FRANCE / POLITICS

France: rebellions, referendums and regicides

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By Pierre Scordia  In France, an elite, seemingly beyond reproach, made up of liberals and former socialists, has attempted to reform the country – to their credit – by transforming it into […]

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POLITICS / SPAIN

Catalonia and other identities in our common home

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It is rather unfair to set the entities of Catalonia and Spain against each other. As if Catalonia were a singular entity attached to the Spanish State, and the latter an homogeneous […]

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FRANCE / POLITICS

The cardinal regions and the farce of the Pays-de-la-Loire

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The cardinal regions and the farce of the Pays-de-la-Loire By Pierre Scordia When you look at a modern map of France, you may spot an anomaly in the shape of the regions, […]

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POLITICS / SPAIN

A Sad Day for Spain

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By Claudio Sales Palmero Yesterday was a sad day. The Spanish Government showed a total incomprehension of the socio-political climate in Catalonia. It is absurd that they thought 50% of the population […]

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CARIBBEAN / POLITICS

Guadeloupe: a French island somewhere between paradise and desperation

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  Guadeloupe: a French island somewhere between paradise and desperation Author: Pierre Scordia   Arriving at Point-à-Pitre airport, Pôle Caraïbe, we are somewhat surprised, even slightly disturbed by the signs indicating which […]

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FICTION / POLITICS

Scotland re-modelled in the French style

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Scotland re-modelled in the French style Let’s imagine for a moment a Theresa May government consulting French socialists who are looking around for something to fill their time since their electoral drubbing. […]

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POLITICS / UKRAINE

LE POUVOIR DES RÉGIONS OCCIDENTALES DE L’UKRAINE

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8. Le pouvoir des régions occidentales de l’Ukraine à la Rada Point de vue de la revue britannique The Economist Auteur : Pierre Scordia Pour The Economist, la nouvelle majorité au parlement […]

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CINEMA / POLITICS

Voices of Dissent

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  By Beverly Andrews How do you challenge the increasingly right-wing, authoritarian governments which are now appearing throughout Europe and currently in America? This is a question artists and political activists are […]

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