Well, actually, sympathy might not be the right word because the Spanish term that the Mayor used was sensibilizado, which literally means ‘sensitized,’ and she was referring to the state of Carmenes del Mar. This declaration came during a meeting with three representatives of the urbanizaciones affected by the land slips on Cerro Gordo. The…
Daily Archives: April 12, 2012
Cultural Guardia Civil
by Martin Myall •
In Franco’s last years there was a joke kicking around about why the Guardia Civil always walked around in pairs. The question was asked and the response was: one who can read and write and the other to keep an eye on the dangerous intellectual. Things have come a long way since then
Politician of the Month
by Martin Myall •
Politicians in general are not held in particularly high esteem amongst Spaniards; now more than ever, fruit of their own misdoings. For this reason, it is refreshing to find a politician that merits respect; not for his achievements, but for his total honesty.