
The withdrawal of a controversial recent TV advert featuring the Liverpool soccer player apparently highlighted differences between how racism is seen in Spain and Britain. But where does a bit of fun end and racism start?
March 13th, 2012 | Posted in Politics, Featured, Spain News | Read More »
Despite its large influx of immigrants in recent years, Spain still has some old-fashioned attitudes to race.
December 29th, 2011 | Posted in Iberoblog, Expats, Spain Expat | Read More »
Spain’s Royal Academy of History is an outdated and ideologically questionable institution which has published a dictionary praising Franco. But its farcical view of history also reflects the low esteem in which the post of sub-editor is held in Spain.
June 6th, 2011 | Posted in Iberoblog | Read More »

The recent controversy sparked by the publication of an apparently pro-Franco dictionary is the latest in a string of developments that highlight Spain’s continuing tussle with its historical memory.
June 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Politics | Read More »