In English Voices From Spain

To laugh or to cry

Published originally in Spanish. Laura Freixas. La Vanguardia. Our president calls for a referendum that lacks a voter registry, an electoral commission, civil servants or voting places. Isn’t that worth laughing? The government is presided by a gentleman who didn’t run for the position, and whose star project is one that wasn’t in the electoral […]

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Marre

Publié à l’origine en espagnol. Laura Freixas. La Vanguardia. J’en ai marre. Marre d’un “procés” [mouvement séparatiste] qui se prolonge depuis cinq ans et qui tourne en rond, qui ne va nulle part, mais qui consomme des énergies, monopolise des débats, et gaspille des ressources publiques payées par tous. J’ai marre d’un govern (gouvernement régional) […]

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In English Voices From Spain

Exasperation

Originally published in Spanish. Laura Freixas. La Vanguardia. I am fed up. I am fed with a procés [the process towards independence -TN] that has been spinning like a ferris wheel for five years, going nowhere but consuming energies, monopolizing debates, wasting public resources paid by all. I am fed with a Govern [Regional government […]

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