Spain is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable.
Christopher Howse: A Pilgrim in Spain
Spain- Weather news.
- It's often forgotten that in Spain, GDP per capita rose by a factor of ten between 1960 and 1975.
- More on popular Spanish names here.
- Richard North yesterday: [The UK] has been doubly cursed, having suffered not only the worst prime minister in living memory – if not our entire history - but also a staggeringly incompetent opposition. Between the two, they have destroyed public faith in our system of government, to the extent that even rather dubious demagogues begin to look attractive to the feeble-minded. It would be a mistake, though, to think we are alone in our problems. Most countries in Europe are experiencing some degree of popular disillusion with their politics and, across the Atlantic, the spectre of a divided nation is just as real. It is not just our party political system that it at fault. There is something fundamentally wrong with the way we do politics, not just here but in many other countries. . . Viewed in context, the UK's travails over Brexit might be seen in the broader context – possibly in terms of the gradual disintegration of the post-war settlement in Europe. Every now and again, the political tectonic plates do shift and, with three-quarters of a century having elapsed since 1945, we are probably ripe for change.
- Richard North today, referring to:-1. Guess who: A serial plagiarist, a known liar, thief, bully and thug – with a record of incompetence in office.2. The situation as of/at the end of May: Getting rid of Mrs May has achieved nothing at all of any consequence.
The Way of the World/Social Media
- Sir Nicholas, May told the nation, had recommended to her the importance and value of compromise: “Never forget that compromise is not a dirty word. Life depends on compromise.” Those words are undoubtedly true. . . .The problem Theresa May faced is that she became prime minister in a post-compromise world, where it had, in fact, become a dirty word to many in politics. Every prime minister before her has had to find a compromise between their party and the electorate, which is exactly how countries should be run. But it is not how the political world is today. . . Political opponents are now seen as enemies who need to be splattered with milkshakes and shouted down whenever they try to speak. Disagreement with another person’s view is no longer enough – only outright hatred of that viewpoint is now acceptable. Where once we might have agreed to disagree, now we hate those who disagree, and call them and their party not just wrong, but evil. The other side aren’t just mistaken – they’re child murderers, warmongers, traitors. They are dehumanised.
- A tale suffused with irony.
- Which reminds me . . . Yesterday Fart repeated that he's 'a truly stable genius' and accused Nancy Pelosi of being 'a crazy woman' who had 'lost it'. More accusations that are confessions.
- Word of the Day: Majo
- Here's something for those who haven't found today's post particularly interesting.
- More seriously . . . But for looking in my wing mirror yesterday, I wouldn't be writing this. As I signalled to turn left and then slowed down, the driver behind me duly stopped. But the one behind him didn't, speeding past both us. Death is never far away.
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