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Tristan Garel-Jones In Memoriam

Posted by Cristina A-C
On March 27, 2020

A Tribute by Tom Burns Marañon on behalf of his many friends in the BritishSpanish Society For a Spanish public intellectual an invitation to deliver the Pregón Taurino de la Feria de Abril by the Real Maestranza de Sevilla is on a level with being asked by the BBC to give the annual Reith lectures. […]

“London Diary“ by Jimmy Burns OBE

Posted by Cristina A-C
On March 22, 2020

“London Diary” by Jimmy Burns OBE Friday the 13th March It’s been a week of relative normality compared to other big cities hit by a more advanced stage of the virus. We seem to still be in semi-crisis mode, with the emphasis on self-containment rather than draconian enforcement. A phoney war while others elsewhere in […]

Statement on COVID19 crisis

Posted by Cristina A-C
On March 15, 2020

Dear BSS Members and Friends, We have been monitoring closely the COVID-19 situation as it unfolds around the world, and specifically how it might impact our members and friends in Spain and the UK. Given the bi-cultural nature of our charity and also mindful of the global uncertainty and disruption caused by the virus, and the […]

The inauguration in Madrid of BSS exhibition “Churchill & Spain”

Posted by Cristina A-C
On March 10, 2020

One of Madrid’s most prestigious university conference venues registered a full house on the 28th January for the BritishSpanish Society/Universidad Pontificia de Comillas event dedicated to the figure of Britain’s wartime prime-minister Winston Churchill and his relationship with Spain. The state of the art Salon de Actos located in the Canto Blanco campus of the […]

Dr Francisco Molina-Holgado’s interview in La Linterna (Radio Cope)

Posted by Claire Collins
On February 24, 2020

Dr Francisco Molina-Holgado’s interview in the programme "La Linterna" (Radio COPE) 30/01/2020 about Brexit

Jimmy Burns’ interview in La Linterna (Radio Cope)

Posted by Jonny hough
On February 7, 2020

Jimmy Burns participation in the programme "La Linterna" (Radio COPE) 30/01/2020 about Brexit

Scholarships Programme, apply now!

Posted by British Spanish Society
On January 28, 2020

We are delighted to announce the BritishSpanish Society 13th Scholarships Programme.

What is a Remainer to do?

Posted by Jonny hough
On January 20, 2020

Now is the time for people who care about saving our European links to make ourselves heard.

El sentido liberal by Jimmy Burns Marañón

Posted by British Spanish Society
On November 7, 2019

Es estos días que avanzan las fechas de elecciones en España y el Reino Unido, dos países que por sangre de madre y padre me unen en un compartido sentido de patriotismo, quería reflejar sobre aspectos que me llaman la atención ya que tienen que ver con algunos valores de conducta cívica además de política.