Michael Reid
@michaelreid52.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, speaker on Latin America, Spain and the world
Whatever the final result of Honduras's election, it's clear that the Cuba/Venezuela axis has lost another ally following the defeat of Arce in Bolivia in August and Ralph Gonsalves in St Vincent last month. Further proof of Latin America's swing to the right.
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Whatever the final result of Honduras's election, it's clear that the Cuba/Venezuela axis has lost another ally following the defeat of Arce in Bolivia in August and Ralph Gonsalves in St Vincent last month. Further proof of Latin America's swing to the right.
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One thing I did not get to mention in this piece is that Rob Jetten is extremely physically fit. If he becomes Prime Minister he will probably be the most physically fit European leader apart from maybe Alexander Stubb
Rob Jetten beats out Geert Wilders
The Dutch choose optimism over anti-immigrant populism
Rob Jetten beats out Geert Wilders
econ.st
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
One thing I did not get to mention in this piece is that Rob Jetten is extremely physically fit. If he becomes Prime Minister he will probably be the most physically fit European leader apart from maybe Alexander Stubb
Further evidence that the rise of the hard-right in Europe is not unstoppable
www.ft.com/content/53e7...
www.ft.com/content/53e7...
Liberal D66 party set to win Dutch parliamentary elections, exit poll suggests
The far-right Freedom party is pushed into second place, survey finds
www.ft.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Further evidence that the rise of the hard-right in Europe is not unstoppable
www.ft.com/content/53e7...
www.ft.com/content/53e7...
Portugal's local elections show the hard-right wave in Europe is not unstoppable, with Chega doing poorly (it won only three municipalities) and the governing centre-right and opposition Socialists polling strongly.
www.publico.pt/2025/10/13/p...
www.publico.pt/2025/10/13/p...
PSD ganha autárquicas, PS tem novo fôlego, Chega atrás do CDS
PSD ganha as autárquicas, com mais câmaras e centros urbanos populosos como Sintra, Gaia, Lisboa e Porto. O PS recupera capitais de distrito e não repete os maus resultados das legislativas.
www.publico.pt
October 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Portugal's local elections show the hard-right wave in Europe is not unstoppable, with Chega doing poorly (it won only three municipalities) and the governing centre-right and opposition Socialists polling strongly.
www.publico.pt/2025/10/13/p...
www.publico.pt/2025/10/13/p...
Peru: looks like at last the Congress is going to impeach Dina Boluarte, the most incompetent president the country has had in a very long time. The question is whether anyone better will replace her.
October 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Peru: looks like at last the Congress is going to impeach Dina Boluarte, the most incompetent president the country has had in a very long time. The question is whether anyone better will replace her.
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Populismo, proteccionismo y patrimonialismo: en la era de Donald Trump, el resto del mundo democrático está empezando a asemejarse a América Latina en algunos de sus peores rasgos históricos. Mi articulo en @letraslibres.com
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La latinoamericanización del mundo | Letras Libres
Populismo, proteccionismo y patrimonialismo: en la era de Donald Trump, el resto del mundo democrático está empezando a asemejarse a América Latina en algunos de sus peores rasgos históricos.
letraslibres.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Populismo, proteccionismo y patrimonialismo: en la era de Donald Trump, el resto del mundo democrático está empezando a asemejarse a América Latina en algunos de sus peores rasgos históricos. Mi articulo en @letraslibres.com
letraslibres.com/revista/reid...
letraslibres.com/revista/reid...
Populismo, proteccionismo y patrimonialismo: en la era de Donald Trump, el resto del mundo democrático está empezando a asemejarse a América Latina en algunos de sus peores rasgos históricos. Mi articulo en @letraslibres.com
letraslibres.com/revista/reid...
letraslibres.com/revista/reid...
La latinoamericanización del mundo | Letras Libres
Populismo, proteccionismo y patrimonialismo: en la era de Donald Trump, el resto del mundo democrático está empezando a asemejarse a América Latina en algunos de sus peores rasgos históricos.
letraslibres.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Populismo, proteccionismo y patrimonialismo: en la era de Donald Trump, el resto del mundo democrático está empezando a asemejarse a América Latina en algunos de sus peores rasgos históricos. Mi articulo en @letraslibres.com
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letraslibres.com/revista/reid...
This is sad to hear. Here in Madrid at the moment, swifts are in full flight, cruising, diving, constantly in movement, a delight to watch in the evening warmth
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Swifts’ decline: how can Britons help these remarkable birds?
Campaigners are calling for compulsory ‘swift bricks’ in new homes to provide nesting sites
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This is sad to hear. Here in Madrid at the moment, swifts are in full flight, cruising, diving, constantly in movement, a delight to watch in the evening warmth
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Farewell, Sly Stone, you and your family were great at the Isle of Wight 1970 where I was amongst the hundreds of thousands
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeQl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeQl...
Sly and the Family Stone at the Isle of Wight Festival (AUDIO)
YouTube video by The Blonde One
www.youtube.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Farewell, Sly Stone, you and your family were great at the Isle of Wight 1970 where I was amongst the hundreds of thousands
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeQl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeQl...
Just seen this and shocked and saddened. Duncan was a true gentleman as well as a great journalist. RIP
May 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Just seen this and shocked and saddened. Duncan was a true gentleman as well as a great journalist. RIP
"A passion for freedom". My obituary in @economist.com of Mario Vargas Llosa
www.economist.com/obituary/202...
www.economist.com/obituary/202...
Mario Vargas Llosa was shaped by authoritarianism
The Peruvian novelist and liberal died on April 13th, aged 89
www.economist.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"A passion for freedom". My obituary in @economist.com of Mario Vargas Llosa
www.economist.com/obituary/202...
www.economist.com/obituary/202...
Adiós Mario Vargas Llosa, a great Peruvian man of letters. He will be remembered above all for half a dozen great novels, especially "Conversación en la Catedral". Whatever one thought of his political commitments, he became a kind of super-ego for Latin America. He will be missed. RIP.
April 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Adiós Mario Vargas Llosa, a great Peruvian man of letters. He will be remembered above all for half a dozen great novels, especially "Conversación en la Catedral". Whatever one thought of his political commitments, he became a kind of super-ego for Latin America. He will be missed. RIP.
Hope you enjoy!
Fair play @kennysbookshop.bsky.social you always deliver the goods Next bit of reading covered, a Dublin award nominee from #danielmason and another deep dive into Spain and its story from @michaelreid52.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Hope you enjoy!
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Buenísima esta síntesis de Michael Reíd sobre las causas del declive del Occidente liberal. Pero parece un artículo demasiado condensado por limitaciones de espacio. Hay algo más extenso, @michaelreid52.bsky.social?
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El declive de Occidente y los orígenes del nuevo mundo | Letras Libres
Tiene razón J. D. Vance: la amenaza a Occidente viene de dentro, pero no por el “abandono a la libertad de expresión”, como pregonó en Europa, sino por la expansión del populismo nacionalista. Y para ...
letraslibres.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Buenísima esta síntesis de Michael Reíd sobre las causas del declive del Occidente liberal. Pero parece un artículo demasiado condensado por limitaciones de espacio. Hay algo más extenso, @michaelreid52.bsky.social?
letraslibres.com/revista/reid...
letraslibres.com/revista/reid...
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Perfect, from Private Eye
April 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Perfect, from Private Eye
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When a school xeroxes a book to "train" its pupils, it pays the author a license fee. When Meta uses books to "train" its AI models, it just steals them. We need a class action suit against Meta and other book thieves
April 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
When a school xeroxes a book to "train" its pupils, it pays the author a license fee. When Meta uses books to "train" its AI models, it just steals them. We need a class action suit against Meta and other book thieves
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Trump’s upcoming tariff barrage will hold back U.S.-based exporters and the growth they can bring. In my latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com, I argue that the U.S. should shift its focus from cutting imports to the other side of the trade equation and boost exports.
Tariffs Will Destroy the Best Cure for the Trade Deficit
US exports not only reduce deficits, they also bring higher-paying jobs and greater innovation. A tariff-driven trade war will hold back their growth.
bloom.bg
March 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Trump’s upcoming tariff barrage will hold back U.S.-based exporters and the growth they can bring. In my latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com, I argue that the U.S. should shift its focus from cutting imports to the other side of the trade equation and boost exports.
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Transport sec accuses Nigel Farage and Richard Tice of “peddling myths” about the cause of Heathrow's shutdown
Farage claimed the truth “is being withheld” on Sunday, after Tice blamed the closure on Heathrow moving to a biomass generator backup
No Reform MP was present for Alexander's statement
Farage claimed the truth “is being withheld” on Sunday, after Tice blamed the closure on Heathrow moving to a biomass generator backup
No Reform MP was present for Alexander's statement
“I am very aware that there were some other [MPs] who aren’t present in the chamber today who were busy peddling myths on Friday morning about this issue.”
🔴 Heidi Alexander responds to claim net zero caused Heathrow shutdown
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🔴 Heidi Alexander responds to claim net zero caused Heathrow shutdown
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March 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Transport sec accuses Nigel Farage and Richard Tice of “peddling myths” about the cause of Heathrow's shutdown
Farage claimed the truth “is being withheld” on Sunday, after Tice blamed the closure on Heathrow moving to a biomass generator backup
No Reform MP was present for Alexander's statement
Farage claimed the truth “is being withheld” on Sunday, after Tice blamed the closure on Heathrow moving to a biomass generator backup
No Reform MP was present for Alexander's statement
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