Bankers and Bonkers!




Europe Calling show

Summary: The gap between Spain's richest and poorest is now the widest in Europe with some three million people living in extreme poverty, a recent study reveals. You read this then you are told a total of 100 Spanish bankers earn more than a million € a year. The number puts Spain as the fifth highest EU country with the most millionaire bankers. Meanwhile a book by married Italian author Costanza Miriano titled 'Cásate y sé sumisa – Get Married and Be Submissive – was published by the Catholic Arbishopric of the southern city of Granada in November. It has soared up the bestsellers list. Dozens of Muslim protestors gathered to demand that businesses stop selling alcohol in a popular East London area yesterday. The group warned restaurants and shops in the Brick Lane area that they face 40 lashes if they continue to sell the product, which is banned under Sharia Law. Michael McInnes, 23, who was jailed for attempted murder has taunted police by posting pictures of drunken nights out with friends on his Facebook - after going on the run from prison. He had failed to return from home leave from Castle Huntly prison near Dundee almost a fortnight ago. Rather than going into hiding, McInnes has been boasting about his drinking exploits on the social networking site since absconding. Maybe prisons are not a threat as prisoners in newly-built jails will have phones and computer terminals in their cells so they are able to contact relatives, arrange activities and order meals. Their right to vote is demanded by Brussels despite Britain trying not to oblige since 2005