This article was written in Spanish as a contribution to the Periódico de Ibiza, following a short article they published in the first week of December 2024 recording the death of Clive Crocker the founder of the Bar Domino and Clive’s Bar in the 1960s. When I read of the death of Clive Crocker in … More Homage to the Bar Domino
Part 2 of my blog series is published in time for Constitution Day, December 6th 2024 When the Spanish government issued the 1957 decree (called a BoE) announcing the start of a Citroën production line in the Galician city of Vigo, it was the beginning of a revolution in transport for small businesses: bakers, grocers, … More The 2cv van and the Spanish economy 1958 – 1978
The Citroën 2cv (“two horses” or “deuche” as affectionately known in France) was often seen in the teachers’ car parking areas of Kent’s secondary schools where I taught in the 1990s and early 2000s and represented a kind of lefty middle class rejection of consumerism. The basic 1940s design being an icon of affordable motoring … More “Amelie”: a celebration of two horses