SPANISH
CORRUPTION:
1. See The
Local's comment on the impact of this very topical subject.
2. Judge
Baltasar Garzón:- In practice, assigning and expanding
responsibility for urban development to town halls – under
Aznar's Law 6/1998 – actually contributed to the extension of
corruption as regards urban planning. This, sad to say, was the
exact opposite of the law's purpose. But rather predictable.
THE US
ELECTIONS: Is it really possible that someone with an orange face and
a ridiculous comb-over could become president of the USA? His views
are bad enough but these aspects are far worse. A global laughing
stock as the most powerful man in the world?? Or will
this be the terrifying, but unamusing, Hilary Clinton? As ever, a choice of evils.
AN ENGLISH QUERY: Do Americans really say treaded instead of trod, as I heard a reporter say yesterday?: I treaded water for a while.
AN ENGLISH QUERY: Do Americans really say treaded instead of trod, as I heard a reporter say yesterday?: I treaded water for a while.
RT TV
AGAIN: One of the more amusing aspects of their approach is how the
presenters react should the conversation ever look like being
critical of Russia. As I may have said, the usual tactic is
to cut the interviewee off at the knees. Yesterday, an impressive guy
from SOAS in London disagreed with the presenter several times on the
subject of Syria, telling her once or twice she was just plain wrong.
Eventually she could take no more of this and treated him, with some
contempt, to this insult: “ You are being very charitable in
describing yourself as objective'. The interview then promptly
finished and I doubt the professor will be invited back. Much better
to have Egregious Gorgeous George Galloway in the other chair, I
guess.
FINALLY .
. . TONY BLAIR: I was amused to hear this comment yesterday, from
someone who used to work with him in No. 10: The only time I ever
heard Tony Blair admit he'd been wrong was when he once said he should
have listened earlier to his own counsel.
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