) I refer to those expats who moved to Spain later to give up and return to Britain. Sorry if it is a bit of a gloomy post but it's not all sun, sea and sangria over here! This is a topic that has hounded me as I've known quite a few folk over the years, many of whom were good friends who have upped-sticks and moved back to... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, July 26, 2020 3:45:00 PM Categories: Brexit Language Spain Spanish
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Why I came to Spain

What am I doing here - well people do ask sometimes!
Python sketch comes to mind - Shopkeeper "Why are you here?" Customer "Why are any of us here, its all so meaningless really..." This might go back a bit further than you imagined. Europe was a mystery to me that revealed itself slowly over many years. I cherished home a little too much as a kid. I grew up in a working class cottage with dad the janitor, mum the cleaner, grandad the ex-sailor/bricklayer and sister the audio-typist. I didn't know anyone 'foreign' or... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, February 9, 2020 3:30:00 PM Categories: Brexit Spain
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