Residuals, royalties and an end to “exploitative practices” should be enshrined into UK law, according to the Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), which has issued a manifesto for the incoming government.
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British tourists could see limits placed on flights to popular holiday destination Majorca as the island’s opposition party warns it is “experiencing collapse” due to high visitor numbers. It comes ahead of anti-tourism protests which are expected to be held on the island later this week.
In a press conference on Monday, Ferran Rosa, the deputy of opposition party Mes per Mallorca called for a reduction in flights to the island, stating that it would be a key way to combat tourism growth. He said: “Mallorca is no longer overcrowded, Mallorca is experiencing collapse.
“We do not live on tourism, we live poorly on tourism and it is essential to adopt urgent and forceful measures to reduce tourism today.” He added: “The number of flights needs to be reduced because you cannot have airports that, year after year, break records,” Spanish news site cadenaser.com reports.
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The party registered a ‘non-law proposition’ which calls for the government to reduce the number of flights. Rosa added: "Here, in the Balearic Islands, citizens also have the right to have a decent life."
In a post on X, Mes per Mallorca said: “We present a proposal to @ParlamentIB for: -Urgent reduction of flights and passenger arrivals - Put an end to private flights -Stop works and airport expansion projects -Manage ports and airports from here Mallorca is collapsed and it is urgent to decrease and do it today.”
The proposal comes as concerns grow in Spanish holiday hotpots over the negative impact of mass tourism, including damage to the environment and the knock-on effect on property prices for locals. In April anti-tourism protests were held in the
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