| ▲ | schnitzelstoat 13 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
It's incredible the minister didn't resign after the January crash and I doubt he will now either. I understand that perhaps the problem started in the control centre but surely at the end of the day the minister is responsible - they don't get paid a fortune just to pass the blame on to the workers. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Xenoamorphous 13 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
> they don't get paid a fortune Salary for ministers is around 80k euro per year. Yes significantly more than the minimum salary but hardly a fortune. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | agarsev 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
I fail to see how the two accidents, which seem to have very "down to earth" explanations (maintenance failure by workers, protocol override by operators) are being assumed to be a political responsibility so quickly by some and asking for the minister resignation. Now, two in a row seem to point to systemic issues. Is this responsibility of Adif or Renfe? maybe those state companies have to be thoroughly revised. is it due to lack of funding? maybe taxes should be raised, or money diverted from somewhere else (though seeing the spanish budget, it's hard to tell where from, both teachers and doctors are currently protesting for lack of funding). Maybe it is, in the end, a political directive that should have responsibilities declared in the executive. But seeing so many interested parties jumping to that conclusion literally hours after the crash means it's not done out of any reasoning but political animosity | |||||||||||||||||
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