State Robbery

... the biggest robbery these days is the lack of control over public spending and the inability of taxpayers to stop financing it. Be it pension promises, endless waiting for service, uncompensated errors or a complete lack of transparency in general ...or just plain old inefficiency.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Corruption, property and a different future

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Revisiting this blog it is interesting to reflect on some of the events of the past decade. Corruption is a topic that is discussed much mor...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Spanish practices - time for a change

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The recent uproar in the UK regarding expenses claimed by members of parliament were referred to as "Spanish practices". Reference...
Saturday, July 22, 2006

Marbella - the tip of the iceberg?

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The funny thing about the anti-corruption Operación Malaya in Marbella, now in its third phase and an ever increasing number of former mayor...
Saturday, March 25, 2006

Information management

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Governments can be applauded for their efforts to digitalise their information, allowing citizens to get the information they need directly ...
Friday, February 24, 2006

The Endesa takeover - and the golden share

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The Endesa takeover saga took a new twist earlier this week when the German utilities giant E.on announced a takeover offer that was signifi...
Monday, October 31, 2005

Demographic challenges

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Immigration has become an increasingly important demographic factor over recent years. Putting aside issues related to illegal immigration, ...
Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Corporate Robbery - state sanctioned

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In the Gas Natural v.s Endesa takeover battle, a report in El Mundo today states that the Chairman of Endesa doubled his personal holding i...

Katrina and caos in New Orleans

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Whilst most of my comments are limited to Spain or other countries that I am familiar with, the big surprise about the Katrina hurricane aft...

State Corporations, Mergers and Politics

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Yesterday's big business story was the rumoured takeover bid by Gas Natural for Endesa to create a Spanish and European energy giant. A ...
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