Tag: Letter from the Atlantic
Lottery and Lanzarote
In the United States, a South Carolina ticket holder recently claimed the biggest lottery win in the history of the country, and with the...
Fuel Poverty
We paid our electricity bill this week, or rather it was debited from our bank account without any warning. It has always irritated me...
Unemployment Good, Employment Bad
I heard a UK economist on the radio this week complaining about high employment levels in the country. Apparently, high employment is bad for...
Brexit Going Bananas
I often write about bananas. First and foremost, I like eating them and, secondly, we have a very large banana tree growing and fruiting...
Anyone for a Timple?
“How about a timple?” I was asked by an earnest assistant in one of the traditional music shops in Las Palmas. I had just...
