Vox is rooted in the Falangist traditions of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship of Spain, which ended after his death in 1975
VOX is the first party of the far-right in Spain to win seats since the end of the Franco era. Who are they, and what do they stand for? CommonSpace explains the key things you need to know.
Ben Wray examines what’s behind the emergence of far-right in Spain as an electoral force, the first breakthrough for Falangists in the post-Franco era
THE regional elections in Andalucía, the largest region of Spain on its southern coast, on Sunday [2 December] has seen the far-right finally arrive on the Iberian Peninsula as an electoral force, with nowhere in Europe now free from the scourge of fascism’s revival.
Common Weal director Robin McAlpine argues that while unionists don’t want any comparison to be made between Scottish independence and Africa’s decolonisation process, a recent conference on the Canary Islands has convinced him that there are real and meaningful connections and parallels
IT IS an absolute rule when debating Scottish independence that it is never compared to the decolonisation process in Africa. As with all the debating rules of Scottish independence, this rule is set by the unionists.
Official commemorations for the end of WW1 refuse to acknowledge how it ended
STATES around Europe have held official commemorations for the 100 year anniversary of the end of WW1 in 1918.
They have managed to do this by creating fanfares of nationalism, but somehow they have managed to avoid discussing how the war actually ended.
CommonSpace looks at how the European working class finally put an end to the slaughter in the trenches.
John Davis, Professor of Education at The University of Strathclyde, reviews the Scottish/German collaboratively directed anti-war play The Last Days of Mankind, currently running at Leith Theatre, which involves an international cast of theatre groups, musicians and actors.
The SNP conference saw calls for cross-party, left-wing unity in support of a People’s Vote, with activist Kirsty Haigh dismissing the possibility of ‘Lexit’ as a “fantasy”
SNP SOCIALISTS have joined with representatives of the ‘Another Europe is Possible’ campaign to articulate a socialist case for EU membership and advocating a People’s Vote.
While the UK Conservatives continue to bicker and infight over post-EU Britain, the Brussels ship continues to sink. CommonSpace examines major political developments on the Continent.
BORIS JOHNSON accused Theresa May of entering the Brexit battle with the EU leadership "with the white flag flying" on Monday, opening a fresh battle over the direction of ‘Global Britain'. The issue of Europe has set the Tory right and centre at each other's throats as we enter a crucial phase in the EU negotiations.
Leigh Wilson, SNP councillor for the Mearns ward in Aberdeenshire, says that he has changed his mind on the question of EU membership for an independent Scotland, and is now convinced joining the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is the best compromise position for the Scottish Government to pursue
Theresa May pushed to take action on government Leavers implicated in Electoral Commission investigation
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Brexit minister Mike Russell has said another Brexit vote is now “essential” in light of findings by the Electoral Commission that the Vote Leave campaign breached electoral law by overspending.
The watchdog’s conclusions, published today (17 July) found that Vote Leave, the official campaign for the UK to leave the EU, exceeded the legal spending limit of £7m by almost £500,000.