Following the disappointing showing in the local elections in May, the UCL has now only two councillors, neither of whom are in the government of Pinoso. This not only means that easy access to the Town Hall is no longer available, but, importantly, that the source of funding to the Helpdesk from the UCL councillors has also been lost.
Previously each of the four UCL councillors contributed a part of their salaries to fund the Helpdesk. Now in opposition, those salaries have been withdrawn, meaning that both Ramón Cerdá and Pedro Poveda (the two current UCL councillors) need to find themselves another source of income.
Effectively, the party is in danger of disappearing from the local political map. Ramón, in particular, has taken the result of the elections very hard. For him, it was a very personal rejection by the voters and, at the moment, he is not inclined to continue in politics as a candidate for election. Without the active drive and enthusiasm of Ramón in the party, the future for the UCL is bleak.
Nevertheless, both he and I remain committed to supporting the English-speaking community as best we can within the resources available and that is the reason behind this blog.
