International prize winners at the prestigious annual event were very critical of the Spanish Government’s cuts to social welfare and scientific investigation.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
What’s the Teachers’ Strike About?
by Martin Myall •
Why is everybody against the new education bill? Mainly, it’s for eight reasons:
Spanish Armed Forces Running on Empty
by Martin Myall •
What really hurts during defence cuts is not the loss of equipment or men, but the drastic cut to the fuel allowance – Spain’s has been slashed.
Neo Nazi Presence Grows
by Hugh MacArthur •
Whilst Greece might be making the news concerning Golden Dawn, here in Spain, neo-nazi groups are growing, none more so in Madrid.
The Government’s Questionable Priorities
by Martin Myall •
Spanish law governing the banking system, which hasn’t changed since the late 1800’s, gives the banks a very unjust leverage. Probably unique in Europe there is no Non-Recourse Debt on mortgages.
Irresponsible Environmental Control
by Louise Powell •
Zapatero’s Government gave the go ahead for project without a accompanying environmenta-impact study in 2009 – today, the area is rocked by earth tremors and minor earthquakes… We’re talking about Proyecto Castor.
Nude Protest in Spanish Parliament
by Hugh MacArthur •
Three women blasted the habitual smugness of the MP’s at the Parliament when they stripped off to the waist, shouting, “Abortion is sacred.”
Russian Consulate Embargoed
by Martin Myall •
We’ve become so used to hearing of families being evicted from their homes that we’ve become numbed to it. Yet when the foreign consulate staff are evicted from a consulate building, you know that things are going too far.
Iberia Dipped Out
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Minister of Industry, José Manuel Soria, has openly admitted that the merger between BA and Iberia was not “good.”
Electricity Goes Up Yet Again
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Government has announced that the price of electricity will go up again, making it the fourth time this year; this time by 3.1%.