Real Madrid and Barcelona go to war over their links to Franco
A match-fixing scandal centred on Barcelona FC has spilled over into politics, showing that decades-old divisions die hard in Spain.…
The misleading politicisation of Spanish bullfighting
Bullfighting is once again in the spotlight in Spain. This time, it’s the focus of a clash between the country’s…
Has the Indyref ruling complicated Catalonian separatism?
Last week’s Supreme Court ruling on Scottish independence will offer scant encouragement to separatists in Catalonia. The crux of the…
Will Catalonia ever achieve independence from Spain?
Catalonia’s pro-independence government almost imploded last week. A major disagreement between its two governing parties occurred after one half of…
Europe still hasn’t learned from its lockdown debacles
In his fascinating interview in the current issue of The Spectator, Rishi Sunak revealed the black hole at the centre…
Spain’s bizarre mask policies
Spain has a reputation for having some of the strictest policies on masks in Europe, with the public even encouraged…
