tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.comments2023-08-05T09:14:35.297-07:00Standing in a Spanish DoorwayBrett Hetheringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05702371494104087763noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-36310162142002408072023-08-05T09:14:35.297-07:002023-08-05T09:14:35.297-07:00Wow, Holi Dali!!! (sic)
Thanks for commenting, Le...Wow, Holi Dali!!! (sic)<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, Lenox.Brett Hetheringtonhttps://bretthetherington.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-28932302884525583922023-08-01T08:38:09.128-07:002023-08-01T08:38:09.128-07:00Nice to see. Here, I've got a bible here at ho...Nice to see. Here, I've got a bible here at home illustrated with colour plates by Dalí.Lenoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933569673776013122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-10927231501275196302022-04-02T14:11:14.599-07:002022-04-02T14:11:14.599-07:00No problem, mate. I meant what I said. (Then again...No problem, mate. I meant what I said. (Then again, I always do.)Brett Hetheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702371494104087763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-57145284288219993812022-03-29T08:24:52.900-07:002022-03-29T08:24:52.900-07:00Cheers Brett.
Lenox (Editor BoT)Cheers Brett.<br />Lenox (Editor BoT)Lenoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933569673776013122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-6480685113346446732021-12-08T08:28:11.539-08:002021-12-08T08:28:11.539-08:00No worries, mate. Keep up the fine work!No worries, mate. Keep up the fine work!Brett Hetheringtonhttp://www.bretthetherington.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-64088890361459789642021-12-08T02:31:19.983-08:002021-12-08T02:31:19.983-08:00Cheers Brett. Cheers Brett. Lenoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933569673776013122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-90998593834460729682021-03-20T10:23:46.261-07:002021-03-20T10:23:46.261-07:00Thanks, Lenox. All the best to you and yours.Thanks, Lenox. All the best to you and yours.Brett Hetheringtonhttp://bretthetherington.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-89275791657084168092021-03-19T10:47:00.658-07:002021-03-19T10:47:00.658-07:00Un abrazo from Almería.Un abrazo from Almería.Lenoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933569673776013122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-52416737007596800562020-11-26T09:20:45.979-08:002020-11-26T09:20:45.979-08:00Thanks for the thanks! What a tragic legacy IH hav...Thanks for the thanks! What a tragic legacy IH have left behind. It gets worse for the staff the more you read about it. Staff may have to somehow fund a collective legal action against them for those "debts." I presume that's doable? Which if it is, will take years of course. I was told Ben was murdered in the early 1990s. If you know any more about that please let me know (in strict confidence) at my email: brettheth@gmail.comBrett Hetheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702371494104087763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-35354320575698808972020-11-25T23:17:55.666-08:002020-11-25T23:17:55.666-08:00Thanks for this article Brett. One of the most wor...Thanks for this article Brett. One of the most worrying aspects of this situation is the Social Security payments which have not been paid at all or have been paid irregularly since March. All the IHES schools have built up a massive debt with tax ans SS entities. This is already noticeable for older staff who have been trying to see a 'simulacro de pension' online where a message comes up saying that there is an irregularity in payments. Some staff have 40+ years contributions and will find that their pensions will be 'penalizados' because of the behaviour of three selfish shareholders. <br />Ben started looking at places in this area in 1970. Sabadell was the first school to be founded in the group. In 1971. We just didnt make the 50 years. Barcelona opened in 1972. Those of us who had the pleasure to work with Ben Warren remember him with sadness now more than ever. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-92170060086969298082020-11-25T13:14:18.540-08:002020-11-25T13:14:18.540-08:00Thanks for this comment too. What you say makes pl...Thanks for this comment too. What you say makes plenty of common sense to me except that private teaching will die eventually. I think demand will continue for it partly because the academies are folding, as you rightly say. There's no clear reason why this language "service" will be any different to other businesses who are finding that bricks and mortar offices/shops are becoming uneconomical with people doing more and more online. Some people will still feel like me though: face to face works much better than using tech. Is it enough? I doubt it too.Brett Hetheringtonhttp://www.bretthetherington.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-45810207059435352292020-11-25T05:16:02.735-08:002020-11-25T05:16:02.735-08:00I truly believe private teaching will die eventual...I truly believe private teaching will die eventually<br />In order to get a decent salary a private teacher should work more than 7 hours a day, and we all know in company and private lessons don´t amount to that number of hours.<br /><br />Academies will disappear, most of them are closing, as they can´t open groups with 2 or 3 students, online teaching can make do for a while, but not to get a salary.<br /><br />I don´t see any private teacher working 7 hours per day charging 5 or 6 euros per hour, and I have already seen those fees advertised. We all need to eat.<br /><br />What happened to IH already happened 20 years ago with Opening School, it is not new, and it will happen again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-58183410012328662002020-11-24T09:22:58.448-08:002020-11-24T09:22:58.448-08:00Thanks for your comment. I do agree with you. I th...Thanks for your comment. I do agree with you. I think the only difference is that I'm more pessimistic about the future. The idea of going back to a kind of normal is wishful thinking, I suspect. I think it's a lot worse than we even know yet. A 40% rise in foodbank demand in such a short time? That's serious. It indicates major job losses. Brett Hetheringtonhttp://www.bretthetherington.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-67490423145557901512020-11-22T22:23:47.782-08:002020-11-22T22:23:47.782-08:00Great article. Unfortunately we are witnessing the...Great article. Unfortunately we are witnessing the uberisation of the profession and it'll likely get a lot worse than get better. I think the only real way to make a living in this industry at this stage is to go freelance and try to find direct work with companies, there still seems to be a viable path there in terms of charging higher rates. But of course, with covid, even that isn't working quite as well as it did before. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-42136431255767473102020-10-25T12:09:47.376-07:002020-10-25T12:09:47.376-07:00Thanks for that, Lenox. My readers could do a lot ...Thanks for that, Lenox. My readers could do a lot worse than subscribing to your Business Over Tapas weekly news service (in English.) I personally can't live without it. Informative AND genuinely non-partisan. That's rare!Brett Hetheringtonhttp://bretthetherington.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-22416658291541936782020-10-25T07:39:56.328-07:002020-10-25T07:39:56.328-07:00¡¡Un saludo a tus estimados lectores!!¡¡Un saludo a tus estimados lectores!!Lenoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933569673776013122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-22267265533624302012020-07-21T07:32:50.245-07:002020-07-21T07:32:50.245-07:00Many thanks for your comment. According to Google ...Many thanks for your comment. According to Google Maps from July 2019 they were still there then at the same address.Brett Hetheringtonhttp://bretthetherington.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-8607301946433969782020-07-21T02:33:58.057-07:002020-07-21T02:33:58.057-07:00When I bought a few t-shirts at the Top Manta shop...When I bought a few t-shirts at the Top Manta shop a couple of years ago they were located at: Carrer de Picalquers, 2, BarcelonaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-8762298939376652902019-07-19T12:33:32.161-07:002019-07-19T12:33:32.161-07:00Thanks for your comment, Ktfi. I think, like a lot...Thanks for your comment, Ktfi. I think, like a lot of people, he used the term English and British interchangably. Not accurate of course really but he does do some more defining of the nationalities elsewhere in the book.I think it still stands up very well after half a century overall though.Bretthttp://bretthetherington.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-54220955846426712982019-07-16T23:25:27.021-07:002019-07-16T23:25:27.021-07:00Fascinating - did not know that Horne had written ...Fascinating - did not know that Horne had written this nor that he lived in Cornwall for 5 years. However I think these remarks refer specifically to the English and not the other nations in the so-called UK. Cornwall is also an independent country - very much so. Ktfihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823943953108297440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-21012279393275424342019-02-16T09:29:32.182-08:002019-02-16T09:29:32.182-08:00Many thanks for your kind comment. Yes, the bread ...Many thanks for your kind comment. Yes, the bread can be excellent, just like so many other foods here!Bretthttp://www.bretthetherington.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-34764162835189436902019-02-16T03:50:19.855-08:002019-02-16T03:50:19.855-08:00Great read, I love heading straight for the bread ...Great read, I love heading straight for the bread when Im in Catalonia...its the best!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833406999069199947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-67486952219236299752018-12-12T01:56:17.626-08:002018-12-12T01:56:17.626-08:00Will do, Lenox! Thanks for letting me know. I'...Will do, Lenox! Thanks for letting me know. I'll also be happy to pass on a few tasters/extracts when the time comes if you are interested in posting them.Bretthttp://bretthetherington.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-29199853386709134482018-12-11T23:19:40.174-08:002018-12-11T23:19:40.174-08:00Pencil me in for a copy!Pencil me in for a copy!Lenoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933569673776013122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812692415595591653.post-68684665713130141722018-09-23T22:43:37.561-07:002018-09-23T22:43:37.561-07:00Thank you for your comment. Yes, the imprisoned Ca...Thank you for your comment. Yes, the imprisoned Catalan MPs and civic leaders who campaigned for independence from Spain are all still currently in prison after almost a year. I believe you're also correct about Hungary but this piece details many of the other instruments of what is operating as a virtual dictatorship: https://www.boell.de/en/2018/03/07/hungarian-elections-april-will-be-neither-free-nor-fairBretthttp://bretthetherington.netnoreply@blogger.com