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...two main parties (PSOE and PP) as a single corrupt political elite. Another new term - ‘la casta’ [the caste] – referred to, and so amplified the idea that, various supposedly separate political and economic elites, such as politicians, bankers, judges, journalists (etc.) - were all part of the same regime established after Franco who have shifted power back and forth between themselves*. The economic crisis was portrayed ......

...La Línea de la Concepción, the Spanish town on the “other side”. With the referendum three years into our project, we are in prime position to gauge the reaction. Shifting identity The border played a major role in the shift towards Britishness on Gibraltar that created the conditions for economic prosperity as well as providing a safety barrier from Spain which,...

...Las Vegas, Nevada] Anti-Hillary Clinton sign at a campaign rally for Donald Trump at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada The victory of Donald J Trump in the November 2016 US presidential election came as a particular shock to those who had believed that the American nation was ready and willing to elect its first female president. Evidence of Trump’s sexually...

...La Scuola” (the school): a classroom stocked with books, a chalkboard and mismatched tables and chairs. [The image is of a classroom setting. There is a blackboard at the top left corner of the photo which says "refugees welcome" in white chalk and there are four rows of desks set out wirh wooden chairs scattered. There is a big window with blinds allowing light through...