Spain, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia and Brexit!




Vince Tracy's Podcasts show

Summary: Emilio Belagios joined Vince for this week's show. After a quick discussion about Spain's political scenario we looked at .........Thousands of families were torn apart overnight on June 8, 1969, when Spanish dictator Francisco Franco suddenly ordered the shutdown of the border separating the city of La Línea, in the Andalusian province of Cádiz, from the nearby British overseas territory............ IT has only taken 137 years and €4.6 million but now Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia basilica has finally been given planning permission. In a process that old hands in Spain might recognise ......building of the Barcelona landmark started in 1882 – a full three years before a construction permit was first requested. Every year 50,000 people die in Spain from heart disease, although the figure in constantly lowering due to coronary stent surgery being available for all in autonomous communities.. RAFAEL NADAL not only took his 12th Roland Garros title on Sunday, but he also took the lead in the battle for the year-end No. 1 ATP Ranking from Novak Djokovi.…..... In the UK........The choosing of the new prospective next Tory MP is decided by Tory party members! Michael Gove.........drugs confession........Boris Johnson giving tax breaks to the rich ......Jeremy Hunt .......Andrea Leadsom warned last night that the rising tide of violent crime in Britain has left members of the public 'scared to go out after dark'. Free TV licences for the over 75s will now be means tested, with only those who receive Pension Credit eligible from 1 June 2020. The BBC has been accused of sanitising' terrorism under plans for an effective ban on journalists using the word 'terror'. A managing director who abused a 14-year-old schoolgirl after meeting her on a website has been jailed. This paedophile was 36 when he told his victim he was 10 years younger when he met her on a website popular with teenagers.