05 Jan 2024 17:37
Rewriting history
Nadia Calviño, during her five-year stint as a lead player in the Sánchez Show, has been a relentlessly, in fact suspiciously, optimistic minister
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A freelance journalist, Mark wrote for Spear’s magazine and the New Statesman in London before relocating to Spain. In addition to his weekly finance column and features for SUR in English, he also writes on Spanish politics for The Spectator.
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05 Jan 2024 17:37
Nadia Calviño, during her five-year stint as a lead player in the Sánchez Show, has been a relentlessly, in fact suspiciously, optimistic minister
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01 Dec 2023 17:36
When it was first created in 1948, Israel wanted nothing to do with the Franco regime. As a result, Spain forged alliances with Arab countries in the region
17 Nov 2023 14:54
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10 Nov 2023 17:04
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27 Oct 2023 14:32
The carefully choreographed spectacle didn't fool everyone: one incredulous viewer commented beneath the YouTube video of Tuesday's performance, "Do you think you're kidding us? That we're stupid? That we swallow anything?"
20 Oct 2023 16:07
The Israeli embassy in Madrid said that "certain elements within the Spanish government have chosen to align themselves with [...] Isis-style terrorism". Without naming Belarra and Garzón specifically, it said that their remarks were "absolutely immoral"
13 Oct 2023 17:08
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06 Oct 2023 18:21
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