National News

A satirical take on Spanish national news

Spanish General Strike, 29th March

Sunday, March 18, 2012
By Shortshank
Spanish General Strike, 29th March

On the 9th of March the two most powerful national worker unions, the CCOO & UGT, jointly announced that that would be convoking a nationwide general strike in answer to the conservative government's labour reforms. »

Spanish National Articles x 3

Tuesday, March 13, 2012
By Duncan Inglis
Spanish National Articles x 3

Three more articles from our Spain section in the March issue, including Spanish anger at a French promotional film suggesting drug taking amongst Spanish athletes, further outrage at a 'frozen Franco' work of art and Spanair have gone bust. »

Three Spanish National Articles

Sunday, March 11, 2012
By Duncan Inglis
Three Spanish National Articles

Three interesting articles from the March edition, including Judge Garzon's conviction... the new labour reforms by the new PP government and the expected executive pay-cuts. »

Spanish National News

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
By Duncan Inglis
Spanish National News

Two national articles from the February edition. A school in Catalonia who are limiting the amount of toilet paper per pupil and news of an anti alcohol car. »

Two Spanish National Articles

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
By Duncan Inglis
Two Spanish National Articles

Two more national articles from the February issue, this time dealing with copyright law and internet piracy along with the tale of the most indebted village in Spain. »

Two National Articles

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
By Duncan Inglis
Two National Articles

Two articles from our Spain Section in the February edition. The Boss (Springstein) concert dates and costs plus a huge amount of bail for Carlos Fabra. »

Two National Articles

Thursday, February 9, 2012
By Duncan Inglis
Two National Articles

Two national articles from the February issue of The Seaside Gazette, including details about the Royal Family declaring their earnings and defibrillators installed in the Mosque in Cordoba. »

Two National Articles

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
By Duncan Inglis
Two National Articles

Three Spanish tourists in Figueras, Girona, were shocked and dismayed to discover a hidden web-cam in their hotel shower. The two brothers and a girlfriend found the camera after noticing some tape on an air vent high up the shower wall. »

Bishop Denounces Incitement to Fornicate in Classrooms

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
By Shortshank

The bishop's stance is startling in itself but perhaps the headline is misleading: he's not complaining that pupils are encouraged to fornicate whilst in their classrooms, but that what is imparted during their classes encourages them to fornicate in general. »

My Tailor is Rich

Monday, January 23, 2012
By Duncan Inglis
My Tailor is Rich

Francisco Camps, the handsome, suave ex-president of Valencia, resigned a few months ago from office in order to face down charges that he had accepted several expensive suits as gifts. In turn, one supposes, the free suits guaranteed someone or someone’s certain favourable treatment. »

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