In Alice Through the Looking Glass, Humpty Dumpty states that, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” While some people do use words just the way they want, this does not make for clear understanding. Scientists try to use words in a clearly defined manner […]
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John Hird is a member of Socialismo Revolucionario (ISA in the Spanish State). Since the lifting of COVID19 restrictions, various sectors of the organised workers in the Spanish state have started to take action. The catalyst was the magnificent metal worker’s strike and movement in Cadiz at the end of 2021. In the Basque Country, […]
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John Hird is a member of Socialismo Revolucionario (ISA in the Spanish State). In a very polarised election the right-wing People’s Party have won a clear victory at the expense of the centre right Ciudadanos party and former left party PSOE. The clear victory of the right-wing People’s Party (PP) in the Madrid regional elections […]
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For the third time in a bit more than five years, last Sunday (14/02) we have had elections in Catalonia. They were called after the Spanish state removed, yet again, the elected president of the Generalitat [Catalan regional government] as part of its persecution of the pro-independence movement. This relentless repression undermines even the limited […]
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John Hird is a member of Socialismo Revolucionario (ISA in the Spanish State). All Power to the Balconies! The COVID-19 crisis in the Spanish state, came to International attention on 6 March, when 60 cases in Haro, a small town in the La Rioja wine region, were traced to a funeral in the nearby Basque […]
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Viki Lara is a member of Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in the Spanish state). Pedro Sanchez was installed as president of the Spanish government in almost dramatic fashion, by only a two vote difference, after several vote changes, threats and insults by email and use of fascist graffiti symbols against the deputies who had announced their […]
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Vlad B is a member of Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in the Spanish state). The largely bottom-up mass protest movement against the prison sentences for pro-independence politicians is seeing a new, radicalised generation coming into struggle for the first time. However, for now, the movement lacks the democratic structures and political program it needs in order […]
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John Hird is a member of CWI Basque country. An important victory for the mass feminist movement In an important victory for the mass feminist movement, the Spanish supreme court has increased the convictions in the Pamplona ‘Wolf Pack’ case to 15 years imprisonment for the five guilty men. It also ruled that the 18 […]
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Tony Saunois is a member of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Spanish general election anticipates new upheavals and need for revolutionary socialist alternative The general election which took place on 28 April in the Spanish state, like elections throughout Europe, at this time, was marked by a deep polarization. The election came on the […]
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Elin Gauffin is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden). International Women’s Day 2019 once again became a day of struggle around the world. In some countries, the movement has declined somewhat, while at the same time new movements have emerged in other countries, and in others it was bigger than ever. In Spain, the […]
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