Tag Archives: corruption

The Secret Diary


Until the age of seven my life was a bit of a blur; I don’t mean I can’t’ remember much, it really was blurry as I was diagnosed with myopia, severe short sightedness of minus 6. Looking through photo albums … Continue reading

Posted in Britain, Childhood, Current affairs, History, Personal, Politics, Sport, Thoughts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Zombies of Spain


Believe it or not there are around 40,000 zombies walking the Spanish streets; they are mostly invisible as they hide in their flash cars and behind the high walls of their plush homes. These zombies once feasted off their shareholders, … Continue reading

Posted in Bureacracy, Current affairs, Politics, Spain, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hiding behind the shadow of the rock


The Spanish government, the Partido Popular is mired in a huge corruption scandal; on Thursday 1st August after months of denials PM Rajoy admitted to Parliament that he was personally guilty, but only of over-trusting the ex-party treasurer Luis Barcenas. … Continue reading

Posted in Britain, Bureacracy, Current affairs, Education, History, Politics, Spain, Travel, war | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Important advice


How to plant a tree, civvy street version; in autumn dig a hole, putting compost or mulch at the bottom, carefully place the tree in the hole making sure the roots are untangled to enable them to grow to anchor … Continue reading

Posted in Bureacracy, Nature, Politics, Spain, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Parakeet in the Palm Tree


Chris Stewart’s works are known to many readers; Driving over Lemons was his first book and I read it back in 2004 whilst searching for a home in Andalucía. I still smile when fruit is lying on the road and … Continue reading

Posted in Bureacracy, Nature, Personal, Politics, Spain, Thoughts, Transport, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment