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Matthew Bennett

Matthew Bennett

Culture, jokes, elitist mysoginist frat boys doing Nazi salutes and football players

German Ambassador to Spain says “despicable towards women” and slams “Hitler salutes and national-socialist chants”. Read…

Oct 10, 2022

Oct 10, 2022

Matthew Bennett

ANALYSIS: Why could the train driver not stop on the curve coming in to Santiago in 2013?

What made that journey different compared to the other 25 times the train driver had passed by that same spot in the same direction from…

Oct 6, 2022

Oct 6, 2022

Matthew Bennett

Slow Spanish justice finally catches up with the 2013 high-speed train crash in Galicia

It has taken more than twice the jail time being sought for the two defendants to prepare the trial. One witness has died in the meantime…

Oct 5, 2022

Oct 5, 2022

Matthew Bennett

Sánchez government to add €50 billion to Spain debt before 2023 general election

Socialist-communist government will do an additional “solidarity tax” on large fortunes but promises to pay for “historic” spending by…

Oct 4, 2022

Oct 4, 2022

Matthew Bennett

10 thoughts on Catalan separatism, five years after Puigdemont’s sham independence vote

Read here: https://thespainreport.substack.com/p/10-thoughts-on-catalan-separatism

Oct 3, 2022

Oct 3, 2022

Matthew Bennett

TVE, Pablo Iglesias, journalism, politicians and control of the media in Spain.

TVE chairman resigns. No one at the wheel, no news project, says news council. Communist former Deputy PM wants all media controlled by…

Oct 3, 2022

Oct 3, 2022

Matthew Bennett

Vox, Olona, leadership errors and the 2023 general election in Spain

Destructive rivalries, incompetent management, bad strategic choices. Vox is not learning the lessons provided by Podemos and Ciudadanos…

Sep 28, 2022

Sep 28, 2022

Matthew Bennett

Spanish Reactions To Meloni’s Victory in Italy

An overjoyed Vox congratulates Meloni while the left is horrified and PM Sánchez doesn’t bother tweeting congratulations.

Sep 28, 2022

Sep 28, 2022

Matthew Bennett

Moving everything to Substack

The strategy this year hasn’t worked, so I’m concentrating what is working on Substack. Get on the list here…

Sep 12, 2022

Moving everything to Substack

Sep 12, 2022

Matthew Bennett

No shit Spanish tanks for Ukraine

Analysis: Robles is considered a serious Defence Minister, but are yesterday’s statements enough for the opposition to call for her…

Aug 3, 2022

Aug 3, 2022

Matthew Bennett

Matthew Bennett

Editor of @thespainreport. Journalism, innovation, English, Spanish, Spain news and analysis, global stories, the business of news: matthew@thespainreport.com

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