
Guy Hedgecoe
@hedgecoe
Covering Spain for BBC, Irish Times, Politico and more. Ex-editor El País English. Colchonero.
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16-01-2009 11:10:43
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"What farmers are yearning for is not fascism or communism, but rather certainty, stability and the possibility of making a living." Spanish farmers angry at EU & drought, but rural Spain has long felt marginalised. Ana Iris Simón Irish Times World irishtimes.com/world/europe/2…






bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3… "Either we have farms that make a profit or we die, it’s a simple as that". My radio programme for BBC Business about why farmers in Spain and across Europe have been protesting in recent weeks.

Así hasta cuando? Cuál es la justificación de esta actuación tan violenta? El acoso y la violencia policial en lavapiés no tiene nombre. Espero que Ministerio del Interior Policía Nacional Defensor del Pueblo tomen medidas antes de que sea tarde.

Buenos días Aceysele Chacón soy periodista y estoy cubriendo las protestas en Canarias. ¿Sería posible hablar contigo esta mañana? Un saludo

Para los jóvenes de mi generación, vivir con una familia era una de las experiencias más enriquecedoras para acercarse a la cultura de otro país. Esta semana, gracias a esta carta publicada por el The Irish Times con la complicidad de Simon Harris TD, me ha venido a la memoria el

Pro-independence left seeks first Basque victory irishtimes.com/world/europe/2… via Irish Times World

‘The future of the Canary Islands is hanging by a thread’ – why Spain is falling out of love with tourists irishtimes.com/life-style/tra… via Irish Times Life


Will Pedro Sánchez resign as Spain’s Prime Minister? He’s spent the 5 past days thinking about it. Spanish politics can get very personal and poisonous. Too much? PM Sanchez will make an announcement at 1200 CET Follow Bbc Guy Hedgecoe live from Madrid.






In tonight’s Tin Pan Alleys Guy Guy Hedgecoe meets Felipe Conde, fourth generation maker in a famous classical and flamenco luthier family in the guitar quarter of Centro, Madrid, and hears a customer play one of his fine instruments. On BBC Radio 3 at 9.45 and then on BBC Sounds

Ever since the UK left the EU, talks have been going on with all parties to resolve the issues for Gibraltar - which barely register in the UK. They're still unresolved as BBC's Guy Hedgecoe finds. Listen here -bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… Pick of the radio in Guardian + Sunday Times


On BBC News (World), Guy Guy Hedgecoe has a good explanation of why Spain has the largest growth of the major economies in the eurozone. immigration and investing in the public sector were the keys to growth. bbc.com/news/articles/…