Guy Hedgecoe

Madrid

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Covering Spain for BBC, Irish Times, Politico and more. Ex-editor El País English. Colchonero.

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Articles

Far right ‘breaks political culture’ of tolerance in Portugal

1 day ago | irishtimes.com | Guy Hedgecoe

As the Portuguese election campaign got under way earlier this month there were acrimonious scenes in the picturesque northern city of Aveiro, where André Ventura, the candidate for the far-right Chega party, was seeking to win support. Members of the Roma community had gathered to protest against the politician, chanting “fascist” and “racist” at him as he strolled the streets and stopped to speak to the media.
La trampa de no entender al otro

6 days ago | revistadelibros.com | Guy Hedgecoe

Como periodista británico que lleva dos décadas viviendo en España, el país nunca deja de sorprenderme. Durante unas horas a finales de octubre, poco después de que la DANA azotara Valencia, pareció que por una vez los políticos españoles iban a ser capaces de unirse por encima de las líneas divisorias partidistas. En un primer momento sorprendía escuchar a Carlos Mazón, del Partido Popular, llamando a Pedro Sánchez «querido presidente» y agradeciendo su ayuda. Pero la paz no duró.
Spain’s Sánchez defends energy model in wake of blackout

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Guy Hedgecoe

Spain‘s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has hit back at those who blame his government’s energy policy for the blackout that affected the Iberian Peninsula on April 28th, although he has still not explained what caused the outage. Spain and Portugal were plunged into an electricity blackout that lasted several hours after they were disconnected from the European grid.
At least three deaths linked to power outage

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Guy Hedgecoe |Anna Lamche

At least three deaths linked to massive Spain power cutGuy Hedgecoe & Anna LamcheBBC News, Madrid and LondonGetty ImagesSpanish firefighters had to rescue people who were trapped by the power cutAt least three people have died in Spain in an incident linked to a massive power cut that shut the country down on Monday, the Civil Guard has told the BBC. They died in the north-west municipality of Taboadela and were from the same family, according to Spanish media.
Massive blackout raises questions about Spanish energy strategy

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Guy Hedgecoe

In September of 2022, amid fears about the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Europe’s energy supply, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez told his country’s Senate: “There will never be blackouts in Spain.”Monday’s massive outage, which left the country without power for about 11 hours, has shown the Socialist leader to be wrong in his assertion – and some of his critics have even used his words as proof that the government’s entire energy policy is wrong-headed.
Spain and Portugal returning to normal after massive blackout

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Guy Hedgecoe

The day after a massive power blackout left Spain and Portugal at a standstill the electricity supply of both countries was restored, although transport and education remained disrupted, as authorities appeared to rule out the possibility that the outage was caused by a cyberattack. The blackout began shortly after midday on Monday, causing widespread chaos in both countries.
Spain cancels ammunition purchase from Israel amid political outcry

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Guy Hedgecoe

The Spanish government has cancelled a €6.6 million munitions purchase from an Israeli firm, following an outcry within the government that had threatened to destabilise the left-wing coalition. A source said that the administration had “decided to unilaterally terminate the ammunition purchase contract with the Israeli company IMI Systems”. The contract was for 15 million rounds of 9mm ammunition for the civil guard police force and was signed last October.
Spain’s left celebrates rapport with Pope Francis

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Guy Hedgecoe

In Spain, the response to the death of Pope Francis has reflected how the country’s political left found common cause with him on a range of issues, a dynamic that often riled the Catholic right. The number of Spaniards who see themselves as practising Catholics has dropped to fewer than one in five and is now surpassed by atheists and agnostics. Yet the country’s church remains a powerful institution, with five cardinals eligible to take part in the upcoming conclave.
Bullfighting documentary leaves controversy behind to unite critics

1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Guy Hedgecoe

There is a shocking moment halfway through Albert Serra’s bullfighting documentary, Afternoons of Solitude: the Peruvian matador Andrés Roca Rey is caught between the horns of the bull he is fighting and it slams him with brutal force against the wooden hoarding lining the arena. If the horns had struck a few inches either way, he may not have walked out of the bullring.
Agustin Escobar and Mercè Camprubí Montal were corporate aristocracy

1 month ago | bbc.com | Guy Hedgecoe

Spanish couple killed in helicopter crash were corporate aristocracyGuy HedgecoeReporting fromMadrid, SpainGetty ImagesBoth parents held executive posts at Siemens and the family lived in BarcelonaThe five Spanish passengers who died in a helicopter crash in the Hudson River were all part of a globetrotting family which had made its mark in the corporate world as well as having close ties to one of Europe's biggest football clubs.