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Free movement of labour | Helen Gibbons
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Translator, Copywriter and Editor in Finance, Economics and Commerce. Food & Wine. Language & Philology. Dutch rail goes ticketless. Free movement of labour. The border between Spain and Gibraltar, crossed daily by over 10,000 workers, without whom the Gibraltarian economy would collapse a fine example of the benefits of free movement of labour in the EU. Are we really going to tell our businesses that under a points system they have to get government permission to recruit? Click to share on Pinterest (O...
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Helen Gibbons | Helen Gibbons
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Translator, Copywriter and Editor in Finance, Economics and Commerce. Food & Wine. Language & Philology. Free movement of labour. The border between Spain and Gibraltar, crossed daily by over 10,000 workers, without whom the Gibraltarian economy would collapse a fine example of the benefits of free movement of labour in the EU. Are we really going to tell our businesses that under a points system they have to get government permission to recruit? Posted by Helen Gibbons. A mood in peril. The English subj...
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Travel | Helen Gibbons
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Translator, Copywriter and Editor in Finance, Economics and Commerce. Food & Wine. Language & Philology. Dutch rail goes ticketless. On 9 July the Netherlands became one of the first countries in the world to abolish paper tickets on its mainline rail network. Passengers are now required to buy either a multiple-use ‘OV-chipkaart’ (public-transport chipcard) or a single-use chipcard for a specific journey. And associated socia media provide a loud voice for rail passengers in the Netherlands. For non-Dut...
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The UK border | Helen Gibbons
http://helen-gibbons.com/2013/10/05/the-uk-border
Translator, Copywriter and Editor in Finance, Economics and Commerce. Food & Wine. Language & Philology. From 2016, direct trains will run between London and Schiphol Airport. It remains to be seen what arrangements the UK government will try to make for border checks. Will the Dutch government allow a permanent UK border to be established in the railway station under Schiphol Airport? Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). A mood in peril.
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Translation | Helen Gibbons
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Translator, Copywriter and Editor in Finance, Economics and Commerce. Food & Wine. Language & Philology. A mood in peril. The English subjunctive has become an endangered species. In the UK it clings tenuously to life. Writers seem no longer to understand the notion of mood. The semantic benefits of the subjunctive are being lost. A couple of weeks ago I came across this article. Posted by Helen Gibbons. Valencian-language broadcasting silenced after 24 years. Posted by Helen Gibbons. Page 1 of 5.
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Valencian-language broadcasting silenced after 24 years | Helen Gibbons
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Translator, Copywriter and Editor in Finance, Economics and Commerce. Food & Wine. Language & Philology. Fire up the R5 Turbo France is back in the 80s. Valencian-language broadcasting silenced after 24 years. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Sorry...
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A new era for Spain | Helen Gibbons
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Translator, Copywriter and Editor in Finance, Economics and Commerce. Food & Wine. Language & Philology. Dutch rail goes ticketless. A new era for Spain. Today’s proclamation of Felipe VI. As king of Spain marks a new stage in the history of Spanish democracy that began on the death of Franco in 1975. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Fire up th...
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Economics | Helen Gibbons
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Translator, Copywriter and Editor in Finance, Economics and Commerce. Food & Wine. Language & Philology. Free movement of labour. The border between Spain and Gibraltar, crossed daily by over 10,000 workers, without whom the Gibraltarian economy would collapse a fine example of the benefits of free movement of labour in the EU. Are we really going to tell our businesses that under a points system they have to get government permission to recruit? Posted by Helen Gibbons. Dutch rail goes ticketless. On 9 ...
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Dutch rail goes ticketless | Helen Gibbons
http://helen-gibbons.com/2014/07/17/dutch-rail-goes-ticketless
Translator, Copywriter and Editor in Finance, Economics and Commerce. Food & Wine. Language & Philology. A new era for Spain. Free movement of labour. Dutch rail goes ticketless. On 9 July the Netherlands became one of the first countries in the world to abolish paper tickets on its mainline rail network. Passengers are now required to buy either a multiple-use ‘OV-chipkaart’ (public-transport chipcard) or a single-use chipcard for a specific journey. The new blue-topped machines sell single-use chipcard...
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Low-cost Vikings | Helen Gibbons
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Translator, Copywriter and Editor in Finance, Economics and Commerce. Food & Wine. Language & Philology. Valencian-language broadcasting silenced after 24 years. A new era for Spain. Norwegian, along with IAG subsidiary Vueling, looks set to shift the paradigm of low-cost flying in Europe by demonstrating that low fares and customer-friendliness are compatible. Next summer Norwegian starts flying from Gatwick to New York, California and Florida in a Boeing Dreamliner. Posted by Helen Gibbons. Come and le...
