After the failed investiture of Socialist Pedro Sánchez, Spain is preparing for a new national election. There is no clear prospect of what the new government could look like and this uncertainty will persist. The most important change compared to the last election is the alliance between Podemos and Izquierda Unida (the ‘United Left’) who […]
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The Eurovision Song Contest was explicitly created to bring Europeans together through the medium of song. Beginning with rather bourgeois and safe forms of light entertainment, it has gradually become a camp fest of global proportions and audience, with often amazing songs and performances. It is part of the international gay culture, as has become […]
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It’s 6th May, the morning after the night before, and there’s a new Scottish Government. To a great extent it will actually be the same one as it was yesterday, because the SNP (Scottish Nationalist Party) has won its third successive victory, although this time it has fallen just short of a majority. The SNP […]
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