Tag Archives: Podemos

Spain:Time for Fresh Thinking

Posted on June 1, 2018 in the Uncategorized category

    Whatever the outcome of Spain’s political crisis, one can safely say that the Spanish political class has not covered  itself in glory. The context and manner of Mr Rayoy’s exit from the Spanish Congress after suffering a motion of no confidence  by a majority of lawmakers was preceded by proven cases of corruption at the highest level of his own party, an abject failure to show statesmanship on the Catalan question, and an inability to listen to or engage with other  parties , including his ad-hoc coalition partner …

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Podemos – Spain’s Joker in the Pack

Posted on December 21, 2015 in the Misc category

If there was an enduring legacy of the Spanish Civil War, it was that whatever its outcome, Spain was fated for decades subsequently to be divided between winners and losers-and Franco imposed his victory, brutally, with little sense of reconciliation. Seen against this historical background , perhaps the best thing that can be said about Spain’s general election is that there were no clear winners or losers, at least not to the extent of any one party being able to claim the moral authority to impose its governance unilaterally. Indeed …

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El Profesor Elocuente de Podemos

Posted on December 23, 2014 in the Uncategorized category

Una conversación con Juan Carlos Monedero por Jimmy Burns Marañón La cita es en el Pepe Botella de La Plaza Dos de Mayo, un bar poblada de jóvenes intensos en un barrio sin turistas, y lejos del Madrid empresarial y de casta política. Es un lunes a las diez de la noche. La plaza esta oscura, poca iluminada, casi desierta . Me cuesta encontrar al Pepe Botella. Un joven barbudo está cerca de un farol, chequeando su móvil. Otro parece sin prisas para nada, fumando lo que parece ser un …

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