“I am half spanish and i am ashamed”

I AM utterly disgusted and dismayed at the overall lack of condemnation for the recent racist remarks made by certain individuals and the shameful mass display at the recent football game. I am half Spanish (my Grandfather is from Majorca and emigrated here many years ago) and half English and I am greatly embarrassed by this recent situation. This will ruin Spain's Olympic bid and its international reputation, because it seems that Spanish people do not care about racism, treating it as a light issue, worthy of only scant, second rate articles, and this Why all the fuss?* attitude is deplorable. Please show that Spanish people are modern people with compassion and tolerance and not a backward, stupid people. Please.

Regards, M. Lopez

Dear Sir

WHEN they are not guzzling paella, swigging sangria, sleeping their way through interminable siestas or squashing poor sad-eyed donkeys to death, it appears that some Spanish enjoy nothing more than bouncing up and down waving their arms in the air and grunting like monkeys every time they see a black English footballer.

Having once spent a fortnight's holiday in Magalluf with my wife (Mrs Garth), I consider myself quite knowledgeable about Spain and the Spanish way of life. And the scenes we saw at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night are certainly not what one would expect from a civilised nation which gave us such figures as Cervantes, Picasso and Julio Iglesias.

Did nobody tell Senor Luis Aragones before the game that it was the English who invented football? He should have known full well that he could expect nothing but derision from the British Press if he sent out 11 talented Spaniards to run rings round our leaden-footed, clueless cloggers.

Come on Luis, play the game. Remember the script: the Spanish are supposed to lose. Yours Charlie Garth,

Beds, England.

Calvia

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Dear Sir,

LIKE John Rule, I also feel that far too many questions remain unanswered regarding the behaviour of the ex-mayoress of Calvia. We all know about (some) of the gifts bought using the tax payers money, what we don't know is FOR WHOM for doing WHAT? It appears that “gift buying” for civil servants (who I believe are earning a salary) appears to be “The Norm” (reported Tuesday that Greens in Palma were urging Sra Cirer to buy gifts from local shops, selling local produce).

By what right do said politicians justify spending tax payers money in such a way? How can they expect to have any CREDIBILITY when they next raise taxes?

It's high time there was more ACCOUNTABILITY for such actions, and as for Sra Najera “demanding an apology” from those who dared to question such extravagancy might I suggest that it is SHE that should be apologizing to the citizens of Calvia for the way she mis-spent THEIR money (might I add, without their permission, or did she think once elected she could do/spend what she liked where/when/as she liked?

I was also under the impression that the judiciary in any country are in place to administer and uphold the law regardless of political party. But the message being sent out here is that some people are above the law.

John Rule is right when he urges all citizens of Calvia to show support to Sr Delgado on his quest--not to destroy anyone politically--but to see more ACCOUNTABILITY re the spending of public funds.

Yours sincerely

M. Irving

Calvia

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