Scores of rights supporters gathered on Tuesday in Madrid for the opening day of what they see as an unfair trial at the Supreme Court against controversial but admired High Court Judge Baltasar Garzón.
King Juan Carlos has been up to his tricks again. He somehow manoeuvred the current and three former prime ministers into posing with him after the ceremony on Monday during which he bestowed the Collar of the Most Illustrious Order of the Golden Fleece on French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
The ratings agencies continue to bash us. Standard & Poor’s has threatened Spain with a further downgrade after it dropped the country’s sovereign rating two notches last Friday from AA– to A.
First of all, I hope they find the new PM soon. He was last seen at the traditional armed forces New Year ceremony hosted by King Juan Carlos last Friday but immediately went back into hiding.