Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 10:52 Leo Olivero

In these so-called times of plenty, where we hear the frequent unprecedented calls and regular reminders of economic growth and of the widespread feel-good factor. It would be easy to overlook even ignore, the increasing number of social problems, some literally threatening beneath the surface!

Yet reality, sometimes throws situations at us, which serve as wake-up calls. Especially, when those feel-good factor feelings, are really not accurately transmitted to the public, on how life on the Rock is truly is or for many…turning into:

Like the stories of people living in squalor, abuse of children, the increase in poverty and social exclusion or domestic violence, bullying and without doubt, the situation with Gibraltar’s drug problems, which is such a serious and increasing social problem, that now, is really concerning the local medical profession. These are just a few such eye-openers, there are more of course!