Spanish elections: what next after fear trumps hate?
Luke Stobart analyses the Spanish election results.
Understanding Podemos: “common sense” policy
In the final part of his analysis of Podemos, Luke Stobart examines the group’s response to Spain’s social crisis. This is the third part of a series exploring the rise of Podemos, originally published on the Australian Left Flank website. The first part looked at how the new organisations drew on the inspiration and power of […]
Understanding Podemos: Radical populism
In the second of three articles about Podemos, Luke Stobart makes a critical examination of the political ideas behind the group who are now Podemos’ formal leadership. The “secret” of Podemos according to Pablo Iglesias: I have defeat tattooed on my DNA. My great-uncle was shot dead. My grandfather was given the death sentence and spent 5 […]
Understanding Podemos: 15-M and counter-politics
The rise of the radical Podemos movement in Spain has been both inspiring and meteoric. In the first of three articles, Luke Stobart examines how a party created only in January has become the main political opposition. Here we publish the start of his article – you can read the conclusion on the Australian socialist website Left […]
Whatever happened to the indignados?
Luke Stobart has written the first column in a three part series tracking the radicalisation that has swept the Spanish state since the 15M protests of 2011.