As of Midday, the strike is obtaining different results depending on the size of the town. In Almuñécar it is almost non-existent with the only sign of a general strike, apart from the occasional closed shop, is the rubbish that was not collected in the early hours of the morning.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Spanish General Strike, 29th March
by Martin Myall •
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
by Duncan Inglis •
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
by Duncan Inglis •
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
by Duncan Inglis •
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
by Duncan Inglis •
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
by Duncan Inglis •
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
by Duncan Inglis •
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
by Duncan Inglis •
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
by Martin Myall •
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.