Together, scourge and guarantee of Sánchez
Together is the party of "no" in Congress, but it was the party of yes that allowed Sánchez to govern until now. And since Junts will not give its votes to make Feijóo president through a motion of no confidence with Vox, the Spanish government knows it can last until next year, albeit without being able to approve any budget. That is to say that Junts, which makes the government lose votes without gaining anything in return, beyond seeking its own electoral profile, is, at the same time, the one that will keep Sánchez in power until next year
Yesterday Junts played hard in Congress. It overturned the investment consortium and the rental decree.Regarding the extension of rents, Junts reproached Sumar for having a "systematic allergy to all landlords". And regarding the consortium, it said that Catalonia does not need more "side businesses" but rather to receive the money it is owed.There is no surprise in Junts' position, on either issue. Regarding rents, Junts relies on the fact that, in Catalonia, 90% of the apartment rental market is in the hands of small landlords, and only 10% in investment funds. It seeks to position itself as a defender of the interests of tenants who bear the pressure of the historic lack of public rental supply. However, voting against this extension has a social cost that yesterday Gabriel Rufián solemnized with two gestures: displaying a banknote and pointing out the Junts deputies one by one. Gabriel Rufián: "Do you know what your flag is? Do you know what it is? I have it here. It's small, but it's very effective. And besides, one of the ones you like... Fifty bucks. It could be more. I'll leave it here. This is your flag. The one you share with the PP and with Vox. To screw almost three million people. I want people to know them. They are Josep Maria Cervera, Josep Pagès, Pilar Calvo, Isidre Gavín, Marta Madrenas, Josep Maria Cruset and Miriam Nogueras”.
And regarding the investment consortium, we already said here that conceptually it was lamentable to have to form a consortium because creating an organization for the State to comply with the General State Budgets, with the irony that this organization included the non-compliant party, is quite revealing of how far the fooling of the Spanish governments, whoever they may be, with Catalonia has gone. So, certainly, what Junts has overturned was a relatively ambitious unknown, but it was an advance for the Generalitat agreed upon from Catalonia.
, which is a percentage not seen for more than three years. And 17 days of strikes are coming in education, about five days per school.Meanwhile, reality is increasingly grim. Unemployment is creeping above 10%, which is a percentage not seen for more than three years. And 17 days of strikes in education are coming, about five days per center.Education in Catalonia will experience a very sad end of term, with the majority unions clashing with the Government, which for now says it will not budge. The socialist Government of Illa is testing the limits of the recipe of tranquility and good management with which it won the elections.Good morning.
