Sancho in Spain
Sancho in Spain

'Sancho' is a British journalist who has been living in Spain for nearly 20 years. He writes regularly on Spanish national, regional and local news as well as on Gibraltar as 'Sancho' and under his real-life name, David Eade. His special interests are security, organised crime, domestic violence, politics and the environment.

He has also scripted numerous productions for radio including “If It’s In The Press, It’s Got To Be True” (which was performed live for four years at the Global Cafe in London), 80 episodes of “Our Kith and Ken” — an every day story of Costa folk in Spain — “Lift Up The Rock”, “Come on You Blues” plus a series of short stories broadcast on SABC in South Africa.

He is also a playwright.

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DateTitle
03/09/2010 12:19:24A few thoughts about International Women's Day (from a man)
03/05/2010 10:28:58Reservations about reservations at the famed elBulli restaurant
03/03/2010 13:41:44Freedom and liberty in the modern world and for Cuba's Orlando Zapata
03/02/2010 05:56:28The plight of Marrache employees: 'other people' were involved
02/26/2010 05:40:22The father of Andalucía: Blas Infante and his cause
02/22/2010 08:36:23Marrache law firm: once prestigious, now under scrutiny
02/19/2010 10:41:50Pensions are on the front lines of global econmic meltdown
02/16/2010 05:50:41Why Andalucía is slipping off the books in Spain
02/12/2010 11:33:52Valentine's Day: The languages of love -- French, Italian and Klingon
02/08/2010 05:47:12Gibraltar 25 years after the border opened
02/02/2010 14:22:00Will President Obama attend the USA-EU conference?
02/01/2010 11:05:39Madrid politician overheard calling former bank counselor 'son of a whore'
01/29/2010 12:04:12Is Spain's prime minister 'un cateto' because he can't speak English?
01/28/2010 05:23:06Niece work... if you can get it
01/25/2010 11:31:56An average salary in Spain is lower than average
01/22/2010 08:00:50Tragedy in London: Tomassi's has no idea what a 'Ron's Revenge' is for a two bob bit
01/12/2010 09:17:28Aminatu Haidar: From hunger strike to house arrest
01/07/2010 14:56:32In Spain, a majority of people are recycling as a way of life
01/05/2010 20:17:00Crude behavior: No kidding!
12/31/2009 05:35:36Forget the blue Moon... In Spain, 12 grapes ring in the New Year
12/24/2009 10:25:18Merry Christmas: Some interesting facts about the season
12/23/2009 11:43:51In Spain, a battle over political turncoats
12/20/2009 10:24:28Copenhagen: Climate, no change
12/18/2009 05:34:44A victory for Aminatu Haidar and human rights
12/17/2009 05:34:56Aminatu Haidar may die for human rights in the Sahara
12/15/2009 04:55:38England's North Somerset council auctioned off for £50; lookie loos in the flowery loos; and a criminal blackface routine
12/12/2009 14:49:35SOS Ayuda sin Frontera: a calendar with a cause
12/11/2009 08:35:47Is the end of the Spanish ‘ñ’ nigh?
12/05/2009 13:42:10'X Factor' stars improve milk production, Ilfracombe's 'sperm' logo, mistreatment of an autistic boy
12/02/2009 20:59:59Politics: Britain's Labour pains and Spain's turkeys
11/27/2009 12:59:01Jesus' face in the bed covers and 'dude, I do this every night'
11/26/2009 19:48:02The next war: Water battles in Jimena, Spain
11/23/2009 08:01:11Spanish colours, but not flag, targeted during British training at Gibraltar
11/22/2009 19:07:05Europe to Kissenger: How you may call
11/20/2009 05:35:00Squirrels raid vets' graves, insurance and flowers, black-and-white telly in Wales
11/17/2009 18:44:29Sovereignty and conflict in Gibraltar's waters
11/13/2009 05:53:24Briefing: Death of a celebrity squirrel, Ryanair's 'art' calendar, when stilettos attack
11/11/2009 06:23:58Is my brother still alive?
11/09/2009 12:36:27Are Chinese censors preventing pandas from being labeled 'endangered?'
11/07/2009 09:15:40The British, poppies and war remembrance
11/06/2009 08:26:58The odd roundup... Gordon Brown and Guy Fawkes, the responsible way to hold drunken orgies and more
11/04/2009 08:26:02Gibraltar press statement worth a chuckle
10/30/2009 08:11:50Book: Why, oh why, does ear wax taste so gross?
10/28/2009 07:18:48The British National Party and a once-green and pleasant land
10/23/2009 04:38:25German love cats travel to Northern Ireland; Tommy Cooper's chips; a real Loser and more...
10/21/2009 04:35:02If not Italian or Catalan, perhaps Christopher Columbus was Scottish
10/18/2009 14:57:05'King' witch sets loose a demon in a Catholic church (and other odd British and U.S. news)
10/16/2009 10:54:49Christopher Columbus: Not quite Italian, research indicates, with Jewish roots
10/14/2009 05:51:41The Rock of Gibraltar and the familiar notion of decolonisation
10/13/2009 05:53:41The phoney war and the Treaty of Utrecht
10/10/2009 12:14:04For the love of Motherwell: Life in Britain and what's missing (like the David Letterman drama)
10/02/2009 10:56:13Should Spain's controversial abortion proposal be aborted?
09/24/2009 06:42:12Seeing Red (Arrows) over the Rock
09/23/2009 07:36:07¿Habla Spanglish? Try it in Spain
09/22/2009 06:51:10Will British Overseas Territories have to be bailed out?
09/18/2009 06:38:33The crisis is not to Spain's economy, but to it's democracy
09/13/2009 21:44:58How Britain's Brown passes the pound
09/12/2009 09:39:38A Greek god and his recently-recovered penis
09/08/2009 00:00:00Amnesty International opposes US renewal of Cuban sanctions
09/04/2009 04:40:11Gibraltar's chief minister ducks tough questions about anti-British riots a generation ago
08/30/2009 15:01:48Secret deals put bank clients' confidentiality at risk
08/27/2009 04:42:44Recalling Walter Nieman at Sardi's
08/24/2009 07:49:34Lockerbie and the Thatcher legacy
08/21/2009 04:33:31The British-U.S. divide over Lockerbie and the mystery that may never be solved
08/19/2009 06:56:55Few lazy summer days in soggy Britain -- a blessing and a curse for tourism
08/14/2009 10:56:24Italy's odd banking system accepts cheese deposit
08/13/2009 04:35:45A salute to Francis Cantos
08/11/2009 04:59:42Sir Alex is top of the Rock
08/07/2009 11:03:32Why I am no longer a twit
08/04/2009 07:10:03Free speech or insult?
08/04/2009 00:00:00SWINE FLU: PANDEMIC OR PANIC-DEMIC
07/29/2009 03:00:00Is it swine flu or British flu?
07/27/2009 03:00:00Farewell, captain
07/25/2009 12:21:11Wing and a prayer
07/23/2009 03:11:00Didn't we have a lovely time?
07/21/2009 07:00:00Same-sex debate in Gibraltar: Caruana vs. Feetham
07/20/2009 05:00:00A grim battle over sexuality in Gibraltar
07/17/2009 22:00:00A tragedy waiting to happen
07/16/2009 06:00:00Keen-eyed prospero and Julian Munoz
07/14/2009 07:13:09Carraco flares up over rock's waters
07/13/2009 10:00:00Barbara wants an apology
07/10/2009 06:00:00Talking bull
07/09/2009 09:15:00Tarred with the Murdoch brush
07/08/2009 01:01:00Heaven help us all
07/06/2009 01:11:00Getting high on Spanish wine
07/05/2009 01:01:00My gun boat is bigger than your gun boat
07/03/2009 02:22:00A blood fest
07/02/2009 09:01:00A sea of pink
06/30/2009 22:00:00S.W.A.D.K: Signed With A Deadly Kiss
06/30/2009 01:00:00Not a dog's chance
06/29/2009 00:00:00Pie in the sky

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