There are ads that sound good. That enter easy. That even, for a few seconds, invite one to think that someone is doing something.
And then there is the reality.
The so-called “anti-crisis plan” of the Government of the Canary Islands clearly belongs to the first category: that of the attractive headline. Because when one scratches a little, when analyzed with
calm, what appears is not a plan, but a collection of unconnected measures, without real impact and, above all, without the capacity to improve people's lives.
From Nueva Canarias we have warned bluntly: this is not a serious response to the situation that thousands of families are going through in the islands. It is, in essence, an exercise in
political makeup.
We are being sold a reduction of the IGIC as if it were the great solution. But the question is simple: has anyone noticed that reduction in their daily life? In the weekly shopping? In basic expenses? The answer, for the majority, is obvious.
No.
And that is the underlying problem. We are not facing a strategy that confronts the crisis, but rather a narrative that pretends to simulate that action is being taken.
Meanwhile, direct measures for the most vulnerable families shine by their absence.
There is no clear reinforcement of social policies. There is no real support for middle incomes.
That said, there are press conferences. There are headlines. There is a carefully staged scene.
But governing is not communicating. Governing is resolving.
And at that point, the Executive once again falls short. Because when a crisis presses, it's not enough to pretend that something is being done. It has to be done for real.
Besides, it arrives late. As if urgency did not exist. As if people's difficulties could wait for the times of the political agenda.
Canary Islands does not need announcements. It needs answers.
Valiant responses, effective measures and a clear commitment to those who are having the worst time. Not a plan that dilutes as soon as it leaves the paper.
Because politics is not measured by what is announced, but by what is transformed.
And today, however much it is insisted upon, the truth is that this “anti-crisis plan” is not transforming anything.