Today was made public the judgement of the Supreme Court regarding the trial of the terrorists attacks on Madrid, on 11-M (eleventh of March). The importance of that judgement is huge, althought everyone tells the story according to their interests.
The vice-president of the Spanish government, Mrs. De la Vega, praised today judgement and also the serious and conscientious process of instruction carried out. Well, interesting. In its judgement, the Supreme Court criticizes critical aspects for the investigations, such as the scrapping of the trains. Also, the judgement absolves some of …

The press media this weekend related the story of Martinsa-Fadesa, a real estate promotion big company, with a large tradition on developments not only in Spain but also in the rest of the world (Europe, Africa, Central American). The story is about the debt of the company, which needed to be refinanced and thus was renegotiated with the banks and the creditors. The story is about a conversation between Mr. Martín, president of the company, and Mr. Zapatero, president of the Spanish government.
The conversation took place before the March elections. …

If I have to say what two prominent figures of the last century, in Spain, are the most hated by the socialists, I would say, without being wrong, Francisco Franco and José María Aznar.
I would not say anything now about Francisco Franco, other that he defeated the socialists, comunists and other political forces twice on the last century. First on 1.934, and second on 1.939. That explains everything about the hate the socialists drop him. The other person is Don José María Aznar.
I assume there is a continuous attempt on …

The new economic data left the Spanish government on a state of shock, and, worse, without reaction. The yearly data of the inflation is 5%, a figure almost unkown (or forgotten) for the Spanish. Simiar figures were from 1,995.
The Spanish government, as I said here and on the other blog, confronts this new reality with an attempt of deviating the focus. On the last PSOE Federal Congress, last week-end, Mr. Zapatero opted to open another confrontation on the Spanish society: more laicism, more euthanasia, more abortion… As I said, this …

Yesterday, the Audiencia Nacional (the Spanish Court) published a debatable judgement over the manipulation on the reports of the scientific department of the Spanish police on the terrorists attacks on the 11-March on Madrid. I am not a legal expert to analyze the judgement, but for me is extremely clear, by reading it, that the reports of the experts were manipulated or changed.
First, let me express that I do not believe on Justice on Spain. Justice, specially on this type of matters, is extremely politicized. What can one expect from …

This week-end was the national Congress of the PSOE. On this, the socialist party proposed a set of initiatives for the next four-years period: laicism, abortion, euthanasia. This is the real recipe for the Spanish society. And, over all, the real purpose is to change the Spanish society. This is the real purpose of the Spanish Prime Minister, Mr. Zapatero. The change of the Spanish society for preventing the alternative on the government.
While the predictions of most of economicts are below the predictions of the government, and with the recession …

Mr. Zapatero entrusted Mr. Caldera (former Spanish Minister of Work) the creation of a think tank on the left, similar to FAES, the think tank of the right in Spain, associated to the PP, Partido Popular.
Mr. Caldera, previously of being Minister of Work, was with the PSOE on the opposition to the government of Mr. Aznar, as speaker of this party on the Spanish Congress. There are few remarkable things that can be said regarding Mr. Caldera; the most famous was the use of the tipex (by Mr. Caldera) to …

It does not do nothing, but looks around a lot…
There is a complex and continuous attack to the Spanish (both people and language) by the nationalists in Spain. A complex attack on different directios: from the north, from the west, from the east, etc. An attack that, although, apparently, is not coordinated, it is indeed.
Yesterday there is an initiative from the Basque Autonomic government that imposes the shops and point of sales to talk in Euskera (that is, the basque language). Another attack to the freedom. The excuse is that …

Now that the European Championship of Football has como to its end, it is time to make some reflections. First of all, and it is more true than ever, Spain is a nation. A nation full of people proud to be Spanish (remember the chant “Yo soy español, español, español”). A nation of people that is proud to wear the red t-shirt, and capable of reaching the success.
Second. The maxim “bread and circus” has become true again. Mr. Zapatero, his government, and the related media, have taken profit of the …

Mr. Zapatero did some declarations this sunday about the crisis (well, he does not want to name it this way, but it is a crisis), and the priorities of its ministers and government.
Mr. Zapatero said yesterday that he, and his government, cannot resign to go deeper and deeper on his social politics. And he did some examples: he will not resign to attack the hunger in the world, and he will go deeper in the economic helps to the third world, to help the poorest countries.
Today Mr. Blanco, the secretary …