REMEMBER a few days ago when it looked like Zapatero had suddenly changed tack on the economy and announced he would delay the retirement age to 67? Turns out that yesterday morning he sent an austerity plan to the European Union with that measure, and also with a promise to increase the years that Spaniards need to pay to be entitled to a pension, from 15 to 25 years. Just three and a half hours later, the Spanish government sent an amended version of the plan without those measures. I'm sure it's gonna play wonders with the country's credibility...

UPDATE. Darn: Blogger ate the links again. Added; sorry about that.