This information appears at a moment when the unemployed are close to six millions, the country is facing the largest social cuts in democracy, evictions rise to alarming numbers,... It is preceded by scandals related to opposition parties, judiciary circles, the confederation of employers' organizations, the monarchy,...
A feeling spreads that the government cannot cope with the situation the country is going through. That, together with previous governments, has an important part of the responsibility in what has happened. A responsibility shared with the elites of the country. The country seems to be drifting and no solution appears in the horizon.
This series/diary is a dialog between the images of Juan Galisteo and Balancín de Blancos which portraits daily life in Madrid in a moment in which the population oscillates between indignation, restlessness and resignation.
Graffiti at the university. As well as in other European countries undergoing austerity programs, in Spain there is a growing feeling against current European economic policies.
Several Banks have been accused of selling financial products in a fraudulent way and many people have lost most of their savings. A TV in the subway informs about it.
The European Court of Justice rules that the Spanish laws on evictions are in breach of Community law. Thousands have lost their homes in recent years under such laws. From now judges may stop an eviction as a precautionary measure when considering that the bank has imposed unfair clauses. The image shows a demonstration organized by the Platform of the Affected by Evictions in February 2013.
The day ends.
The day begins.
