bernard

Hi Anne – Marie,
I know an English Gentleman who has possible what you are looking for. The properties are new and have EOT licences.
PM me with a telephone number or an email address and I will pass it on.
Incidentally, this gentleman had tried for 45 minutes to register on this site all to no avail.
Bernard.

Jon,
I am going to let you have the last word on this topic as I know, you, like myself, have better things to be doing. But before I let this happen I must point out the shallowness of your argument.
Who, or what do you think forced Health and Safety Legislation on to the statute book ? who or what force the implementation of the so called employment regulations? it certainly was not big business or the benevolence of an extremely right wing government. These achievements in the main must be credited to the trade union movement.I think you might take the point!
Finally, Margaret Thatcher was a fairly ordinary PM. How is it, that nearly every country in the EU over the past twenty five years have out performed – pro rata – the economic achievements of Great Britain. This was done without the sledgehammer methods the former Iron Lady employed
Bernard

Topdriller,
I wonder, do you remember what the Uk was like before trades unions were – after a long, bitter, and bloody struggle – allowed to represent the ordinary working man, abviously, going by your post, you dont. The trade Union movement improved the lot of the working man immeasurbly, never forget that. Can you imagine the conditions of the working man today, if Margareth Thacher, had not the trade unions to contend with when she sought to implement policy to restrict and hobble the trade union movement as whole.
To single out Arthur Scargill at this remove, and to apportion partial blame to him for global warming suggest a certain naitivity. Scargill was a man of his time, and while I did not always agree with his tactics or strategy, he employed whatever means were nessessary and available to protect his members conditions, albeit pretty miserable ones. Not for Scargill the easy option of walking out of a power station and bringing industry to a halt overnight. Not for him the option of bringing air traffic to a halt by walking out, no the only method he had at his disposal was vigorous picketing, which in turn, was met with the full rigour of the state apparatus.
I will finish by saying that in another role Scargill would be the kind of man I would want beside me in the trenches.
Bernard.

Hi Brian
I read with interest your observations on how the tourist industry is moving in Crete.
For the vast majority of visitors to Crete the main attractions would be Sunshine, Food, Drink, the Beach, etc.
In recent years (certainly since the advent of Greece joining the EU ) the price of everthing has increased substantially. It may still be cheaper than Uk or Ireland but for the tourist business community in Crete the danger lies much closer to home. All round Crete, with the exception of Cyprus, Countries with almost everything that Crete has to offer are vying ? for the same tourist as Crete is. The crucial difference, is, that most of these Countries offer better value for money and so people are going to the Countries like Turkey, Croatia, and several other Balkan Countries. This trickle is slowly gaining momentum, if the tourist industry in Crete do not take notice of this drain on their industry it will soon be to late to remedy the problem.
I would suggest, that, when a tourist distination gets a name of being expensive, or at best not good value for money, it is very difficult, if not impossible to turn it around. The trouble is, is anyone in the Cretan Tourist industry watching these developements It has happened elsewhere in europe.
Bernard

Sokin,
Perhaps a poll of where the majority of users of this forum reside would help. I reside in the beautiful East of the island and had the impression that most users are from East of Heraklion.
Bernard.

Jon,
Excellent reply to Martins request.

Bernard.