Antoni Bassas' analysis: 'Towards improving financing without ordinality'

Today we have a piece of news with substance and two anecdotes that have become newsworthy in the last few hours.

Let's start with the substance. Yesterday, we told you that direct sources involved in the negotiations for the new financing had assured us that an agreement was very close, with a financing model and not just a revenue improvement figure for next year, and that the Government believed it was time to take a step forward and sign the agreement with Vice President Montero, because if they were willing. When asked about this, Ministerial Spokesperson Paneque implied that the Government was refusing to explicitly address the issue of the principle of ordinality (occupying the same position in terms of what is paid as what is received), but rather achieving a revenue improvement figure that, in practice, would mean "ordinality."

Silvia Paneque: "What I can tell you from the Catalan government is that the principle of ordinality, and therefore ensuring that the resources we receive are in the rooms we create, has been a priority from the outset. We understand that this improvement in this unique financing is perfectly reflected, that it is also reflected in the agreement with the Republican Left. Therefore, I, I, I, I, of course, and the Catalan government, which seeks the highest ambition with this financing model."

Be careful, then, because right now we're in an agreement in which the Catalan side should give in on the issue of ordinality so that the Spanish socialist side can accept it and explain it in Andalusia, for example. That was probably what they called "purism" yesterday. And, therefore, we would be in an agreement to improve financing, but an improvement today can disappear tomorrow if the principles of justice that inspire it aren't guaranteed. We know the tricks when it comes to financing our own money by heart.

The anecdotes. Yesterday the Spanish vice president Iolanda Díaz had a fatal lapse in the Senate, when they were asking him questions in the control session:

"Ms. Díaz, will you continue to maintain here today that the government is clean or decent, or will you keep your word and leave the government?" "Your Honor, the answer is yes. And, Ms. García, this corrupt government will remain here for a while. Continue like this and you will never govern."

First result of the slip? Feijóo has already used it today against Sánchez in Congress.. In any case, you'll hear Díaz say it often from now on. And the second anecdote isn't funny at all: an AI-generated image has appeared on X showing the mayor of Ripoll, Silvia Orriols, stepping on Carles PuigdemontThen, someone encouraged him, and Orriols shot Puigdemont. Lawyer Gonzalo Boye announced that he would take the video to the Prosecutor's Office for a hate crime. Orriols wondered on social media why Junts is the first to have a video victimizing Puigdemont. The service of technology always depends on how it is used, and when it is misused, it is a disservice, because it adds virtual aggression to real aggression.

Good morning.