EU politics
Milford Edge: United Nations working group calls for freedom of jailed Catalan leaders
UN body demands the immediate freeing of Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart Read here
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EU politics
Milford Edge – Catalan pro-independence leaders to be charged with rebellion without arms or combat
In the meantime the weak minority government of the Social Democrats needs the votes of the Catalan indpendence parties to pass its budget. There may be some creative real politik providing a solution to this […]
EU politics
Milford Edge – Spain: José Borrell’s Mission Impossible
Getting caught up on developments in Catalonia and Spain. Milford Edge is a teacher, translator, farmer and blogger at www.barbaryfigs.com, originally from the UK and long-time resident in Spain. Cross-posted from Barbary Figs José Borrell’s […]
EU politics
Milford Edge – Spain: The case against Supreme Court Judge Llarena
Spain has not been able to overcome its fascist legacy, which has become sadly obvious in its justice system. Milford Edge is a teacher, translator, farmer and blogger at www.barbaryfigs.com, originally from the UK and […]
EU politics
Milford Edge – Attack Spain!
Spain does not have a stable government, its justice system has more similarity to Belarus than a European Union member state, and all its centre-right and rightist parties can offer is revenge on Catalonia and […]
Corruption
Milford Edge – The not so canny Castilian
In Germany around year 2010 numerous leading politicians including ministers had to resign as it was revealed that they had copiously plagiarised or had not written their own dissertations. In Spain things seem to be […]
EU politics
Milford Edge – Ten days that transformed Spain – or did they?
Ten days is a long time in Spanish politics. The political landscape can seem to have been transformed beyond all recognition but at the same time painfully similar. Milford Edge is teacher, translator, farmer and […]
EU politics
Milford Edge – Just like Robin Hood, but the other way round
Milford Edge brings us up to speed concerning the newest political scandals and developments in Spain. Milford Edge is teacher, translator, farmer and blogger at www.barbaryfigs.com, originally from the UK and long-time resident in Spain. […]
EU politics
Milford Edge – Spain’s silent coup
The Catalan crisis has brought to light the problems Spain has had with democracy since the Franco era. What we are discovering is not pretty – and has little to do with the democratic pretensions […]