EU funding has always attracted criticism, with northern European countries frequently complaining about giving money to the corrupt and ‘poor’ southern countries
Here comes summer, then, crashing in as usual
It would also be wrong to ignore the fact that Marbella, and more specifically certain areas of Marbella, act as a magnet for a certain type of individual
The principal question debated ad nauseum by lots of self-appointed experts has been "Is it the best album ever made?"
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We know by now that when the PP starts throwing about GDP statistics, their aim is usually to convince critics and doubters that the Spanish economy is back on track
If we followed every single medical recommendation, we would undoubtedly be healthier, but we wouldn’t have time to work or hardly even to live
Pop stars should stick to singing pop songs, because nobody likes being preached at
When you hear someone in Spain talking about their closest neighbours, they’re more likely, in my experience, to be referring to France, not Portugal
The fact that I overlooked setting up a standing order for the water bill when I first changed apartment last year went completely unnoticed... until now
Marketing gurus have managed to squeeze the lemon dry in Eurovision and football, but St Patrick's Day gave them little success in mass manipulation
The community spirit and family atmosphere that we are familiar with in this country seems to have faded away in Britain
Far from giving Spanish conservatives cause for back-slapping, the vote on amendments to Rajoy's budget only shows how ineffectual Spain’s political system has remained since last October
Far from being a romantic gesture, asking your girlfriend to marry you in public, is actually a heavy-handed emotional manipulation
The real problem for the Spanish economy is unemployment - a problem for which the solution is still a work in progress, if that
In Spain, with its great track record for corruption, the news is not so much what the politician in question has done, but the fact that they got caught out