A troubling review of Spain
Columnist Jennie Rhodes responds to Zoe Strimpel labelling the country as "the worst in western Europe" in an article recently published by The Spectator
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Columnist Jennie Rhodes responds to Zoe Strimpel labelling the country as "the worst in western Europe" in an article recently published by The Spectator
06 Oct 2024 12:17
06 Oct 2024 08:55
04 Oct 2024 14:51
Peter Jones
The Andalucía Bird Society recommends looking out for the Pandion haliaetus this month
04 Oct 2024 14:49
SUR in English columnist Peter Edgerton pays tribute to Kris Krostefferson
04 Oct 2024 14:43
Georgina Oliver
The Picasso Museum's new artistic director spotlights star street photographer Joel Meyerowitz: a Malaga-struck New Yorker
27 Sep 2024 12:54
Mark Nayler
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez criticised the "neoliberal dogma' of austerity - the economic approach favoured by his Conservative predecessor, Mariano Rajoy - and stressed the benefits of government spending
27 Sep 2024 12:53
Peter Edgerton / www.peteredgerton.com
Real-life person beats smartphone translator in battle of the half-wits: SUR columnist Peter Edgerton considers the faith we put in electronic devices, trusting them more than human interaction
27 Sep 2024 12:46
Juan Carlos Viloria
SUR columnist Juan Carlos Viloria asks whether cyclists should have to pass a theory and practical test before being allow to ride on Spain's roads
20 Sep 2024 10:59
Ignacio Lillo
For yet another year, we Malagueños must continue the fight and demand our rightful dues as the fastest-growing region in Spain, alongside Madrid. And once again, we must do it from the ground up, from civil society, writes columnist Ignacio Lillo
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20 Sep 2024 10:54
Mark Nayler
Spain's minister for the ecological transition, Teresa Ribera, was named as the EU's next energy commissioner this week. But not everyone was happy, writes columnist Mark Nayler
20 Sep 2024 10:51
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Peter Edgerton recollects, "the more we dived into the idiosyncrasies of spin bowling grips, bouncers, beamers and shining one half of the ball on your pants - trying in vain as we went to translate everything into some vague approximation of Spanish - the more we found ourselves bent over double, helpless with wheezing laughter"
13 Sep 2024 15:25
Peter Edgerton / www.peteredgerton.com
It all seemed a bit far-fetched, but as you may have read over the past couple of weeks, the TikTok generation are apparently heading to Mercadona stores in pursuit of romance. SUR columnist Peter Edgerton decided to hotfoot it down to his local supermarket to investigate
13 Sep 2024 15:17
David Andrews
After the tragic killing of Mateo in Toledo, columnist David Andrews argues that the recent racist attacks, slurs and misinformation on social media in Spain are intentioned and orchestrated
13 Sep 2024 15:10
Mark Nayler
Belgium is to Puigdemont what Spain is to González, writes columnist Mark Nayler
06 Sep 2024 17:09
Mark Nayler
The state of Spanish politics is so bad, and public trust in its protagonists so low, that a quarter of young Spanish men would now prefer an authoritarian regime to democracy 'in some circumstances', writes Mark Nayler
06 Sep 2024 17:07
Peter Edgerton / www.peteredgerton.com
If we want to make children happier, we need to encourage them to learn their times tables, to be able to conjugate French verbs correctly and, most importantly, to press 'delete' on all (anti) social media applications, suggests columnist Peter Edgerton
06 Sep 2024 17:04
Jennie Rhodes
I suppose we'll find out in years to come when couples, asked about how they met, admit "I carried a pineapple," writes Jennie Rhodes
30 Aug 2024 13:11
Jennie Rhodes
It's the end of the summer season and this weekend will see one of the biggest traffic operations of the year as thousands of Spanish holidaymakers leave the Costa del Sol and head home
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