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A Pensionable Saga!

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Wise men admit their mistakes and rectify them accordingly. Idiots rectify their mistakes only when it is forced upon them to do so. No sooner had the Spanish government announced in Brussels that the pensionable age was to be increased a further two years than the proposal was withdrawn (the next day!). This behaviour does not necessarily show that Spain is governed by idiots or does it show that it is governed by wise men. It proves one thing beyond any reasonable doubt and that is that the present government does not know how to govern. Let’s hope that the Spanish electorate will prove to be a bit wiser next time and hopefully have learned from their last big mistake and vote in a party that does.

How do you feel the present spanish government is doing and have they let you down?

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Honesty in Politics…Really!!

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

The mayor of Ronda Antonio Marín Lara is proposing that all councillors, from all parties, make public their own, their spouses and immediate family members finance, be it income or patrimony. This is to include cars, shares and directorship in any Ltd Companies. Don Marín would like this initiative to take place before the third of March. My feeling is that he will be forced to resign before that date, however, if he succeeds in its implementation the trend could actually be followed by other councils thus making our politicians a little bit more transparent and honest. There will of course be a lot less of them too. I wonder where he got this idea from as it seems to be a growing trend in English politics after all the furore over the expenses scandal. Could this be a Rondagate! Unlikely…. but we can always live in hope as more honesty will mean more money staying in the system and being used to improve the towns and villages we all live as opposed to being squandered away and sequestered in private bank accounts all over Andalucia. And at the moment the current system needs all the help it can get. Well done Mr. Marín!

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Demolitions in Cartama

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

To all you out there who are concerned about the demolitions threatened in Cartama, have a read of this. It was forwarded to me by http://www.coinlife.info .

Have a look at these articles for more information.
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_24588.shtml
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/mobile/pda_24588.php

Be aware that it could be your home, if you live and own a property in the so called “zona rústica”

Please join forces! There is a national and international-wide campaign going on, and the objective is to voice the concerns and problems in front of the EU-Authorities! Spain has got the presidency right now before the EU … IT IS NOW OR NEVER to inform all other member countries about what is going on here in Spain! This problem is national-wide, not just a local theme! You can make yourself heard via:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-so-called-illegal-properties-in-Spain-/234817253393
And / or send a support message to Alain Duzant: alain@bambootelecom.com
And / or sign a support petition: http://www.so-called-illegal-properties-in-spain.com/

Alain Duzant can be contacted via: 636 926 742.

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