Dick Nichols

Spain: Rubiales sexual harassment case detonates social explosion

While Luis Rubiales' resignation is a victory for the campaign against sexual harassment in Spanish sport, the case continues to shake up Spanish society, reports Dick Nichols.

#ItsOver: Playing ban by Women's World Cup champions rocks Spain

The #ItsOver (#SeAcabó) movement has erupted in Spain to demand the resignation of national football chief Luis Rubiales, over his sexist behaviour following the Spanish women's team's World Cup victory, reports Dick Nichols.

Understanding the belated rise of Portugal’s new far right

In Part 2 of our interview, Left Bloc leader Jorge Costa discusses the recent rise of the far-right Chega (Enough) party in Portugal, with Green Left’s Dick Nichols.

Portugal’s Left Bloc: ‘Our role is to be a left-wing reference point to the movements’

Left Bloc leader Jorge Costa discusses Portugal’s politics under the Socialist Party (PS) government and the party’s changing relation to it, with Green Left’s Dick Nichols.

Spanish election: Right blocked, but now Sánchez needs Puigdemont

Green Left's European correspondent Dick Nichols analyses the July 23 Spanish general election.

Spanish state: New local administrations emerge after dirty deals

Dick Nichols analyses the recent local and regional elections across the Spanish state.

Spain: Sánchez counters rout in local polls with general election call

The far right were the big winners in the Spanish local elections, reports Dick Nichols, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is seeking to minimise the damage by calling a general election as early as July 23.

Far-right censure motion: Theatre of the grotesque staged in Spanish Congress

The Spanish far-right's latest attempt to censure prime minister Pedro Sanchez' government — with the help of a former leader of the Communist Party of Spain — has backfired, writes Dick Nichols.

Marko Bojcun (1951-2023): A life for socialism and Ukraine’s national rights

When Ukrainian writer, teacher and activist Marko Bojcun died in England on March 11, an important link snapped in the chain of struggle for the Ukrainian people’s social and national emancipation, writes Dick Nichols.

Catalonia: Barcelona demonstrations highlight left divisions over Ukraine

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it soon became clear that there was a gulf between Catalonia’s peace movement and local Ukrainians, which continues to today, writes Dick Nichols.

Spain: Pedro Sánchez launches ‘class war’ election campaign

With elections due in the next 12 months, Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) prime minister Pedro Sánchez is hoping his pro-worker posture will be enough to secure victory over the right and keep the independence movement at bay, writes Dick Nichols.