Spain’s Conflict With Catalonia Replays Britain’s Failed Conflict With Ireland
When Sinn Féin emerged with an electoral landslide from the December 1918 general election in the then United Kingdom ofContinue Reading
Tag: Catalonia
Spanish Police Attack Voters During Catalan Independence Referendum
It’s turning into a day of shame for Spain as the reactionary government in Madrid seeks to deny the CatalanContinue Reading
Over One Million Catalans Rally For Independence In Barcelona
If one were to believe the recent polling in Catalonia it seemed that the country’s popular push for independence fromContinue Reading
Ireland And Catalonia, Some Historic Parallels
In the general election of December 1918 the revolutionary Irish republican and nationalist party, Sinn Féin, took 73 of theContinue Reading
Unprecedented Times In Catalan And Irish Politics
Consumed with matters closer to home I have had little chance to highlight some important political developments in Catalonia, in particular the emergenceContinue Reading
Catalan Nationalists Breaking Under The Pressure?
Despite the recent general election landslide for Nicola’s Sturgeon’s SNP in Scotland, independence remains an unlikely prospect in the nearContinue Reading
Prosecutions In Catalonia, Political Revolution In Scotland
The newly authoritarian tone of politics and government in Spain becomes more evident with every passing week. Following a rangeContinue Reading
Catalan Politics Enters New Phase
As always one must treat news reports from Russia Today (RT) with a certain degree of scepticism given the avowedContinue Reading
Catalonia’s Hesitant Nationalists
“If anyone can the Catalans can” or so goes the saying amongst political activists in those minority communities of theContinue Reading
New Europe Defies Old Europe
Last Thursday over 1.8 million men, women and children took to the streets of Barcelona demanding independence for Catalonia in aContinue Reading
United Parties In Catalonia, EU Citizenship In Scotland
Despite the financial scandal erupting around its former leader and his family the ruling Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) party hasContinue Reading
Nimble Scotland Versus Lumbering Britain
There are very few politicians that I actually admire. In general my opinion of those who enter party politics isContinue Reading
Republican Left Leads The Poll In Catalonia
With all the focus on the success of Sinn Féin and various Left parties and candidates in the European andContinue Reading
Europe’s Democratic Tide
Quick post to highlight a couple of interesting articles touching upon Scotland’s independence campaign, the first from Conn Hallinan atContinue Reading
The Self-Determination Spring
Despite (or perhaps because of) all the controversy surrounding the proposals by the Parti Québécois to restrict the display of overtlyContinue Reading
The Winds Of Change – Catalonia And Québec
The drive for autonomy seems to be in the air. We begin with news from the resurgent Iberian nation ofContinue Reading
Hispanicise And Anglicize
Interesting article in the Irish Times on Monday examining attempts by the anti-separatist regional government in the Balearic Islands toContinue Reading
The Catalan Way – The View From The Baltics
An opinion piece from Lithuania on the Baltic-inspired background story to the recent “human chain” or Catalan Way formed byContinue Reading
The Catalans Lead The Way!
The resurgent strength of Catalan nationalism is a political phenomenon that has taken the peoples of the Iberian Peninsula andContinue Reading
Catalonia, Scotland And Québec
Couple of articles looking at the faltering fortunes of the sovereignty movements in Scotland and Québec when compared to theContinue Reading
Polls, Polls, Polls!
Via Newsnet Scotland, two interesting polls. The first from Scotland itself where support for outright independence has risen significantly amongstContinue Reading
More News On The Catalan Resurgence
More news on the unprecedented display of Catalan nationalism seen in Tuesday’s mass rally in Barcelona attended by 1.5 million people as the Iberian country struggles with the global financial crisis andContinue Reading
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