February 2009 – Leeds's Singing Organ-Grinder

PSOE to support PP corruption in Valencia to avoid losing European grants

The Auken report to the European Parliament may be above to be scuppered by a conspiracy between Spain’s two principal mafias.

Do traders prefer blondes?

If the UK’s worse hit than Spain, how come there’s less fear in the markets of it defaulting on its sovereign debt?

Does anyone actually use the CCCB website?

They can’t spell the name of their main exhibition. Plus: Raval teachers.

Platform for the Language

A Barcelona news-stand operator talks about Catalan after being stickered by the language vigilantes.

Lousy deal for pregnant workers in Spain

Check out this excellent piece from Mr Mead, whose views on (international) politics may suggest it’s time he was checked into the municipal dog pound, but whose social reporting is often very good.

In a comment on the sausage with Jews post, translation pro Mike Devlin links to photographic evidence of anti-Semitic cannibalism in a Barcelona restaurant, which also serves “squid to the iron” and other Spanish delicacies.

PSOE to legalise illegal beach developments

I’m just curious: did PSOE secretary general José Blanco know this disgraceful amendment to coastal protection legislation was going to be introduced when he purchased an illegal apartment on a Galician beach, or is this all about saving Andalusia’s socialist president for life Manuel Chaves’ illegal and still undemolished beach hotel?

Month: February 2009