You gotta do what you gotta do: Classic polispeak from Spain Here’s a fantastic bit of polispeak from a PP (Partido Popular) party rally in Spain. It’s from a couple of years back, but it’s...
The confusing and mysterious world of being an imputado What is an imputado? So many politicians in Spain are imputados that a recently arrived Martian might assume you have to be an imputado...
“The Invention of Spain” and a prickly question A radio show that looks at Spain’s regional diversity from a historical perspective is currently being aired on the BBC. You can listen to...
How home repossessions in Spain could have been reduced Postscript to the posts part 1 and 2 on Spain’s home repossession nightmare There would have been fewer home repossessions in Spain if the...
The mystery of the civil code triangle I couldn’t understand why the civil codes of Louisiana and Spain seemed so similar in both form and content when all that I read...
Budget or democratic deficit? That lame third promise What most surprised me about Spain’s last general elections was one of the three promises that the PSOE candidate for...