MADRID – Thousands of people protested in Madrid on Sunday against austerity policies and record high unemployment, urging Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country out of recession.To the din of whistles and drums, the demonstrators snaked through the central streets of the Spanish capital under the blazing sun, waving red-and-white union flags and carrying placards reading “Austerity destroys and kills” and “Spending cuts are robbery”.”We hope the government realises that you can’t reverse the situation with cuts, cuts and more cuts. It is time to change course and do more to foster growth,” said Ms Diana Rodriguez, 47, a former bank teller who has been unemployed for nearly two years.Demonstrations were held in 28 other cities across Spain, including Barcelona, the country’s second-largest city, and the Atlantic port of Vigo in the north-west.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:28:58 +0000
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