Can a socialist minister improve anything about financing?

We arrive at Holy Week, school holidays, departure operations and the "monas" affirming that the return will be tough. Everything is rising due to the war in Iran, and since the end of the war is not in sight, the damage to our pockets from this inflation will last for a few weeks, at least. Last night, Trump pulled ten more days out of his hat for the ultimatum to the ayatollahs, while he systematically lies every day (and a lot, because he doesn't stop talking) just to prevent oil from continuing to rise in price and stock markets from continuing to fall. He just keeps saying that the war is won, but the Strait of Hormuz continues to be dominated by Iran, and the regime has not fallen. Meanwhile, in Spanish politics, there has been the announced change that could influence the future of the common financing system that applies to us. Yesterday, Vice President Montero resigned to go to Andalusia and his replacement will be Carlos Cuerpo, until now Minister of Finance. A doctor in economics, multilingual, technical, he does not have a PSOE party card, a man who does not shout, an economist prepared to sit in Brussels or Washington or wherever; nothing to do with the mercurial Montero. And his place at the Ministry of Finance is taken by Arcadi España, a Valencian from President Ximo Puig's circle, who considers himself a federalist, who has often denounced how poorly financed the Valencian Community is, and who will have to move forward, seemingly with conviction, with the new system agreed with Esquerra. They say that in the PSC they are happy with España's appointment. But however federalist and aware he may be of the poor financing of the Valencian Community, can a socialist minister change anything about the distribution of money? This is the big question and the precedents are not precisely reassuring.

But however important the human factor may be in politics, structural facts remain. That is why I cannot refrain from commenting on a news item published by La Vanguardia, about Rodalies train drivers who falsified medical certificates, and the company did not sanction, report, or expel them because they did not want to bother them. It was at the beginning of last year, a driver who went to the doctor because he did not feel well and was not given sick leave. He was then given a voucher certifying that he had been to the consultation. And this same document began to circulate among his colleagues, who changed the name and date of the voucher, and thus took some days off, taking advantage of the permit of up to four days a year to which public workers are entitled if they do not feel well. That the document was falsified was obvious from three miles away, but the presidency of Renfe decided not to investigate it further "to avoid angering the Semaf train drivers' union in the midst of the conflict over the transfer of Rodalies to the Generalitat".

This is the respect that the drivers and Renfe have for you, and for me and for everyone. Nothing more needs to be said.Good morning.