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Marbella
22nd June 2006, 09:19 PM
Seems he takes Schweppes in his Beefeater though:

http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/133810/0/gallardon/prohibe/luminosos/

neskadebilbao
23rd June 2006, 12:56 AM
I don't understand the reasoning behind this.

Ben
23rd June 2006, 07:41 AM
I'm not sure anyone does - it seems the idea is that by removing all neon from the city the lovely old architecture hidden beneath the glare will shine through instead...

Alan
23rd June 2006, 11:45 AM
Compare the comments here to the comments on the BBC. Are they better informed and more literate or am I seeing it through rose-tinted glasses?

Brian
23rd June 2006, 02:12 PM
I didn't scour the article thoroughly, but they would also include turning off the Tio Pepe sign? It's such a cultural fixture in Madrid, very surprising, indeed.