David Hughes
Hasta Luego
03 June, 2007 11:31 -- My association with Gibraltar goes back nearly 10 years. I started working for Phillips in the autumn of 1997. Since then, apart from about a ... Full story
The Language of Cervantes
05 May, 2007 12:00 -- There seems to be a degree of disquiet amongst some in Gibraltar at the prospect of an Instituto Cervantes opening up on the Rock. There ... Full story
A Hard Case
14 April, 2007 11:00 -- There’s a saying amongst lawyers that hard cases make bad law. This saying is based on the understanding that that, it some cases, a correct ... Full story
Racism
09 March, 2007 08:00 -- Last week, I saw a news report about a woman in Belgium who had killed her children, and was in hospital herself. The report, on ... Full story
A Crime Against History
23 February, 2007 08:00 -- [Photo: Swastika design in the pavement of the Amiens Cathedral. Inset: Hindu Swastika] What have the floor of Amiens Cathedral, Margaret Thatcher, Jack Straw, ... Full story
Storm Clouds
09 February, 2007 08:00 -- Last week saw the anniversary of what must have been a very traumatic event in the history of my hometown, of which I had been ... Full story
Gibraltar's Invertebrate Friend
19 January, 2007 08:00 -- The people of Gibraltar owe a debt to the Madrid bombers. That sentiment may surprise some, as I know of no llanito who thinks that ... Full story
Wisdom
05 January, 2007 08:00 -- Approximately 2,000 years ago, three men now popularly described as either wise men or kings visited the newborn Jesus, and gave him gifts. Rather than ... Full story
Christmas
22 December, 2006 08:00 -- An unimaginitive title, I know, but at this time of year it's all but inevitable. This is the time of year when faded and fading ... Full story
Tyrants
08 December, 2006 08:00 -- Things are not looking good for two old tyrants. As I write this, Fidel Castro's ill health has forced him to forego attendance at some ... Full story
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David Hughes
A local barrister