Two tramps or vagrants were arrested in Albacete, Castilla La Mancha, accused of the misappropriation of 700 euros.
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Woman Dies Covering Up for Sons
by Hugh MacArthur •
A mother died of a heart attack after swallowing large quantities of drugs to hide them from the Guardia Civil and thus prevent the arrest of her sons.
The Greenpeace Report
by Martin Myall •
Every year the ecological movement Greenpeace publishes a report on how the environment has faired during the previous twelve months. The report never fails to make your hair stand on end.
Does the Church Save the State Money?
by Hugh MacArthur •
In their annual report the Episcopal Council came to the conclusion that the Catholic Church saves the State some 4,091 euros a year in education alone.
Obligatory Chamber of Commerce Membership
by Hugh MacArthur •
Autónomos (self-employed worker) used to ask themselves why they were billed by the Cámara de Comercio Provincial, if said body never did anything for them.
Obligatory Bicycle Helmets for Minors
by Martin Myall •
Yet another new regulation coming out of the Central Government. This time they plan to make bicycle helmets for minors obligatory and even carry out drug controls on pedestrians…
Political Manipulation in the Judiciary System?
by Martin Myall •
In Italy they call the Mafia, the Octopus, because its tentacles reach everywhere; in Spain the same could be said about the political class.
Saved by Johnny Foreigner!
by Martin Myall •
Foreign tourists are and have been pouring into Spain, which not only brings in cash for the shaky Spanish economy, but it also makes up for the drop in internal tourism.
Cement Consumption Plummets
by Louise Powell •
During the roaring years of the housing boom Spain was accounting for 80% of all of the cement consumed in the whole of Europe, but that ‘glory’ has long passed.
Electricity Goes Up in August… Again
by Martin Myall •
The government has carried out a reform of the energy market with a new law that pleases nobody; not the consumers and not the big utility companies.