EU politics
Brais Fernández: The Spanish Impasse
A critique of ‘state progressivism’ in Spain. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Spanish Politics
EU politics
Ben Wray – Spain’s left government has done better than most, but it’s still nowhere near enough
Faced with the vicissitudes of neoliberal globalisation, the right-wing’s reactionary narrative may prove to be more potent with voters than the left-wing’s record of modest social justice. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist and co-ordinator […]
EU politics
Ben Wray: Spain heads to a snap General Election with the right-wing ascendant
The Prime Minister responded to disappointing local election results yesterday by calling a snap General Election, the result of which is highly unpredictable Ben Wray is a freelance journalist based in the Basque Country, and […]
Climate Crisis
Paula Andrés – Water politics: How Spain’s drought became a battle ground for rural votes
How the politics of climate change and drought is playing out in the south of Spain. In Euractiv. Read the article HERE.
Corruption
CatalanNews: Spain’s Constitutional Court halts judiciary reform law proposed by congress, a first in history
The cracks in Spain’s post-Franco ‘democracy’ are becoming a chasm. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Ana Contreras, María Marcos, Carlos Miguel, Francisco Costa – Spain: What will be the main consequences of the Constitutional Court’s decision?
Spain’s Constitutional Court has taken the unprecedented decision to block the passing of a law in parliament to reform the judiciary. Four legal experts give their view on what its legal consequences are. Cross-posted from […]
EU politics
Paolo Gerbaudo: A new Sorpasso?
Podemos in Spain is yet another cautionary tale for the left internationally. Read the article here.