Rajoy only talks about football in crisis

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced further drastic austerity measures for the coming weeks on Monday. In his blog Ignacio Escolar harshly criticises a head of government whom he says conducts his policies virtually in secret, seldom explaining them to the media: "So we can expect further cuts in July - creeping up on us in mid-summer. Probably they will be passed in the final cabinet meeting of the month, on the last Friday before August while the Olympic Games are beginning and half the country is on holiday. Without a parliamentary session or a debate on the state of the nation. Perhaps they will be announced in a press release, or a press conference held by Rajoy's deputy Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría at which, as usual, Rajoy himself won't be present. With a little luck we may see Rajoy before September in another interview  - on the Olympic Games - provided we make it to one of the finals. So far the prime minister has given four interviews. ... Two on his policies and two on football."

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