What really hurts during defence cuts is not the loss of equipment or men, but the drastic cut to the fuel allowance – Spain’s has been slashed.
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Neo Nazi Presence Grows
by Hugh MacArthur •
Whilst Greece might be making the news concerning Golden Dawn, here in Spain, neo-nazi groups are growing, none more so in Madrid.
The Government’s Questionable Priorities
by Martin Myall •
Spanish law governing the banking system, which hasn’t changed since the late 1800’s, gives the banks a very unjust leverage. Probably unique in Europe there is no Non-Recourse Debt on mortgages.
Nude Protest in Spanish Parliament
by Hugh MacArthur •
Three women blasted the habitual smugness of the MP’s at the Parliament when they stripped off to the waist, shouting, “Abortion is sacred.”
Iberia Dipped Out
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Minister of Industry, José Manuel Soria, has openly admitted that the merger between BA and Iberia was not “good.”
Electricity Goes Up Yet Again
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Government has announced that the price of electricity will go up again, making it the fourth time this year; this time by 3.1%.
Some Things Never Change
by Martin Myall •
The Public Prosecutor for the Spanish National Law Courts opposed handing over Franco-era torturers to an Argentinean judge over an international arrest warrant.
200 Immigrants assault Border Fence
by Martin Myall •
It looks like a scene from World War Z, starring Brad Pitt, but this is the security fence around Spanish, North African enclave, Melilla.
Baby Killed on Luggage Conveyor Belt
by Vivienne Hughes •
Tragedy struck at the Aeropuerto L’Altet in Alicante when a 5-month-old baby belonging to an American couple was accidentally left on the luggage conveyor belt. The accident occurred in the early hours of Thursday 19th.
Nadal Not Impressed
by Vivienne Hughes •
World-famous, Spanish tennis player, Rafa Nadal, snubbed the Minister of Public Health, Ana Mato at the US Open in New York.