About David Eade
Based: GibraltarDavid Eade is a journalist and political advisor. He writes a daily column for the Gibraltar newspaper ‘Panorama’ and contributes features to The Morning Star and London Progressive Journal. He also writes regular weekly news items for various newspapers and blogs in Gibraltar, Spain, the UK and USA. He is an active member of the Labour Party, GSLP, Party of European Socialists (PES) as well as the Fabian Society and Compass. He is Director of the Progressive Forum think tank: hence he writes from a socialist perspective and one of his blogs can be found at http://www.lookingtotheleft.blogspot.com
Articles Written
Bulgaria elections: Widespread abuse but hope
by David Eade
Tue 14th May 2013I set off to Bulgaria after being selected by the Party of European Socialists to be part of the 100 plus team from all across the European Union to monitor the General Election. David Eade reports.... [read more]
Spaniards Fall Out Of Love With Their Royals
by David Eade
Tue 7th May 2013David Eade explains that since the financial crisis started there has been a fall in support for the Royal Household ... [read more]
Urgent calls for a General Election in Bulgaria
by David Eade
Wed 1st May 2013On Sunday 12 May Bulgaria will hold its general election. The outcome will not only be closely awaited by the people of that country but by fellow European Union States and organisations such as Transparency International, which has been monitoring corruption in Bulgaria for over a decade, writes David Eade.... [read more]
Voting violations in an EU member state
by David Eade
Sat 27th Apr 2013Voting violations such as ballot rigging, vote buying and control are acts we associate with the shadier, non democratic nations of the world. However such practices are alive and well right here in the EU, writes David Eade.... [read more]
From Goulash Socialism to Hunger March
by David Eade
Wed 20th Mar 2013David Eade discusses Hungary’s answer to the Jarrow march... [read more]
Marching with the Neo-Nazis
by David Eade
Sun 17th Mar 2013On Saturday I attended the MSZP socialist party rally in Budapest. It was held at the national stadium dedicated to Ferenc Puskás, writes David Eade... [read more]
The Battle to Save Democracy
by David Eade
Fri 15th Mar 2013Last week I spent several days in Budapest at a conference organised by the Party of European Socialists (PES), David Eade reports... [read more]
Spain is the Most Corrupt Nation in the EU
by David Eade
Wed 6th Mar 2013LPJ Iberian correspondent, David Eade, shows how the Spanish people have lost faith in their politicians and national institutions... [read more]
Good News for the Left in Andalucía; Bad News for Democracy in Spain
by David Eade
Thu 21st Feb 2013The southern most region of Spain, Andalucía, has always been a socialist fiefdom but the centre right Partido Popular (PP) came very close to toppling the socialist PSOE party from power in the 2012 regional elections, writes David Eade... [read more]
Andalucía High Court backs workers’ champion
by David Eade
Thu 14th Feb 2013If you have an image of a person who is an old school Communist mayor and trade unionist in Andalucía the chances are you would come up with a description of Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo, writes David Eade.... [read more]
Ne Les Oublions Jamais
by David Eade
Thu 7th Feb 2013David Eade recounts his experience of Holocaust Memorial Day in Paris... [read more]
A nation divided over same sex marriage
by David Eade
Wed 6th Feb 2013France’s Parliament, the Assemblee Nationale, has started the long debate to enshrine same sex marriages in law. David Eade reports.... [read more]
One Nation- Ed's Third Way
by David Eade
Sat 12th Jan 2013David Eade reports on Ed Milliband's speech at the Fabian Society conference today... [read more]
Lying Around Like Dogs In Ditches
by David Eade
Thu 20th Dec 2012Just two weeks ago in the London Progressive Journal I wrote of the hundreds of Republican supporters seeking refuge at La Sauceda who were rounded up by Franco’s forces and slain at El Marrufo in Andalucía in the Spanish Civil War, today I report on another burial that took place on Sunday, writes David Eade.... [read more]
El Marrufo starts to give up its Spanish Civil War dead
by David Eade
Thu 6th Dec 2012The Spanish Civil War will always hold a special place in the hearts of those on the left of politics. In Spain the memories are still raw, nowhere more so than amongst the thousands of families who lost relatives, assassinated by Franco’s forces... [read more]
Mas means less
by David Eade
Mon 26th Nov 2012LPJ Iberian correspondent, David Eade, provides a breakdown of the Catalan elections and discusses the implications the election results have for the issue of Catalan independence... [read more]
“It was so bad you just wanted to laugh”
by David Eade
Tue 20th Nov 2012LPJ French political affairs correspondent, David Eade, comments on the recent leadership election within France’s Conservative opposition party, the UMP... [read more]
The Scotland Question answered
by David Eade
Fri 9th Nov 2012David Eade explains how allowing Scotland a referendum on independence may have implications for other secessionist movements across Europe.... [read more]
Time for our unions to come to Spain’s aid
by David Eade
Thu 1st Nov 2012David Eade calls for a renewal of international solidarity to help Spain’s embattled workers... [read more]
Growth Comes with Jobs, Innovation and Access to Credit
by David Eade
Sat 20th Oct 2012David Eade talks to Parti Socialiste MP Axelle Lemaire about French President François Hollande budget for 2013... [read more]
The Spanish State Faces Disintegration
by David Eade
Wed 10th Oct 2012The Spain of today is in a deep financial crisis. Rather than the country pulling together it is pulling apart. LPJ Iberian correspondent, David Eade, discusses the possibility of the Spainish state breaking up into autonomous regions... [read more]
Ed's speech of faith
by David Eade
Sun 7th Oct 2012“That is my faith. One nation: a country for all, with everyone playing their part. A Britain we rebuild together.” David Eade reports on Ed Milliband's speech to the Labour Party Conference... [read more]
Spain’s other valley of the fallen
by David Eade
Thu 2nd Aug 2012David Eade discusses Spain’s ‘Valley of the Fallen’ where to this day the bones of those who perished under the Nationalist onslaught in the Civil War still lie on the ground... [read more]
Spain's abusive banks
by David Eade
Thu 21st Jun 2012The big economic news has been the massive 100bn euros bailout of Spain’s banks. However the back story has been the numerous protests by Spaniards against measures to support banks which are largely in trouble through their own greed, corruption and mismanagement, writes David Eade.... [read more]
Historic Victory and a Spicy Tale
by David Eade
Wed 20th Jun 2012In the last of a series of articles on the French elections, David Eade looks at the breakdown of the National Assembly elections and the way forward for Francois Hollande and the Parti Socialiste ... [read more]
French Canadian battles to speak for London in Paris
by David Eade
Tue 5th Jun 2012France may have a new President but the electoral contest is far from over, reports David Eade... [read more]
Spain’s fishing armada stopped from ‘raping’ Gibraltar’s waters
by David Eade
Mon 28th May 2012LPJ’s Iberian correspondent, David Eade, reports on tensions between Spanish fishermen and the Gibraltarian government following the rescindment of a ‘Joint Understanding’ that allowed Spanish vessels to fish in Gibraltar’s waters... [read more]
Spain’s May 15 protest movement celebrates its anniversary
by David Eade
Mon 14th May 2012As the Spanish 15-M protest movement celebrates its first anniversary, LPJ Iberian correspondent, David Eade, reveals that the movement is spreading from main street to mainstream... [read more]
I am the President of the youth of France
by David Eade
Wed 9th May 2012David Eade reports from Paris on the outcome of the French Presidential elections... [read more]
The French Presidential Campaign: As Viewed from the Rue de Solférino
by David Eade
Thu 26th Apr 2012David Eade talks to Pierre Kanuty about Francois Hollande's real chance of victory in the upcoming French election.... [read more]
Advantage Hollande
by David Eade
Tue 24th Apr 2012David Eade on the increase in French left-wing voters and the possibility this might mean victory for Francois Hollande.... [read more]
UKs French set to oust Sarkosy
by David Eade
Thu 5th Apr 2012In his latest article on the upcoming French Presidential elections, David Eade looks at the crucial role French voters living in Britain will play in determining the winner... [read more]
Hollande: in bed with the voters
by David Eade
Sat 31st Mar 2012In the first of a series of articles on the forthcoming French Presidential elections, David Eade evaluates Francois Hollande - the Parti Socialiste candidate who may well be the next French President... [read more]
Spain's last election
by David Eade
Wed 21st Mar 2012David Eade contemplates the chances of the Left parties winning the Andalucían Parliamentary Elections on 25th March... [read more]
Has Europe abandoned the Left?
by David Eade
Thu 8th Mar 2012David Eade looks at whether there is any truth in the claim that the people of Europe have turned away from the parties of the Left... [read more]
News International Wapping Exhibition closes as Sun on Sunday is launched
by David Eade
Tue 28th Feb 2012David Eade reviews the News International Wapping – 25 Years on exhibition that has been touring around the UK... [read more]
Is Ed making a balls of it?
by David Eade
Thu 26th Jan 2012David Eade reflects on Ed Balls' recent speech at a Fabian Society conference and asks whether the Shadow Chancellor is more of a hinderence than a help to his own party... [read more]
Protest Movement or tourist attraction?
by David Eade
Fri 13th Jan 2012David Eade contrasts the Occupy movement in the UK with the 15-M movement in Spain... [read more]
Ban the Spanish Royal family from business
by David Eade
Tue 20th Dec 2011David Eade looks at allegations of a business scandal involving members of the Spanish royal family... [read more]
The fourth force in Spanish politics: Voto en Blanco
by David Eade
Thu 1st Dec 2011David Eade reflects on the results of the recent Spanish General election and the rise of the Voto en Blanco
... [read more]
Voters swing behind the PCE on its 90th anniversary
by David Eade
Mon 14th Nov 2011David Eade recounts the history of the Communist Party of Spain and shows that the party still has influence in Spanish politics... [read more]
Angry, broke and Homeless
by David Eade
Sat 29th Oct 2011As the Spanish general election approaches, David Eade shows how a protest movement, led by the homeless, will be campaigning out on the streets.... [read more]