Blogs: Covid-somnia
Back when the pandemic started, here in Spain we endured one of the toughest lockdowns in the world. But now, when I hear about the
Opinion
Opinion: Why are migrants coming into Ceuta now?
So often in life we need to study history to be able to understand the present. The pictures circulating on the news and in social
Opinion: Catalonia, Brexit, Donald Trump and nationalism
The region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain, home to Barcelona, struggles with divisive politics over its identity and unification with the Spanish state. This divide
Opinion: Chess, Brexit, ‘El Procés’ and referenda
I am the reigning chess champion of my family. As teenagers, my older brother and I would play constantly and he, the family tactical and
Opinion: Brexit – what now? A letter from Scotland (and Galicia)
Between 2011 and 2014 the entire world was following the events in Scotland with full attention. For many of us it was very important to
Opinion: Spain – a country between two extremes
Albert Camus once described a nationalist as someone who loves their country too much. I recently wrote a small reflection on Catalonia based on my
Opinion: Brexit Blues
My wife and I are just a few weeks away from being what amounts to illegals in a country (in fact, an entire continent) where
Opinion: Brexit and democracy
I am writing this in reply to the article by David Rouse (Opinion: Tribalism and polarisation, from Brexit to Catexit, published 14 February). I am
Opinion: Catalonia – a critical reflection
‘It is happening again,’ says the giant to FBI Special agent Dale Cooper in David Lynch’s mystery series Twin Peaks. This sentence came to me
Opinion: Tribalism and polarisation, from Brexit to Catexit
As an ancient Brit with a Castilian wife and resident in Catalonia, I currently admit to feeling somewhat bamboozled by the number of potential whammies
