Eoghan Gilmartin

La época en una sola imagen.

Gasto armamentístico en España. El subidón-subidón, el cambio, el fin de la Belle Époque, el han-matado-a-Jaurès, es en 2022

Thanks, Anja. Glad you enjoyed it!

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

Cheers, Tony

This is a great in-depth look at the Franco legacy and the cultural mix of the “new” far right.

Franco and his dictatorship

Our full series of episodes on Franco and Francoism for the 50th anniversary:

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One issue we discuss in this episode is the overpoliticization of the Spanish judiciary. But even for the Spanish Supreme Court, its decision to announce the guilty verdict in the absurd lawfare case against the attorney general on the #20N anniversary is a bit on the nose

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On the 50th anniversary of Franco's death, I discuss the contested legacy of his dictatorial regime in Spain and abroad with @sebasfaber.bsky.social on @sobremesapod.bsky.social

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One issue we discuss in this episode is the overpoliticization of the Spanish judiciary. But even for the Spanish Supreme Court, its decision to announce the guilty verdict in the absurd lawfare case against the attorney general on the #20N anniversary is a bit on the nose

Misremembering Franco Spain's new 'memory law' attempts to grapple with Franco-era crimes – but without acknowledging the continuity between the dictatorship and the current system, there can be no real justice.

On the 50th anniversary of Franco's death, re-sharing this article @eoghangilmartin.bsky.social and I wrote about Francoism and justice.

Sadly, Manuel passed away without ever seeing justice for his brother. Fausto, fortunately, was able to recover his father's body tribunemag.co.uk/2021/08/misr...

The Sobremesa Podcast Podcast de Cultura y sociedad · Bimensual · The Sobremesa Podcast is about modern-day Spanish society, politics and history, without the stereotypes. Please donate at to make the podcast sustainable:...

On the 50th anniversary of Franco's death, I discuss the contested legacy of his dictatorial regime in Spain and abroad with @sebasfaber.bsky.social on @sobremesapod.bsky.social

Apple:
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5LrQ...

Thanks so much for a fascinating conversation, Sebastiaan!

Franco Anniversary: What Is His Regime's Legacy after 50 Years?

Great, as always, to talk with @eoghangilmartin.bsky.social, correspondent in Spain for @jacobinmag.bsky.social, as part of the @sobremesapod.bsky.social.

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Spanish Football under Franco: Sportswashing Avant la Lettre

NEW EPISODE!!

Spanish Football under Franco: Sportswashing Avant la Lettre

@eoghangilmartin.bsky.social talks to Alex Quiroga about the use of football as a propaganda tool under the Francisco Franco dictatorship

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The first half of a conversation I had with Dan Finn for his @jacobinmag.bsky.social Long Reads podcast looking at the last decade of Spanish politics, concentrating in particular on the contradictory figure of Pedro Sánchez:

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Long Reads: Pedro Sanchez and Spanish Politics w/ Eoghan Gilmartin (Part 1) Podcast Episode · Jacobin Radio · 17/10/2025 · 41m

...but rather through the coalescing of a left-leaning, plurinational majority — one which included the very forces which only a few years earlier seemed to represent an existential threat to Spain's post-Franco constitutional order.

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In 2014 Spain seemed in the midst of full blown regime crisis as the traditional two-party political system imploded. In this 1st part, I discuss how institutional politics stabilized around the figure of Sánchez, not, as was the case elsewhere in Europe, in terms of some grand coalition arrangement

The first half of a conversation I had with Dan Finn for his @jacobinmag.bsky.social Long Reads podcast looking at the last decade of Spanish politics, concentrating in particular on the contradictory figure of Pedro Sánchez:

Spotify
open.spotify.com/episode/5Flc...

At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials Documents indicate they came from Sde Teiman, which already faces allegations of torture and unlawful deaths * Middle East crisis – live updates At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians returned by Israel to Gaza had been held in a notorious detention centre already facing allegations of torture and unlawful deaths in custody, officials from Gaza’s health ministry told the Guardian. The director general of the health ministry, Dr Munir al-Bursh, and the spokesperson for Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, where the bodies are being examined, said a document found inside each body bag indicated the bodies all came from Sde Teiman, a military base in the Negev desert, where, according to photos and testimonies published by the Guardian last year, Palestinian detainees were held in cages, blindfolded and handcuffed, shackled to hospital beds, and forced to wear nappies. Continue reading...

At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials

Spain: Three migrant farmworkers, incl. from Romania, Pakistan & Senegal, die following heat exposure at work as climate impacts "offloaded" onto vulnerable workers - Business & Human Rights Resource ... Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre

Spain: Three migrant farmworkers, incl. from Romania, Pakistan & Senegal, die following heat exposure at work as climate impacts "offloaded" onto vulnerable workers

Good to see @business-humanrights.org reporting on my research:
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A must-read article that highlights how climate change, labour exploitation, health and the rise of the far right are all connected.

Thanks so much for all your input and support during the investigation, Thin!

How Europe’s Farm Subsidy Scheme Fails Workers As lawmakers concentrate on meat bans, the CAP continues to bankroll exploitation in the fields

This week's issue is about a very timely cross-border investigation that illustrated the shortfalls of the current system in protecting a crucial asset of European agriculture: farm workers.

Full disclosure: I played a small role mentoring the team behind this.

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In Spain, Farmworkers Are Dying in the Heat Three migrant farmworkers died from heatstroke in Spain this summer. Largely ignored by media, their fate illustrates how the effects of the climate crisis are offloaded on the least visible workers.

“They treat us worse than dogs", one worker told me.

Based on reporting in Huelva & Lleida, my latest for
Jacobin looks at how climate breakdown is aggravating yet further the harsh realities faced by migrant farm workers in Spain's lucrative agri-industrial sector. jacobin.com/2025/10/spai...

In Spain, Farmworkers Are Dying in the Heat Three migrant farmworkers died from heatstroke in Spain this summer. Largely ignored by media, their fate illustrates how the effects of the climate crisis are offloaded on the least visible workers.

“They treat us worse than dogs", one worker told me.

Based on reporting in Huelva & Lleida, my latest for
Jacobin looks at how climate breakdown is aggravating yet further the harsh realities faced by migrant farm workers in Spain's lucrative agri-industrial sector. jacobin.com/2025/10/spai...

Revealed: EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse This investigation was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers continue to claim millions in taxpayer-funded subsidies, DeSmog can reve...

NEW INVESTIGATION:

EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse

Financed by @journalismfund.bsky.social, this project traced dozens of EU payments to farms committing serious labour abuses.

A🧵of cases demonstrating the lack of safeguards on CAP funds: www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...

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“That the EU is funnelling large sums of public money into farms accused and even convicted of labour abuses is scandalous,” said @deschuttero.bsky.social. "Public funds continue to subsidise farms implicated in exploitative food production, including modern-day slavery."

Italy’s state police anti-terrorism unit DIGOS found the pair had underpaid wages as part of a tax evasion scheme. The son received more than €90,000 in subsidies the year of his conviction, and €110,000 the following year.

In the years since the lawsuits were brought, the two farmers have collected around €63,000 in CAP funds.

Case 6: In 2022, a court in Piedmont, northern Italy, sentenced a poultry farmer and his mother to three years in prison and an 8,000 euros fine for exploiting migrant workers...