Portugal celebrates the 50th anniversary of its 'Carnation' Revolution. My take for Real Instituto Elcano with some references to Spain's very different transition to democracy. Embassy of Spain UK Jeremy Cliffe Barney Jopson Lane Greene
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My piece in the Observer this morning about how Portugal’s 1974 Eurovision entry played an (accidental) pivotal role in the unfolding of the revolution. With special thanks to Commander Carlos Almada Contreiras for his time

Thanks to Bruno Maçães for this generous review. For anyone especially interested in the music choices discussed here, keep an eye on tomorrow’s Observer… (and the book itself obvs)

how I feel as a lighting person when I manage to do something vaguely competent in Qlab

Among esteemed company londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/fift…

What an impassioned speech! Now to take a big sip of coffee and look up the immigration policy of the party this person belongs to-

Congratulations on the publication of this history of the #revoluçãodoscravos . For anyone interested, I link here a paper from my MA program on the international influences on the revolution. May it be of use or interest to someone whitherthewest.com/2024/04/14/car… #portugal #democracy

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The crackdown on the “islamist scene” in this case involved arresting a bunch of jewish peace activists and stopping a doctor from entering the country to provide eyewitness testimony. Germany’s response to Palestine activism is completely unhinged

Me: I'm sad because the country is falling apart year by year as I age and I'm mad because nobody has a plan to fix it or stop it getting worse
Labour spod: my team is going to win 😂😂 we're going to get the most points in the politics game and you're mad you're not on the team

Love that the Telegraph’s “wealth spectrum” seems to only cover the range car owner to yacht owner

Um mês antes da Revolução dos Cravos, uma multidão no Coliseu de Lisboa cantou, em uníssono com José Afonso, Grândola Vila Morena, gritando com especial comoção “o povo é quem mais ordena”. O resto, como se diz, é História. E o tema deste Panfleto:
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And for also featuring another brilliant title from my publisher and editor, The Carnation Revolution by Alex Fernandes, which I was proud to endorse — what a page-turner of a book it is

Fun book to read, fun book to review:

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Thanks to Morgan and Jacobin for this review, very proud of this