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The Music Maker opinion

Peter Edgerton

Whose company needs a crowd?

The Christmas company meal is a fine old Spanish custom which brings with it a welcome opportunity to dust off the old glad rags and share a platter or twenty with your work colleagues in a convivial setting

  • 12 Dec 2025 11:09

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Anya Soares

    Christmas consumerism

    Sometimes, shops won't even give you the courtesy of waiting until Halloween is over to start promoting all things Santa Claus, so you're forced to believe that maybe Christmas does actually start at the end of October

  • 12 Dec 2025 11:02

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Mark Nayler

    Bad for business

    Spain's economy might be the fastest-growing in Europe, but its tax system needs a complete overhaul - as highlighted by an aggressive new advertising campaign in a major British newspaper

  • 05 Dec 2025 19:20

    The Euro Zone - Opinion

    MARK NAYLER

    Cutting the strings

    Spain's economy minister, Carlos Cuerpo, plans to rely less on EU funding to subsidise the country's spending budget.

  • 05 Dec 2025 18:48

    The Bottom Line - Opinion

    IGNACIO LILLO

    Running over a reader

    Common sense is becoming less and less common as pedestrians put themselves in harm's way on Malaga's roads

  • 05 Dec 2025 18:13

    The Music Maker - Opinion

    Peter Edgerton

    Songs of the south

    Here are the top five classic Spanish songs you need to listen to while you're in Spain

  • 28 Nov 2025 11:41

    The Music Maker opinion

    Peter Edgerton

    The light fantastic trip

    It's that magical time of year once more, when Christmas really begins with the switching-on of Malaga's magnificent yuletide lighting display

  • 28 Nov 2025 11:27

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Mark Nayler

    Fallen idols

    Now 95 and in poor health, Pujol, his seven children and fifteen business people are suspected of illegally amassing a fortune during the 23 years he was premier of Catalonia

  • 21 Nov 2025 11:14

    Food and drink opinion

    Andrew J. Linn

    What goes with curry?

    Pairing drinks with curry is a more delicate occupation than many imagine. The instinctive choice, an icy lager, has its place, but the world of curry rewards a touch of daring, writes columnist A.J. Linn

  • 21 Nov 2025 11:10

    The Music Maker opinion

    Peter Edgerton

    One step beyond

    The splendid old adage 'just because you can doesn't mean you should' is applicable in many walks of life if you're in search of the best possible outcome in a given situation, writes columnist Peter Edgerton

  • 21 Nov 2025 11:00

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Mark Nayler

    A second shot

    If Cuerpo were to succeed Paschar he would become the first Spanish president of the Eurogroup since the position was created twenty years ago, an opinion piece by columnist Mark Nayler

  • 21 Nov 2025 10:57

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Rachel Haynes

    About bloody time

    Spain's huge population of British residents who were affected by the 'mad cow' disease ban should now be able to give blood, as well as Spaniards and those of other nationalities who lived in the UK during the period in question, as long as other requirements are met

  • 14 Nov 2025 19:50

    History

    Liz Parry

    Fifty years on

    To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Franco, former editor of SUR in English Liz Parry looks back at her experiences of Spain in the seventies and the tremendous changes the country has seen since then

  • 14 Nov 2025 10:29

    The Music Maker opinion

    Peter Edgerton

    Image conscious

    As the years glide inexorably by, many of us find ourselves searching for ways to keep mind and body in tip-top condition or, at least, vaguely presentable

  • 14 Nov 2025 10:10

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Mark Nayler

    Fair share?

    This week, the EU Commission said that Spain, Cyprus, Greece and Italy will be able to relocate a quota of new arrivals to other nations, or receive financial support from them

  • 14 Nov 2025 10:08

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Regina Sotorrío

    God is everywhere

    Religion, in the broadest sense of the word, is in vogue, writes columnist Regina Sotorrío

  • 07 Nov 2025 10:59

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Rachel Haynes

    The pull of the south of Spain

    This week at the World Travel Market in London, a huge delegation from Andalucía and the Costa del Sol has been working hard to keep up the record-breaking figures of tourists, especially the British, visiting the south of Spain

  • 07 Nov 2025 10:57

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Mark Nayler

    The blame game in Spain

    Mazón's resignation over last October's floods raises questions about how blame should be distributed after a natural catastrophe, writes columnist Mark Nayler

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