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
Thursday 11 October 2012
Crisis-hit Spaniards Seek Work in France
As the economic crisis is taking its toll on Spain, an increasing number of labourers - particularly construction workers - are crossing the border into France for work. French builders now complain that the foreign competition is stealing their business, and that unemployment is rising in French border towns. A French labourer earns $15, while a Spaniard will work for $10. Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland reports from the Franco-Spanish border.
