Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
Monday, 23 July 2012
Spanish Protest Taxes and Cuts in Public Sector Wages
Taking their anger to the street, this demonstration in Madrid by Spanish government workers comes a day after tens of thousands protested across the country. The message to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is 'You're cutting too far and too fast'. Plans to introduce new taxes and cut public sector wages are part of a drive to slash the budget deficit. Al Jazeera's Nadim Baba reports
