ABOVE
50%
Scientific
researchers 92%
NHS
doctors 92
SMEs
- 90
The
Guárdia Civil (national police) - 85
Public
sector teachers - 85
The
police - 83
Universities
- 75
NGOs
- 75
The
armed forces - 72
Municipal
social services - 64
The
Crown Prince - 62
Newspapers
- 60
The
media as a whole - 58
Tax
inspectors - 53
Lawyers
- 53
The
Supreme Court - 53
Parish
priests - 53
The
King - 50
The
judges - 50
BELOW
50%
The
Constitutional Court - 48%
State
Prosecutors - 46
Large
Spanish companies - 46
The
Catholic Church - 42
The
regions - 41
The
municipalities - 40
Multinationals
- 33
Trade
unions - 28
Parliament
- 24
The
government - 21
Businessmen
- 21
Archbishops - 21
Archbishops - 21
Banks
- 15
Political
parties - 12
Politicians
- 6
The
2nd leg of Tour of Spain began in Pontevedra yesterday and will pass
through the city today during the 3rd leg. Along with some friends, I
went down to town at midday yesterday to watch the riders set off.
With half an hour to spare, we went for a tiffin at a nearby bar but
the service was so slow we left for another bar, where - until I
complained - things were much the same. After finally getting and
downing our shandies, we left and headed towards the start point in
front of the town hall. To find that everything was over and that all
the bikes, cyclists, cars and trucks who'd lined the Alameda 30
minutes earlier had all disappeared, leaving us this . . .
We
were are a tad annoyed the service delays in the two bars had
cost us our chance to see the start of the race but we're resolved to
make a better fist of today's spectating.
The
only consolation for waiting for the service that never materialised
was that it gave me the time and opportunity to snap the latest of
the town's pigeon-scaring owls . . .
This
one sits atop a pedestal and can clearly be rotated. An upmarket
model, then.
It's
rather ironic I should mention bad service here as I've always been a
great admirer of Spanish bar staff. They work long hours for low pay
and almost always do so with efficiency and a smile. Only a day or so
ago I read that many of them have been working 12 hour days this
summer for as little as €500 euros a month. Which is scandalous.
My
friend Paul has sent me this article on Spain's white elephants. I'd
heard of some but not all of them. If your jaw is not on your chest
at the end of it, I'd be astonished.
Finally
. . . A bit more Spanglish: "Vigo se llena de skates, BMX y
B-Boys". 'Vigo is full of skaters, BMXers and B-Boys'.
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