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Storm in a coffee cup

Sunday, April 15th, 2007
Disenchantment with politics and politicians has led many to the view that our leaders are completely out of touch with the problems of everyday living. The Prime Minister of Spain, José Luis Zapatero, had to deal with just such an allegation in the build up to the country’s forthcoming elections when he took part in a live question and answer session on television. Did he know the price of a cup of coffee, he was asked by a member of the audience. He thought it was about 80 cents, a response that was greeted with much laughter by those in the studio, who were quick to accuse him of being out of touch with reality. The following day the Spanish press, quick to latch on to his obvious discomfort, despatched reporters to all corners of the kingdom to conduct a nationwide survey. They discovered that in most towns and cities across the peninsula a cup ...

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