Whilst a report from Oxfam Intermón highlights that the number of poor in Spain has doubled, the Government refuses to exclude its minister from a pay rise.
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No Nookie Nation
by David Darby •
The west African country of Togo endured a week long strike by a great many of its women. They decided to stage a one week sex strike in support of a call for the resignation of the country’s long standing president, Faure Gnassingbe, whose family have managed to maintain power for decades.
Chop Top Jobs
by Martin Myall •
The socialist opposition party in Motril are proposing that the Town Hall should save 400,000 euros a year by eliminating seven politically nominated positions in the municipal administration.
Coming Home to Roost
by Martin Myall •
There can be no better example of opposition tactics coming back to haunt you once you’re in government than what has happened to Mariano Rajoy.
Spanish Politics
by Editor •
The local and regional elections dealt a severe blow to the Central Government; indeed to the whole of the PSOE on a national level. Although Andalucía didn’t hold regional elections, unlike the majority of Spanish autonomous regions, the damage was still keenly felt because over a thousand town halls in Andalucía, as well as provincial councils, participated and were royally smitten.
Tampering with Penary Meetings?
by Editor •
Back in July of 2007, everybody agreed that plenary meetings would be held at a civilised time, which wasn’t the case for the plenary meeting held at the beginning of December, according to the spokesman for the PP, Antonio Trujillo.