A Complex, Global 21st Century
1/ Chinese AI chat bots are already censoring ideological questions.
2/ In the US, the Iowa caucuses, the first act in the 2024 presidential election, happen today. The Republicans go first: Trump is way out in front.
A Changing Spain
3/ The Spanish Defence Minister, Margarita Robles (PSOE) said Spain would still NOT be taking part in any EU mission against the Houthis in the Red Sea.
4/ This morning, Sánchez said Spain might consider sending liaison officers.
5/ El País wants to see a stronger European industrial policy. EU finance ministers are meeting today to talk about energy prices and competition.
6/ The PM defended his policy in Catalonia, arguing separatist parties were now participating again in national politics, instead of seeking independence.
7/ El Mundo writes of “complete uncertainty” surrounding the government’s dependence on Puigdemont in parliament from an investment perspective.
8/ Spain’s oldest conservative newspaper, ABC, spies a left-wing and regionlist attack on the conservative government in Galicia: they are all overacting and the pellet mess is nowhere near as bad as the Prestige oil spill.
9/ 85% of Spaniards say they favour banning mobile phones in schools.
10/ Report (+ another one) that regional or grass roots people in Vox are kicking up a fuss about Abascal and the leadership congress in two weeks.
11/ Sumar will also hold a (first) national party conference on March 23.
12/ Vox posted an image of an alternate Catalan separatist flag…mixed with a star and crescent: “Separatism is to blame for turning Catalonia into the most Islamised Spanish region and a refuge for jihadism in Europe”.
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Getting to what really matters is where you excell Matthew, and well done for that. You provide an insight that I am sure the vast majority of non Spanish living in this great country would be able to access.
"The PM defended his policy in Catalonia, arguing separatist parties were now participating again in national politics, instead of seeking independence."
Realize, my dear friend, that only in a non-democratic country can a politician spout obvious lies EVERY DAY without this having any consequences in the (supposed) representative parliament of the people. In Spain there is no representation, and therefore there is no democracy.
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Dese cuenta, mi querido amigo, de que solo en un país no democrático un político puede soltar evidentes mentiras CADA DÍA sin que eso tenga consecuencia alguna en el (supuesto) parlamento representativo de los ciudadanos. En España no hay representación, y por lo tanto no hay democracia.