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MULLINS IT OVER: I am outraged at new mega-project plan – but red tape is sure to come to the rescue

I ALMOST can’t believe the outrage in my own inner voice. How dare they come over here and concrete over one of the most beautiful and unspoilt coastal paradises in southern Spain!

For a moment, I wondered if I’d lost the plot entirely – maybe developed schizophrenia – and the voice in my head was some demented demon version of me.

But that can’t be right. I know the sort of nonsense that evil voice might come up with, and believe me, campaigning against idiotic town planning decisions wouldn’t be on the list.

No, what’s happened is this: I’ve become a NIMBY in Spain. Or as the Spanish put it, oposición a la ubicación de cualquier tipo de construcción o proyecto problemático en su vecindario. I didn’t see it coming, but here we are. Spain is now officially my backyard – and I’m all for keeping it nice, peaceful, and not sharing it with too many others.

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