by Tim Parfitt | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog
Six months ago today, Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, failed to stop a referendum in Catalonia taking place – despite saying he would, and despite spending over €87m brutally trying to prevent it, deploying the Spanish National Police and Guardia Civil to...
by Tim Parfitt | Mar 26, 2018 | Blog
Here’s my discussion about European Arrest Warrants with the former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, on his LBC radio show yesterday (25 March 2018). Alex says in his introduction, ‘I thought EAWs were for drug smugglers and criminals, not for...
by Tim Parfitt | Mar 25, 2018 | Blog
The news is breaking fast – faster than usual – and so it’s just a short blog this week for various reasons. This time last Sunday, Carles Puigdemont was in Geneva, attending the ‘International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights’. From there, he went to Finland....
by Tim Parfitt | Mar 18, 2018 | Blog
Sometimes the week’s news from Spain, Catalonia (and Geneva) needs little or no further commentary. It’s been one of those weeks … A French documentary film, ‘Catalonia: Spain on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown’, is to be screened today, Sunday 18th March, at the...
by Tim Parfitt | Mar 11, 2018 | Blog
Whilst writing this week’s blog, some very sad news came in. The body of 8 year old, Gabriel Cruz, was found near Níjar, Almeria. He’d been missing for 12 days. His body was found in the car boot of the girlfriend of the boy’s father. RIP. This time last week, Carles...
