Rupert Cocke

Barcelona-based senior editor for @Mergermarket. Opinions my own. My presence here =/= endorsement of owner's views. My blog:

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PINNED TWEET: I am a Barcelona-based financial reporter who publishes news behind a paywall. All opinions are my own and do not reflect the views of ION Analytics or its subsidiaries. Personal blog: https://t.co/nr1JbmH7gd Linktree: https://t.co/XjRHcVsGaY

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Please check out my thoughts in this week's free-to-read essay on my personal blog. https://t.co/QseTMSHX4Q 2/2

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How did Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez endure a terrible week without calling a snap election? 1/2

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Please check out this week's free-to-read essay on my personal blog after the jump! https://t.co/HdZRJZtw5v 2/2

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Are the legal difficulties facing Spain's Socialist Party a case of "lawfare"? 1/2

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@LupineChemist Sorry to hear that! I like Hayek's thing that markets are really about information. Bankruptcy / business failure can be hard information to absorb...

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Spaniards have mostly welcomed massive immigration in the last few decades, but there are murmings of discontent about newcomers allegedly claiming welfare while living in squats. 1/2

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This week's free essay on my personal blog explores the issue. https://t.co/h19f57WNDn 2/2

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Please check it out after the jump! https://t.co/SbVtKQtKZs 2/2

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Today's free essay on my personal blog is an appreciation of John Coltrane's masterpiece, A Love Supreme. 1/2

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Please check out this week's free essay on my personal blog for more: https://t.co/IxVfetpeEE 2/2

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If your country is invaded, then fighting to win is often going to be the least-bad choice available. 1/2

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@Sinue89149137 Did you read the essay?

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Did you know that Ramón Franco, the younger brother of the Spanish warlord and dictator, was a Catalan nationalist? 1/2

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@AlegreTurluron "One quite commonly finds that great national leaders, or the founders of nationalist movements, do not even belong to the country they have glorified. Sometimes they are outright foreigners, or more often they come from peripheral areas where nationality is doubtful." Orwell

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Please join me on my personal blog, where I explore the little-known story in this week's free-to-read essay. https://t.co/8RGiaT49GR 2/2

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This week's entry on my personal blog is a visual essay on axe sharpening. 1/2

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Please check out the free-to-read essay on my personal blog on the theme https://t.co/JeVDDSXOOt 2/2

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The importance of personal safety is all too often forgotten by politicans, theorists, and commentators 1/2

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Please check the essay out here: https://t.co/XEb5gECbLu 2/2

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Did you know that the Buddha is revered as a Christian saint? This week's free-to-read esssay on my personal blog looks at how stories and ideas can easily escape the context where they were first developed and nurtured. 1/2