19:55
Get paid to eat
Surely isn't the one catch-all trick to offer wine at half price across the board?
opinion
19:53
THE EURO ZONE
Compare and contrast
To question that imposing total lockdowns during pandemics is the only, or at least the best, way to proceed has become an almost unspeakable taboo
19:52
THE MUSIC MAKER
Wave culture
A fixed, false smile, glazed expression and constantly pumping arm for everyone - that should do the trick
19:50
THE BOTTOM LINE
Tales from the old days
The girl looks up from her history book. Without checking the date, she assumes she's been reading about the 17th or 18th century, even earlier. Then she realises her mistake
16:33
Prohibition, will they never learn?
When Prohibition became law in the US a century ago, no-one had thought through the consequences, and the declared aims were never achieved
16:31
Not fair enough
The official ferias are deemed too risky, even though informal street parties, spread over the crowded terraces of bars and restaurants, are happening several times a week in villages, towns and cities throughout Andalucía
16:27
THE EURO ZONE
Opposing forces
The Spanish opposition seems to have nothing else in its armoury except a dictionary of personal insults from which to abuse the prime minister and a range of showy tactics, designed chiefly to satisfy its supporters' visceral loathing of the left
16:24
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Is this time different?
Cash is no longer risk-free. If we want to achieve a successful investment outcome over the next decade, we need to think about several things in a different way
16:20
THE MUSIC MAKER
Amazon gain forest
If my calculations are right, and Jeff Bezos was taxed at ninety-nine per cent, he'd still be getting about 216,000 dollars an hour which is even more than London plumbers charge
12:56
THE BIGGER PICTURE
When a soft touch is anything but
Sadly, when ethics meet profitability, profitability wins
19:19
THE BOTTOM LINE
A lesson and an opportunity
Marbella needs to position itself as the ideal place to live in a world where remote working will be more and more common
19:15
THE MUSIC MAKER
Filling groovy
Forty years ago it had never occurred to me that taking a photo of one's own teeth might one day become an actual thing
19:11
Myths and legends
Misunderstandings arise because here we tend to speak in louder tones than other Europeans to make ourselves heard above the clatter of plates, and, in many places, other customers
12:14
THE EURO ZONE
Strings attached
If the EU funds are to have maximum benefit for Spain, the Spanish government, especially not the one that's currently in power, shouldn't have "carte blanche" in using them
14:51
THE BOTTOM LINE
What if...?
The problem with passing legislation that affects absolutely everybody is that it's very difficult to find a formula that can be applied to everyone's circumstances
