Brilliant, I thought, just as the election campaigns begin, I suddenly appear on the Mayor’s TV channel – great for neutrality, but having been knobbled, I decided to go ahead and ask him some simmering questions.
Tag Archive for Mayor
A Benny Roasting
by Editor •
The opposition and the unions have blasted the Mayor over dismissals at the Town Hall.
The PSOE, PP, IU (who rarely agree on anything) and the national workers’ union, the CGT, all consider that the dismissal of 15 town-hall workers (some of whom have been there for 20 years) was carried out for ‘irrational motives.’
Unfulfilled Pledges
by Editor •
Here we are, a mere three months from the next local elections and one of the winning party’s election promises stands unfulfilled, which is hardly surprising seeing as things have gone pretty egg shaped since May 2007.
Municipal Budget Information
by Editor •
A sign of the times is that the Town Hall has just approved the lowest municipal budget in a decade. With a figure of eleven million, you have to go back to the late 90’s to find an equivalent.
Pax Política
by Duncan Inglis •
In an odd move for a modern-day politician, the Socialist mayor of Loja has asked the opposition parties, the PP and the CpL (Loja Party), to lend a hand in formulating the Town Hall’s budget.
Iritated Irrigation
by Editor •
There’s a big blow up ) between the Mayor and the Comunidad de Regantes de Río Verde (association irrigation users) The Mayor’s party is accusing the farmers of having caused the loss of 12m euros in grants to modernise the irrigation system. The farmers, on the other hand, point out that it was them –…
Benny Boogies
by Editor •
The ex socialist mayor of Motril Sr. Rubiales has joined the Mayor of Almuñécar’s party, the CA, bringing 100 followers with him.
Mayor’s Stern Warning
by Editor •
One item not included in the July edition, but very relevant, however, was the announcement by the Town Hall that they would be coming down heavily on illegal constructions within the municipality, meaning that demolitions rather than fines will be the order of the day.
Lucky Benny
by Editor •
Great news for Benny, who will not have to face the judge for a pending case until 2011, rather than this summer.
Feeding the Hungry
by Dave Nichols •
‘Thank you’ to those readers who offered their services to help with the Mayor’s idea of setting up a communal dining facility to help the unemployed.