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The Bottom Line opinion

Rachel Haynes

Still special

Whether or not you're very devout or religious - which almost seems irrelevant this week - Semana Santa in Malaga and other towns and cities in southern Spain is a big deal, writes Rachel Haynes

  • 28 Mar 2024 16:28

    The Music Maker opinion

    Peter Edgerton

    Smarty pants

    Electronic gadgets claiming to be smart are, almost unfailingly, quite the opposite - writes Peter Edgerton

  • 28 Mar 2024 16:25

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Mark Nayler

    Lying low

    Luis Rubiales, the spectacularly fallen former president of the Spanish Football Federation. has plenty in common with the ex-king: as Juan Carlos was back in 2020, he is at the centre of a corruption probe into alleged kickbacks and money-laundering

  • 22 Mar 2024 16:55

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Ignacio Lillo

    Let's see if they get it

    I was at an environmental forum with a group of students who were probably around 18 years old. The thing is, at one point they were asked to give their opinion on what had been discussed, and their responses left me dumbfounded, writes Ignacio Lillo

  • 22 Mar 2024 16:50

    The Music Maker opinion

    Peter Edgerton

    Bad form

    In the olden days, any customer with a grievance had to write to head office or, in Spain, ask for the 'libro de reclamaciones' (complaints book). But now it's different, writes Peter Edgerton...

  • 22 Mar 2024 16:47

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Mark Nayler

    A clapped-out government

    One thing you can't fail to notice about Spain's cumbersome four-party coalition is the sheer amount of clapping it does. What's less obvious is why it believes any kind of self-congratulation to be justified

  • 15 Mar 2024 17:13

    The Music Maker

    Peter Edgerton

    Conversation stopper

    Are you frustrated with your attempts to learn the Spanish language? Do you find that every time you try to engage in a conversation with a local, you get a reply in English? This is Peter Edgerton's experience...

  • 15 Mar 2024 17:04

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Mark Nayler

    False hope

    If Catalan secessionists lose the May election, which is likely, Pedro Sánchez might expect them to stop making awkward demands in exchange for parliamentary support, writes Mark Nayler

  • 15 Mar 2024 17:00

    David Andrews

    Actions and consequences

    For the right, the PSOE came to power on the wave of anger from the 11-M attacks and, as such, were an illegitimate government. For the left, the PP tried to maintain power using a terrorist attack as a way to galvanise its voters and sway the moderate centre

  • 15 Mar 2024 16:56

    International Women's Day 2024 opinion

    Ana Barreales

    Yes, this really is still happening today

    There are still people who believe that the inequalities we, as women, suffer are no big deal and that we should put up with it and sit back for a hundred years or so and wait for things to change, writes Ana Barreales

  • 15 Mar 2024 16:51

    Driving over lemons

    Farmers in Spain are not prepared to let their protests fade away in the public eye, something that is always a danger when someone repeats a complaint several times, however valid it might be

  • 09 Mar 2024 13:40

    International Women's Day

    Diego A. Nieto Marcó

    Women who dared go further

    In the 19th and 20th centuries, many women achieved great feats in worlds dominated by men - not just literature, but also science, travel and adventure

  • 08 Mar 2024 16:34

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Mark Nayler

    Power corrupts

    Over the last year or so, it has started to seem as if the world of Spanish football might be almost as murky as the country's politics, writes Mark Naylor

  • 08 Mar 2024 16:31

    The Music Maker

    Peter Edgerton

    Identity crisis

    These days a lanyard is more often used to give an air of dubious self-importance to those who might otherwise spend their days going largely unnoticed, writes Peter Edgerton

  • 08 Mar 2024 16:29

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Jennie Rhodes

    Keeping women

    Do men still think that we women only work because we have nobody to look after us?, asks Jennie Rhodes

  • 01 Mar 2024 16:50

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Jennie Rhodes

    Water: a luxury not even the mega rich can acquire

    The rich and famous don't deserve water any more than the rest of us, writes Jennie Rhodes, after the high-end property sector of Marbella, Estepona and Benahavís said it was worried about the effect the drought will have on sales and rentals if it is not resolved

  • 01 Mar 2024 16:43

    The Music Maker

    Peter Edgerton

    Gone south

    Olive oil, tapas, desert and forest - a few of the reasons to celebrate Andalucía

  • 01 Mar 2024 16:42

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Mark Nayler

    Show us the money

    The EU Commission is concerned about potential misuse of the emergency Covid funds it gave to Spain

  • 26 Feb 2024 09:34

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Ignacio Lillo

    The next stop

    Malaga is still far from having the West-East and Centre-North metro network that suits its size and dynamism, writes Ignacio Lillo

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