Striking Miners Arrive In Madrid

The striking miners have been marching from their communities since the end of June. Everywhere they stopped they were cheered by crowds of working people.
As they neared Madrid the rallies to meet them swelled into thousands. People understood how the miners’ struggle against the removal of industry subsidies was “everybody’s struggle”.
The government has offered nothing to the miners and has sent riot police to terrorise mining villages. The mayor of Madrid is Ana Botella, wife of former prime minister José María Aznar. She refused to give the miners a hall to sleep in.
The miners’ struggle comes after the anger shown in Spain’s city squares last year and a general strike. Their militant defiance is reigniting people’s determination to fight austerity. MORE HERE