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By Mr Grumpy - Fri 29th Jun 2012

 

Following this week's news I fully intend to get my application in early for my chosen vocation in my next life.

I want to be a journalist. Not some crappy Journo for a local paper, writing about retiring school dinner ladies and school fetes etc... but some lofty and serious journalist writing about Spanish current affairs.

Think of Spain's answer to Jeremy Paxman, writing for Cinco dias, or El Economista or something along those lines...

Why ? Because almost every day this week, upon reading the news of the day I have uttered a stream of expletives as to why hardly anybody has had the balls to stand up to any of the countless politicians or public figures who have been spouting crap (again).

Time and time again so many of these public figures are allowed to give statements to the press that go unchallenged. And Sr Journalista just seemingly accepts these empty promises without making any challenges - and allowing these guys to get away with fobbing the general public off.

Why can't just one person stand up and say something along the lines of "Excuse me Mr so-and-so, but in reference to your previous statement last month, you are either lying, incompetent or talking bollocks..." ?

This week alone :

Carlos Fabra : President of Aerocas - the promoter and developer of Castellon airport, gave a talk to the chamber of commerce where he 'guaranteed' that the airport would be fully operational, and welcoming it's first flight by the 1st of January.

Yeah ? Excuse me if I think you are full of crap and have spun the same line to the press over and over again since the airport 'first opened' some 15 months ago.

Jesus Samper : President of Premursa - the promoter and developer of the Paramount Pictures Theme Park, spoke at his company's AGM on Wednesday where he 'guaranteed' that construction on the project would commence in October.

Yeah ? Just 3 months ago you were going to construct a park of 1.5 million sq mts, now it is less than 1 million. AND you still haven't got any investors lined up. Excuse me if I don't book my tickets for the first season in 2015 right now.

Murcia's President Valcarcel : Who this week 'Guaranteed' that Corvera international airport would be operational in October of this year.

That's after the first deadline of May 2011 being overshot. AND a small matter of military airspace having to be re-jigged beforehand (Which nobody seems to have queried why this issue was not addressed much earlier in the process)

Mariano Rajoy : Upon assuming position of Prime Minister almost 6 months ago to the day, Rajoy 'Guaranteed' that he would not increase taxes.

Now it seems that the cabinet is 'considering; increasing the rate of IVA. Only he hasn't had the balls to tell us yet.

I'm just thinking that it would be refreshing to have somebody challenge these guys to make them realise that nobody believes a word that they say any more.