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jueves, 29 de octubre de 2026
El noticiario XXIII
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jueves, 22 de octubre de 2026
El noticiario XXII
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We already knew that the Spanish language is very rich in words. In fact, it allows us to express certain events, giving them more or less relevance depending on the words we use, to the point of being able to distort the event as if it were unimportant. Saying that Moroccan ships have entered Spanish waters is a specific event, doesn't make it any less serious. We could also say that the police finding Zapatero's jewels, or the rescue of an airline, are specific events, or we could even say that COVID was a specific event. Fortunately, it doesn't happen every day, but these are very serious events that we have had to live through. Whether or not we believe what we are told after hearing the information, or whether we are convinced by the arguments, is another matter. What is not specific, however, is that we will always find someone on one side or the other.
El noticiario XXII
jueves, 15 de octubre de 2026
El noticiario XXI
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A general strike has been called for November 11th—a strike that even the union members themselves do not understand. Several labor organizations have already stated that they will not participate. The reasons given are varied; it has even been suggested that the strike is directed against the opposition for voting down the government’s housing decrees. It is worth noting, however, that these decrees failed because some of the government’s own coalition partners voted against them—meaning it was the government itself that caused their defeat. Furthermore, I found myself reflecting on the current leaders of the major unions—if one can even call them that—and comparing them to the figures from my youth, such as Marcelino Camacho and Nicolás Redondo. Those were true labor leaders who fought for the well-being of the workers, unlike today’s leaders, who merely follow the dictates of their masters. In my day, unions were funded by the dues paid by their members; today, they live quite comfortably thanks to government subsidies—subsidies that have increased significantly during the current administration’s tenure. After all, who bites the hand that feeds them? I recall that back in the 1980s, I was a member of one of these major unions myself; today, I think I would be ashamed to be associated with them.
El noticiario XXI
jueves, 8 de octubre de 2026
El noticiario XX
Al final el Presidente ha decidido convocar elecciones. En menos de dos meses sabremos si seguimos igual con los mismos que hasta ahora, o si seguimos igual con la oposición actual. Igual soy un poco negativo, pero la verdad es que venga quién venga habrá corrupción y promesas incumplidas. También es cierto que hay que dar el beneficio de la duda a los que puedan llegar, pero la historia nos demuestra que hasta ahora no ha sido así. En cualquier caso, la situación actual era insostenible. Por otro lado, los dos líderes de los principales sindicatos han escuchado la voz de su amo, y han convocado una huelga general que entiendo que es para sacarse los colores a ellos mismos, por su incapacidad para hacer nada con el tema de la vivienda.
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In the end, the President has decided to call for elections. In less than two months, we will know whether things stay the same with the current incumbents or if they stay the same with the current opposition. I may be a bit cynical, but the truth is that—whoever takes over—there will be corruption and broken promises. It is also true that those who might come to power deserve the benefit of the doubt, though history shows that hasn't been the case so far. In any event, the current situation was unsustainable. Meanwhile, the leaders of the two main unions have heeded their master's voice and called a general strike—a move that, as I see it, only serves to expose their own embarrassment over their inability to do anything about the housing issue.
El noticiario XX
jueves, 1 de octubre de 2026
El noticiario XIX
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This week, the Deputy Prime Minister stated that if mobilization against the Government—that is, against themselves—becomes necessary, they will mobilize. This remark came in the wake of the new protest camp in Puerta del Sol demanding the right to decent housing. Frankly, they never cease to amaze me; after all, who demonstrates against themselves? You’d have to be a fool. Housing is a highly complex issue—one I wouldn't presume to discuss in depth, despite having my own opinions like anyone else—but I believe the vast majority realizes that if nothing has been done in eight years and the situation has deteriorated to unsustainable levels, it is highly unlikely they can achieve anything in just 48 hours. The downside of this new headache for the Government is that the people of Ceuta are effectively being left to fend for themselves. The Government itself prefers to shift the spotlight elsewhere and try to calm the waters regarding the housing issue—at least until the next problem arises, or until they manufacture one themselves to divert attention away from housing.
El noticiario XIX
jueves, 24 de septiembre de 2026
El noticiario XVIII
Vivimos en un país que es capaz de dejar en la calle a una anciana de 87 años que a vivido toda su vida en la misma casa, pero damos cobijo y comida a miles de ilegales que han asaltado nuestras fronteras. Vivimos en un país donde mandamos a los antidisturbios para que carguen contra unos manifestantes que intentan evitar el desahucio de esa persona, pero no los mandamos a defender nuestra frontera de la entrada ilegal de miles de invasores. Y lo peor es que lo vemos en la tele y nos parece de lo más normal. Ya no nos inmuta nada. Vemos normal que se defiendan los derechos de los ilegales, y que se les quite a los que han vivido toda su vida en Ceuta o en esa casa de Madrid donde vivía Mari Carmen
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The situation in Ceuta remains the same or has worsened. The Government claims to be doing everything possible to improve matters, yet the reality seems quite the opposite. We open centers for 2,000 people, and another 2,000 show up. It is like trying to bail out the ocean with a bucket.
We live in a country capable of leaving an 87-year-old woman—who has lived in the same home her entire life—out on the street, while providing food and shelter to thousands of illegal migrants who have stormed our borders. We live in a country where we deploy riot police to charge at protesters trying to prevent such an eviction, yet we do not send them to defend our border against the illegal entry of thousands of invaders. Worst of all, we watch this on TV and treat it as perfectly normal. Nothing shocks us anymore. We accept it as normal to defend the rights of illegal migrants while taking things away from those who have lived their whole lives in Ceuta, or in that Madrid home where Mari Carmen used to live.
El noticiario XVIII
jueves, 17 de septiembre de 2026
El noticiario XVII
El problema de Ceuta parece que empieza a enquistarse, y no se ven soluciones claras. Entiendo que debe ser muy difícil lidia con crisis como estas, pero al menos hay que intentarlo, y que parezca que se hace algo. Pero a día de hoy lo único que parece que se está haciendo es abandonarles a su suerte. Es cierto que el Gobierno ha dado todas las explicaciones, tal y como ellos argumentan. Y es cierto, han dado todas, primero unas y luego las contrarias. Claramente la caída en el índice PISA se nota y mucho. En Lengua, no supieron interpretar los informes que recibieron, en Matemáticas no han sabido contar cuantos ilegales hay en Ceuta, y en Ciencia, que vamos a decir, si no tienen conCiencia. Mucho ánimo a los Ceutís.
El noticiario XVII






