The memorial at the side of the road, at the scene of the murder. |
A beret. A tache and and a semi-tache. |
A decent leftist beard |
A CD of something I decided not to buy. Possibly speeches. Not sure why here be dragons. |
According to the head of the Spanish division of Transparency
International "Corruption in Spain has always been tolerated."
"Let me give you a figure," he adds: "Around
70% of the politicians who had been arraigned for corruption were
subsequently re-elected in the most recent local elections."
More here. I've wondered recently whether this isn't because of the
Spanish admiration of the picaresque*
individual. The jack-the-lad chancer. That said, I suspect that the
revelations of just how corrupt the corporate-political nexus was
during the boom years has stretched this admiration beyond breaking
point. Especially as the beneficiaries are living off their
ill-gotten gains during the lean years whilst most people are
seriously suffering.
Oporto: I found a line I'd jotted in my notebook summing up Oporto and worthy, I think, of adding here - Engagingly tatty.
Quote
of the Week: "Whatever age you are, enjoy it. The next is
worse."
Finally
. . . Popular male forenames in the UK now include Elliot,
Ellis, Rory, Sonny, Kayden and Riley. That's nationwide. In London,
the most popular name is now Mohammad. The handle which has fallen most
from favour is John. who'd have thought it?
*Pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people.
*Pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people.
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