Taking advantage ...
Taking advantage of the recent cases of corruption in SantaColoma de Gramanet and the former members of Jordi Pujol’s Government , there has been a rise in the already spread discourse against politics and, specially, against  politicians. There are grounds to be suspicious of the behavior of many politicians but that is completely unfair for the vast [...]

Europe is our goal, not our mum
Many Catalans still fancy a good-hearted saver that will, in one way or another, help Catalonia to become an independent state or whatever we decide we want to be in the future. Not so many years ago, many –and this includes myself- thought that joining the European Union would be the key to get past the [...]

Ingenuity in international politics strategy
Historically, Catalans have been very sensitive to other stateless nations,  minor regions oppressed by powerful states and any other group of people with political, social or cultural problems. Thus, we have found ourselves joining campaigns in favor of minority languages, dismembered nations at the verge of being assimilated by the dominant nation in their state, or [...]

About the corruption scandals in Catalonia
Catalan politics, which had historically been known as an “oasis” has become been seriously turmoiled by a series of important corruption scandals. First it was the Millet case , with millions of public money ending up in the pockets of the administrator of the Palau de la Música, one of the most popular and respected institutions [...]

Laporta’s final season in charge
As Joan Laporta’s term at the presidency of FC Barcelona reaches its end and his political profile gains more and more momentum the media campaign against him has also increased its intensity.  The virulence with which many radio and TV programs treat Joan Laporta is notorious but it’s understandable: the fact that it has been an [...]