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SPAIN NOTES: AI + Spain nuclear phase out + Bildu governs Pamplona + Franco, again
Spain Notes, Dec 27: Galicia elections + Vox leadership challenge + AI Spanish history
Spain Notes, Dec 26: The King's speech + far-right AI propaganda generation
Spain Notes, Dec 23: aggresive Vox bullying in Madrid City Council
Spain Notes, Dec 22: Spain flip-flops and then BLOCKS EU role in Gulf of Aden mission
Comment: US-Spain clash on Yemen mission
Spain Notes, Dec 19: Spain clashes with US on new naval mission against Yemen
Spain Notes, Dec 18: global Spain + political deals
Spain Notes, Dec 16: sexual assault figures + Catalan separatists + Sánchez in Europe
Spain Notes, Dec 12: Abascal's Argentina comments + amnesty bill to parliament
Comment: Abascal's dangerous rhetoric in Argentina
Spain Notes, Dec 11: storm over Sánchez death remarks in Abascal's Argentina interview
Spain Notes, Dec 10: Israel-Gaza + Milei + human rights + global left-right
Comment: the Podemos-Sumar implosion
Spain Notes, Dec 7: Israel-Gaza + reactions to implosion of Podemos-Sumar
Spain Notes, Dec 6: Podemos-Sumar implodes
Comment: Abascal's arrogant, disloyal Israel trip
Spain Notes, Dec 5: Israel-Gaza + Podemos + PISA education + media suing Meta
Spain Notes, Dec 4: amnesty + mediator + political impact + royal scandal
Conversation with Simon Hunter on Spain, Sánchez, the amnesty deal and...croquetagate
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Comment: Would Sánchez like to be the President of a third Spanish republic?
Spain Notes, Nov 30: amnesty + Israel row + Gibraltar + paella croquettes
Spain Notes, Nov 29: parliament, King, republic
Spain Notes, Nov 27: Sánchez Israel reactions
Conversation with Rupert Cocke on the Spanish political situation
Comment: Sánchez's dramatic Israel trip
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Spain Notes, Nov 22: 180kg of mercury
Comment: let's hope no one else gets shot...
Spain Notes, Nov 21: arrests in Vidal Quadras case + new govt + amnesty + protests
1,000 subscribers: stories vs. reality
Comment: the new Sánchez government
Spain Notes, Nov 20: new cabinet ministers + Podemos out + Milei + radical-right protests
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Comment: the tribal evolution of Vox and the recent protests in Spain
Spain Notes, Nov 17: reactions to Sánchez PM
What does Sánchez's reappointment as PM mean for Spanish politics now?
Spain Notes, Nov 16: Sánchez, Prime Minister
Spain Notes, Nov 15: the confidence debate
What happens next in Spain? 4 scenarios for Sánchez's amnesty deal with Catalan separatists
Spain Notes, Nov 14: Tucker Carlson in Madrid
The text of Sánchez's amnesty bill for Catalan separatists
Spain Notes, Nov 13: amnesty tensions rise
Spain Notes, Nov 10: amnesty deal done + outrage on right + Vidal Quadras shot in Madrid
Spain Notes, Nov 9: amnesty deal going through + protest options for (alt-)right
Comment: an alt-right assault on the Spanish parliament?
Spain Notes, Nov 8: alt-right anti-amnesty protest at socialist HQ in Madrid turns violent
Comment: political tension in Spain skyrockets after police charge anti-amnesty protestors
Spain Notes, Nov 7: riot police charge alt-right
Comment: the right takes to Spanish streets
Spain Notes, Nov 6: Vox says it's a coup
Comment: Vox and the "spontaneous" protests against Sánchez's amnesty deal
Spain Notes, Nov 3: right angry over amnesty
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Comment: a sudden constitutional crisis in Spain appears to be afoot...
Spain Notes, Nov 2: amnesty anger + republic
Spain Notes, Nov 1: Israel-Gaza + Princess + amnesty deal
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Comment: Princess Leonor vs. Puigdemont
Spain Notes, Oct 31: two visions of future Spain
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Spain Notes, Oct 30: Israel-Gaza + Catalan separatist amnesty
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Comment: the PSOE-Sumar deal and the amnesty for Pugidemont
Spain Notes, Oct 23: Israel-Gaza + Sánchez parliament + record migrants in Canary Islands
Comment: Pablo Iglesias crowdfunds a trip to Palestine
Spain Notes, Oct 20: terror alert level + French farmers + Catalan separatists
Spain Notes, Oct 19: Israel-Gaza tensions, separatist amnesty, Vox xenophobia
Spain Notes, Oct 18: foreign policy + football corruption
Comment: the Álvaro Prieto case and sensationalist media frenzies in Spain
Spain Notes, Oct 17: Spain vs. Israel + Álvaro Prieto media mess
Spain Notes, Oct 16: Israel-Gaza tensions
Spain Notes, Oct 11: Spain reacts to Israel-Hamas
Comment: Spanish politics + Israel-Palestine
Spain Notes, Oct 10: the Spanish left + Israel
Comment: the right in Spain needs new frames and a new strategy
Spain Notes, Oct 9: space rocket, Israel, royalty
Sept review: Substack working + audio again
Comment: polarised antagonist forces
Comment: language, power, identity, dominance
Comment: Murcia nightclub fire III
Spain Notes, Oct 6: Zelensky, amnesty, Murcia
Murcia nightclub fire: video of the first seconds of the fire inside Teatre
Spain Notes, Oct 5: World Cup 2030
Spain Notes, Oct 4: Felipe the Doormat
Comment: Murcia nightclub fire II
Spain Notes, Oct 3: Murcia fire + Sánchez
Comment: the Murcia nightclub fire
Spain Notes, Oct 2: Murcia nightclub fire
Spain Notes, Sept 29: Feijóo loses again
Comment: have Catalan separatists just overplayed their hand?
Comment: men, women, teenagers, tech
Spain Notes, Sept 28: politics + inflation + stabbing
Spain Notes, Sept 27: Feijóo loses vote
Comment: the Transition was grandad's dream
Spain Notes, Sept 26: Feijóo + rapist priest
Comment: Feijóo's imminent failure
Spain Notes, Sept 25: PP march + teen tech porn
Comment: it's too early for another Ciudadanos
Spain Notes, Sept 24: PP marches against the amnesty deal with Puigdemont
Comment: polarised antagonist forces
Spain Notes, Sept 21: amnesty + hairdresser's
Comment: language, power, identity, dominance
Spain Notes, Sept 19: women's football + multilingual politics
Spain Notes, Sept 18: amnesty, systemic risk...war?
Spain at systemic, historic risk of disintegration, warn former Prime Ministers
Spain Notes, Sept 15: amnesty drama
Spain Notes, Sept 11: Catalonia day
Spain Notes, Sept 7: gangsters and judges
Spain Notes, Sept 6: football + Puigdemont
Spain Notes, Sept 5: Puigdemont in charge
Spain Notes, Sept 4: Puigdemont + storms
Spain Notes, Sept 3: dodgy forecasts + politics
Let's go again...the 2023-2024 season
Time for a long summer break...
PP wins Spanish general election...but Sánchez might be able to repeat left-wing coalition
What will Spain decide on July 23?
What happened to decency among democrats?
¿A dónde se fue la decencia entre demócratas?
A disastrous debate for Sánchez and the socialists
Un debate desastre para Sánchez y el PSOE
4 scenarios for the Spanish general election
4 escenarios para después del 23-J
Vox questions European immigration model while Sumar celebrates LGBT pride weekend
Vox cuestiona el modelo de inmigración en Europa mientra Sumar celebra el Orgullo
Sánchez or Vox, on a systemic level
Sánchez o Vox, a nivel sistémico
Interview on Spanish elections with Kit Hogg
Sánchez crushes "enemy" chat show interview
Sánchez sale vencedor en El Hormiguero
Could the right throw the election away?
¿La derecha es capaz de perder las elecciones?
PP stretches general election lead as far-left loses hope generated by Sumar in April
Feijóo, caballo ganador, y Sumar pierde las esperanzas generadas por Díaz en Abril
Feijóo is not some mystery Galician Sun Tzu
Feijóo no es un misterioso Sun Tzu gallego
Sánchez lauds Sánchez in new socialist YouTube propaganda
Sánchez ensalza a Sánchez entrevistándose con sus ministros sobre su Gobierno en Ferraz
Feijóo must clarify what his PP stands for
Feijóo, incoherente, confunde a sus votantes
Spain polls say a right-wing coalition is coming
Las encuestas dicen que viene un PP-Vox
Choose your extremism: PP-Vox or PSOE-Bildu
Elijan su extremismo: PP-Vox o PSOE-Bildu
The (far-) right vs. regional separatists
La (extrema) derecha vs. los separatistas
Vox, the bullfighter, the anthem and culture
Vox, el torero, el himno y la cultura
Spanish conservatives begin to form coalition governments with the far-right
El PP empieza a formar gobiernos de coalición con Vox
Could the right win a historic victory in July?
¿Una victoria histórica para la derecha el 23-J?
Game of Seats: Will Sumar beat the Socialists?
Juego de Escaños: ¿Sumar se comerá al PSOE?
Culture wars and demanding separatists
Guerras culturales y nacionalistas exigentes
Feijóo should accept the 6-debate challenge...
Feijóo debería aceptar los seis debates...
Not clear Sánchez will lose July election
No está claro que Sánchez pierda el 23-J
Red-hot polarised political conflict just four days after Sánchez announces snap election
La confrontación polarizada, al rojo vivo cuatro días después del anuncio de elecciones
Forget about policy debates at Spain's general election: it's an 8-week political knife fight
Olvídense del debate sobre políticas y mejoras: toca duelo a garrotazos hasta el 23-J
Spain's centre party, Ciudadanos, gives up
Ciudadanos se rinde, aunque insiste que no
"The left, in general, is in a state of confusion"
"La izquierda, en general, está en un estado de confusión"
Sánchez goes all in on snap general election
El órdago de Sánchez con las elecciones generales
Sánchez calls immediate general election after local and regional election disaster yesterday
Sánchez convoca elecciones generales inmediatas en España para el 23 de julio
Vote buying cases rock the end of the local and regional election campaign in Spain
¿Hay un problema con el voto municipal en España o son 20 pueblos sueltos de 8.000?
Vinicius and racism in Spain: it's not just football
Vinicius y el racismo en España: no es sólo el fútbol
Should convicted terrorist murderers be allowed to become elected politicians in Spain?
¿Debería permitirse que asesinos terroristas condenados se conviertan en políticos en España?
Is Spain about to get a bunch of regional coalitions between conservatives and the far-right?
Garre, Vox, drought and the regional elections
Garre, Vox, el agua, el campo y las elecciones
Could intense drought affect Spanish elections?
¿La sequía en España podría cambiar el voto?
Substack Notes is live: will it kill Twitter?
Sumar divides left and subtracts election seats
Sumar divide a la izquierda y resta escaños
Vox wasted its motion of no confidence, new option arises on the left to further split vote
Vox desperdició su moción de censura y surge una nueva opción para dividir aún más a la izquierda
Vox motion of no confidence: Day 1
La moción de censura de Vox: Día 1
The machete attack in southern Spain
El atentado con machete en Algeciras
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El triste declive de un Ciudadanos menguante
Este periodismo en 2023: el gran año electoral
¿Montaría Vox una insurrección en España como Trump en EE UU o Bolsonaro en Brasil?
¿España acabará con una coalición PP-Vox en las elecciones generales de 2023?
Tiempo, momentos, tecnología y recuerdos
Dos Reyes y dos discursos de Navidad
¿Cómo evolucionan las sociedades y las naciones con el paso del tiempo?
El Constitucional paraliza una votación en el Senado a petición del PP y Vox
Apuntes adicionales sobre Twitter y Musk
Hora de romper el hábito de Twitter
The sad demise of Spain's shrinking centre party, Ciudadanos
This journalism in 2023: Spain's election year
Could Vox mount a Jan 6 MAGA or a Jan 8 Bolsonaro insurrection in Spain?
Will Spain get a right-wing conservative, national-populist coalition at 2023 election?
Time, moments, technology & memories
Two Kings and two Christmas speeches
How do people and nations evolve over time?
Top Spanish court orders Senate to stop vote after appeal from right-wing opposition parties
Some more notes on Twitter and Musk
Time to break the Twitter habit
Alarma nacional por el plan de Sánchez
National alarm in Spain over Sánchez's urgent plans with Catalan separatists
Opposition delays as Sánchez rushes through criminal reforms to please Catalan separatists
La oposición demora mientras Sánchez corre a reformar delitos a gusto de los separatistas
Twitter activity update: reporting habit gone
Lo de Twitter: ya no hay hábito informativo
The sad demise of Spain's shrinking centre party, Ciudadanos
El triste declive de un Ciudadanos menguante
This journalism in 2023: Spain's election year
Este periodismo en 2023: el gran año electoral
Could Vox mount a Jan 6 MAGA or a Jan 8 Bolsonaro insurrection in Spain?
¿Montaría Vox una insurrección en España como Trump en EE UU o Bolsonaro en Brasil?
Will Spain get a right-wing conservative, national-populist coalition at 2023 election?
¿España acabará con una coalición PP-Vox en las elecciones generales de 2023?