Every year the ecological movement Greenpeace publishes a report on how the environment has faired during the previous twelve months. The report never fails to make your hair stand on end.
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A satirical take on Spanish national news
Another Naughty Policeman
by Martin Myall •
Whilst members of the Green Meanies have been arrested in Almuñécar for alleged drug trafficking, another guardsman was arrested for arson. Yes, a Guardia Civil policeman in Madrid stands accused of deliberately starting 19 forest/mountain-brush fires.
Facts Behind the Train Disaster
by Martin Myall •
The driver made a mistake; a terrible one and dozens of people died, but was the only mistake his? The answer is probably no. Read on.
Obligatory Chamber of Commerce Membership
by Hugh MacArthur •
Autónomos (self-employed worker) used to ask themselves why they were billed by the Cámara de Comercio Provincial, if said body never did anything for them.
Obligatory Bicycle Helmets for Minors
by Martin Myall •
Yet another new regulation coming out of the Central Government. This time they plan to make bicycle helmets for minors obligatory and even carry out drug controls on pedestrians…
Political Manipulation in the Judiciary System?
by Martin Myall •
In Italy they call the Mafia, the Octopus, because its tentacles reach everywhere; in Spain the same could be said about the political class.
Saved by Johnny Foreigner!
by Martin Myall •
Foreign tourists are and have been pouring into Spain, which not only brings in cash for the shaky Spanish economy, but it also makes up for the drop in internal tourism.
Cement Consumption Plummets
by Louise Powell •
During the roaring years of the housing boom Spain was accounting for 80% of all of the cement consumed in the whole of Europe, but that ‘glory’ has long passed.
Parishioner Power
by Martin Myall •
A group of ladies at a church managed tackle a thief who had ridden down the aisle on a bicycle, armed with a pistol – you couldn’t this up even if you wanted to, could you?
Electricity Goes Up in August… Again
by Martin Myall •
The government has carried out a reform of the energy market with a new law that pleases nobody; not the consumers and not the big utility companies.