Monday 18 February 2008

News of the day.

A very quite day in the campaign trail, but rumour has it that El Mundo newspaper, in perferct coordination with PP and its leadership, is preparing several shock-and-awe headlines for the last days of the campaign. PSOE should be ready for it, frankly the lot at El Mundo are a nasty bunch that deserve every name in the world but that of journalists.

On a diferent issue, I've got several texts and email messages from friends asking why is it Spain doesn't recognise Kosovo as an independent country. Many of you must have guessed already, but the reason is that Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence cannot be acknowledged by Spain because it would pose a precedent for the Basque Country to take the same action.

Finally one for your diaries', remember the first debate of the campaign season will be this coming Thursday between Super-Minister of the economy Pedro Solbes and PP's Manuel Pizarro. The time hasn't been decided yet but assume 10 pm prime time unless the parties arrange for something special (that exact time is the official opening of the formal campaign). The channel will be Antena 3 which hopefully I'll be able to get on streaming online.

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