ScandinoIR
@scandinoir.bsky.social
Mallorcan but also a bit Basque, and with a pinch of Britishness, a touch of Swedish and some Bosnian for good measure.
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Una historia triste, la de Venezuela. Y una intervención preocupante, la de Trump. Hoy en Four Freedoms:
www.4freedoms.es/p/desventura...
www.4freedoms.es/p/desventura...
Desventuras venezolanas
Una política exterior inexplicable
www.4freedoms.es
January 5, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Una historia triste, la de Venezuela. Y una intervención preocupante, la de Trump. Hoy en Four Freedoms:
www.4freedoms.es/p/desventura...
www.4freedoms.es/p/desventura...
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This week's column is about how we spend our most valuable asset of all: time
Life has become less obviously strenuous. For women, unpaid work is being replaced with paid work. Men enage in more leisure than ever. Both sexes sleep more.
Why, then, does life feel rushed?
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Life has become less obviously strenuous. For women, unpaid work is being replaced with paid work. Men enage in more leisure than ever. Both sexes sleep more.
Why, then, does life feel rushed?
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January 4, 2026 at 11:43 AM
This week's column is about how we spend our most valuable asset of all: time
Life has become less obviously strenuous. For women, unpaid work is being replaced with paid work. Men enage in more leisure than ever. Both sexes sleep more.
Why, then, does life feel rushed?
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Life has become less obviously strenuous. For women, unpaid work is being replaced with paid work. Men enage in more leisure than ever. Both sexes sleep more.
Why, then, does life feel rushed?
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Un buen resumen de parte del mejor equipo de periodismo de datos de España
¡2025 en mapas y gráficos!
Contamos dos guerras con satélites, simulamos una riada y explicamos la globalización desmontando una Switch.
Hicimos mapas de todo.
Esta es nuestra selección 👇
Contamos dos guerras con satélites, simulamos una riada y explicamos la globalización desmontando una Switch.
Hicimos mapas de todo.
Esta es nuestra selección 👇
December 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Un buen resumen de parte del mejor equipo de periodismo de datos de España
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🇪🇸 Latest La Comunidad newsletter in inboxes 📬
Spain’s Christmas lotto jackpot could once buy you two homes and three cars. Today, it won’t cover an average flat in most of major cities.
I look at why and how Spain has left housing to pot luck.
Enjoy, share, gracias!
Spain’s Christmas lotto jackpot could once buy you two homes and three cars. Today, it won’t cover an average flat in most of major cities.
I look at why and how Spain has left housing to pot luck.
Enjoy, share, gracias!
December 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🇪🇸 Latest La Comunidad newsletter in inboxes 📬
Spain’s Christmas lotto jackpot could once buy you two homes and three cars. Today, it won’t cover an average flat in most of major cities.
I look at why and how Spain has left housing to pot luck.
Enjoy, share, gracias!
Spain’s Christmas lotto jackpot could once buy you two homes and three cars. Today, it won’t cover an average flat in most of major cities.
I look at why and how Spain has left housing to pot luck.
Enjoy, share, gracias!
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Announcement time: as you may know, for a few years my wife and I have been creating audio tours of destinations in Andalucía using a great app called VoiceMap.
It’s been going really well, so we’ve decided to branch out with a website for visitors to Andalucía. It’s called Andalucía Bound.
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It’s been going really well, so we’ve decided to branch out with a website for visitors to Andalucía. It’s called Andalucía Bound.
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Andalucía Bound
Whether you’re coming to Andalucía for a short break or the road trip of a lifetime, Andalucía Bound will help you plan the perfect journey.
andalucia-bound.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Announcement time: as you may know, for a few years my wife and I have been creating audio tours of destinations in Andalucía using a great app called VoiceMap.
It’s been going really well, so we’ve decided to branch out with a website for visitors to Andalucía. It’s called Andalucía Bound.
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It’s been going really well, so we’ve decided to branch out with a website for visitors to Andalucía. It’s called Andalucía Bound.
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Sobre los empleados públicos en España:
1⃣3 millones. 60% mujeres. 54% funcionarios.
2⃣Salario medio mayor que sector privado.
3⃣Aumenta % trabajadores públicos al aumentar deciles de ingresos.
4⃣63% en autonomías.
5⃣Mayor sueldo (14-23%) en diputaciones, consejos y cabildos.
1⃣3 millones. 60% mujeres. 54% funcionarios.
2⃣Salario medio mayor que sector privado.
3⃣Aumenta % trabajadores públicos al aumentar deciles de ingresos.
4⃣63% en autonomías.
5⃣Mayor sueldo (14-23%) en diputaciones, consejos y cabildos.
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Sobre los empleados públicos en España:
1⃣3 millones. 60% mujeres. 54% funcionarios.
2⃣Salario medio mayor que sector privado.
3⃣Aumenta % trabajadores públicos al aumentar deciles de ingresos.
4⃣63% en autonomías.
5⃣Mayor sueldo (14-23%) en diputaciones, consejos y cabildos.
1⃣3 millones. 60% mujeres. 54% funcionarios.
2⃣Salario medio mayor que sector privado.
3⃣Aumenta % trabajadores públicos al aumentar deciles de ingresos.
4⃣63% en autonomías.
5⃣Mayor sueldo (14-23%) en diputaciones, consejos y cabildos.
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Spainfographics: Life after Franco
A look at Spain's development since 1975.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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El repunte inflacionista, reflejo de las fortalezas y debilidades de la economía española: el dinamismo demográfico impulsa el consumo y se traduce en tensiones en los precios, que impactan en el poder adquisitivo de las familias y en la competitividad @raymond-torres.bsky.social --> buff.ly/H9NcRQj
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
El repunte inflacionista, reflejo de las fortalezas y debilidades de la economía española: el dinamismo demográfico impulsa el consumo y se traduce en tensiones en los precios, que impactan en el poder adquisitivo de las familias y en la competitividad @raymond-torres.bsky.social --> buff.ly/H9NcRQj
A very thoughtful, well-researched and argued piece. Worth a careful read
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
A very thoughtful, well-researched and argued piece. Worth a careful read
I wonder if considering the 1st Amendment issues of Trump suing the BBC might be beyond the point.
Trump has sued many for libel and got huge payouts out of it despite not having a ground to stand on. The 1st Amendment is not a great protection if the man suing you has unfettered power
Trump has sued many for libel and got huge payouts out of it despite not having a ground to stand on. The 1st Amendment is not a great protection if the man suing you has unfettered power
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I wonder if considering the 1st Amendment issues of Trump suing the BBC might be beyond the point.
Trump has sued many for libel and got huge payouts out of it despite not having a ground to stand on. The 1st Amendment is not a great protection if the man suing you has unfettered power
Trump has sued many for libel and got huge payouts out of it despite not having a ground to stand on. The 1st Amendment is not a great protection if the man suing you has unfettered power
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🇪🇸Latest La Comunidad piece in inboxes 📥
👋🏻94% of provincial capitals in Spain have seen a decrease in the number of Spaniards living in their centres over the past decade.
I look at why and ask: What’s a city without citizens?
Enjoy, share, gracias!
👋🏻94% of provincial capitals in Spain have seen a decrease in the number of Spaniards living in their centres over the past decade.
I look at why and ask: What’s a city without citizens?
Enjoy, share, gracias!
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🇪🇸Latest La Comunidad piece in inboxes 📥
👋🏻94% of provincial capitals in Spain have seen a decrease in the number of Spaniards living in their centres over the past decade.
I look at why and ask: What’s a city without citizens?
Enjoy, share, gracias!
👋🏻94% of provincial capitals in Spain have seen a decrease in the number of Spaniards living in their centres over the past decade.
I look at why and ask: What’s a city without citizens?
Enjoy, share, gracias!
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🗽 Zohran Mamdani guanya les eleccions a la alcaldia de Nueva York.
Un exemple de polític de nova generació, més obert al canvi, més proper a un socialista europeu que al centrisme esgotat de la vella guàrdia.
Per @4freedoms.es.
Un exemple de polític de nova generació, més obert al canvi, més proper a un socialista europeu que al centrisme esgotat de la vella guàrdia.
Per @4freedoms.es.
Els EUA, l’esquerra perduda | política&prosa
Els demòcrates no tenen líders ni un rumb clar, i el procés que els portarà a trobar-ne un acaba de començar
politicaprosa.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
🗽 Zohran Mamdani guanya les eleccions a la alcaldia de Nueva York.
Un exemple de polític de nova generació, més obert al canvi, més proper a un socialista europeu que al centrisme esgotat de la vella guàrdia.
Per @4freedoms.es.
Un exemple de polític de nova generació, més obert al canvi, més proper a un socialista europeu que al centrisme esgotat de la vella guàrdia.
Per @4freedoms.es.
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I sincerely believe this is fundamentally important:
allanpaterson.substack.com/p/the-energy...
allanpaterson.substack.com/p/the-energy...
The Energy Revolution Nobody's Talking About
Solutions are here, today.
allanpaterson.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I sincerely believe this is fundamentally important:
allanpaterson.substack.com/p/the-energy...
allanpaterson.substack.com/p/the-energy...
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I've built a socioeconomic system that depends on everyone to do useful work and act ethically except the people at the top, who get unimaginable rewards for being antisocial frauds and criminals. And I think it will stand the test of time
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I've built a socioeconomic system that depends on everyone to do useful work and act ethically except the people at the top, who get unimaginable rewards for being antisocial frauds and criminals. And I think it will stand the test of time
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Miles de bebés evitaron el hospital desde 2023. ¿Por qué no lo sabías? 👇
La bronquiolitis mandaba al hospital al 2% de los recién nacidos.
Ya no. España los inmunizó con un anticuerpo y mirad: ¡sus ingresos cayeron un 75%!
La bronquiolitis mandaba al hospital al 2% de los recién nacidos.
Ya no. España los inmunizó con un anticuerpo y mirad: ¡sus ingresos cayeron un 75%!
October 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Miles de bebés evitaron el hospital desde 2023. ¿Por qué no lo sabías? 👇
La bronquiolitis mandaba al hospital al 2% de los recién nacidos.
Ya no. España los inmunizó con un anticuerpo y mirad: ¡sus ingresos cayeron un 75%!
La bronquiolitis mandaba al hospital al 2% de los recién nacidos.
Ya no. España los inmunizó con un anticuerpo y mirad: ¡sus ingresos cayeron un 75%!
The extent to which meanness and stupid trolling has become an integral part of "alt-right" politics never ceased to amaze me.
A strong "we have no ideas on how to make your lives better but we promise to annoy the people you dislike" vibe
A strong "we have no ideas on how to make your lives better but we promise to annoy the people you dislike" vibe
So the president of the United States plans to meet with Putin in Hungary, and when a reporter asked where that plan came from, this was the reply of the United States government www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
October 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The extent to which meanness and stupid trolling has become an integral part of "alt-right" politics never ceased to amaze me.
A strong "we have no ideas on how to make your lives better but we promise to annoy the people you dislike" vibe
A strong "we have no ideas on how to make your lives better but we promise to annoy the people you dislike" vibe
A very interesting article (as always) by Tom Calver. It does leave me wondering if there's any research on Poles who moved to the UK in the 2000s and have since moved back. What are their occupations, ages, family status? How much are they now contributing to the Polish economy?
🇵🇱 My @thetimes column: Poland’s economic miracle
12 out of 17 Polish regions are now richer than West Wales. It has faster internet, cheaper electricity and more high speed rail than Britain
When it comes to regional development it’s the UK, not Poland, that needs to catch up
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12 out of 17 Polish regions are now richer than West Wales. It has faster internet, cheaper electricity and more high speed rail than Britain
When it comes to regional development it’s the UK, not Poland, that needs to catch up
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October 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A very interesting article (as always) by Tom Calver. It does leave me wondering if there's any research on Poles who moved to the UK in the 2000s and have since moved back. What are their occupations, ages, family status? How much are they now contributing to the Polish economy?
Will be worth a listen, at a time when Conservative Party politicians are going beyond Enoch Powell on a near-daily basis.
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
🏴Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood🏴
In the 1960s, rising anger over immigration left many people disillusioned with established political leaders, whose careful rhetoric increasingly didn’t chime with the rising passions the issue conjured up. Enter Enoch Powell.
🏴Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood🏴
In the 1960s, rising anger over immigration left many people disillusioned with established political leaders, whose careful rhetoric increasingly didn’t chime with the rising passions the issue conjured up. Enter Enoch Powell.
October 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Will be worth a listen, at a time when Conservative Party politicians are going beyond Enoch Powell on a near-daily basis.
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🇪🇸La Comunidad Weekend🇪🇸
I wrote about my week in Madrid (as a tourist) through the lens of where the city has been and where it's going.
Enjoy, share, gracias!
brendyboyle.substack.com/p/whats-next...
I wrote about my week in Madrid (as a tourist) through the lens of where the city has been and where it's going.
Enjoy, share, gracias!
brendyboyle.substack.com/p/whats-next...
What's next for Madrid?
My week in Madrid: The conundrum of a city on the up.
brendyboyle.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
🇪🇸La Comunidad Weekend🇪🇸
I wrote about my week in Madrid (as a tourist) through the lens of where the city has been and where it's going.
Enjoy, share, gracias!
brendyboyle.substack.com/p/whats-next...
I wrote about my week in Madrid (as a tourist) through the lens of where the city has been and where it's going.
Enjoy, share, gracias!
brendyboyle.substack.com/p/whats-next...
Obligatory repost of the best data journalism team in Spain
¿Quién vota a Aliança Catalana y Vox? 🗳️
Dos fuerzas crecen muy por la derecha en CAT: suman casi 1 de cada 4 votos jóvenes. Uno catalanista, otro españolista.
Les une el rechazo a la inmigración.
¿Quién les apoya? Hilo con datos 👇
Dos fuerzas crecen muy por la derecha en CAT: suman casi 1 de cada 4 votos jóvenes. Uno catalanista, otro españolista.
Les une el rechazo a la inmigración.
¿Quién les apoya? Hilo con datos 👇
September 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Obligatory repost of the best data journalism team in Spain
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⚠️ España será el país de la UE que mayor porcentaje de sus ingresos fiscales deberá destinar al pago de pensiones en los próximos años (46% frente al 30% de la media UE).
Consecuencia: se sacrificarán otras partidas y/o aumentarán los impuestos.
www.elconfidencial.com/economia/202...
Consecuencia: se sacrificarán otras partidas y/o aumentarán los impuestos.
www.elconfidencial.com/economia/202...
September 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
⚠️ España será el país de la UE que mayor porcentaje de sus ingresos fiscales deberá destinar al pago de pensiones en los próximos años (46% frente al 30% de la media UE).
Consecuencia: se sacrificarán otras partidas y/o aumentarán los impuestos.
www.elconfidencial.com/economia/202...
Consecuencia: se sacrificarán otras partidas y/o aumentarán los impuestos.
www.elconfidencial.com/economia/202...
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It's been a rough two decades for non-pensioner real income growth after housing costs, especially for the poorest households. www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
September 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
It's been a rough two decades for non-pensioner real income growth after housing costs, especially for the poorest households. www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Some super interesting research (even if the effects are relatively small)
🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
September 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Some super interesting research (even if the effects are relatively small)
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Impresionante mapa sobre el envejecimiento de la población en España: en los municipios de color marrón oscuro, más del 40% (e incluso >50%) de la población mayor de 15 años es perceptora de una pensión.
Autor: @pablogguz_ en su excelente web www.wikibarrio.es
Autor: @pablogguz_ en su excelente web www.wikibarrio.es
September 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Impresionante mapa sobre el envejecimiento de la población en España: en los municipios de color marrón oscuro, más del 40% (e incluso >50%) de la población mayor de 15 años es perceptora de una pensión.
Autor: @pablogguz_ en su excelente web www.wikibarrio.es
Autor: @pablogguz_ en su excelente web www.wikibarrio.es