A protester throws a bottle towards a police van during clashes in Barcelona, Spain, on October 5. Lino De Vallier / Shutterstock Spain’s November 11 general strike, called in response to a housing crisis, stagnant wages and rising living costs, is part of a much wider European story. Student-led protests in countries…

John Rees on Tue, 11/03/2026 - 19:17 The engagement of the organised working classes, already growing, may lead to large-scale strike action across the continent A French gendarme has flames rising up his uniform after being hit by a Molotov cocktail during a nationwide day of protests, in Paris on 31 October 2026…