The Music Maker

Speak uneasy

Columnist Peter Edgerton comments on why three decades in Spain still can't protect you from the occasional spectacular misunderstanding

Peter Edgerton
  • The Bottom Line

    See you at the statues

    Columnist Ignacio Lillo looks at how a controversial set of port statues may already be finding its place in the city's heart

    Ignacio Lillo |
  • The Euro Zone - opinion

    Change is hard

    Daylight saving time was an attempted solution to a problem that no longer exists, but as recent events have shown, we are still not immune to energy crises

    Mark Nayler |
  • Digging the dirt
    José Manuel Villarejo.

    The Euro Zone

    Digging the dirt

    The "sewers of the state" scandal involves shocking allegations of illegal espionage and a potential 181 million euro fine for BBVA, comments columnist Mark Nayler

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Music Maker

    That was the week that was

    Columnist Peter Edgerton admits that surviving Malaga’s Holy Week requires early chores, strategic door-barging, and a tolerance for sleepless nights

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Bottom Line

    More than just a parade

    Columnist Dilip Kuner says that witnessing Semana Santa in Malaga taught him that Spain's Easter tradition runs far deeper than religion - it is a raw, communal expression of identity, endurance and belonging

    Dilip Kuner |
  • Food and drink

    Flying winemakers

    The death of Michel Rolland shines a light on the little-understood world of the 'flying winemaker' - peripatetic consultants who shaped the taste of a generation

    Andrew J. Linn |
  • The Euro Zone

    No surprises

    Castilla y León's regional election defied the polls and laid bare the Socialists' struggle to stay relevant in a Spain shaped by Trump, Iran and widespread disillusionment, observes columnist Mark Nayler

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Bottom Line

    News anxiety

    From Trump and train crashes to floods closer to home, a quarter of relentless headlines has left many of us gripped by news anxiety - and journalists are no exception, comments journalist Jennie Rhodes

    Jennie Rhodes |
  • The Music Maker

    You can't always get what you want

    Columnist and musician Peter Edgerton looks at the Spanish art of not being tiquismiquis - and makes the case for embracing antifinickity as a life philosophy

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Music Maker

    Daddy cool

    American president Theodore Roosevelt would often, and specifically, take time off from running the USA in order to spend it with his six children writes columnist Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Bottom Line

    The return of 'obey'

    Columnist Anita Katsarska reviews the KCL study on Gen Z attitudes toward gender roles and finds the results both unsurprising and deeply troubling

    Anita Katsarska |
  • Breaking the silence
    Friedrich Merz. (Reuters)

    The Euro Zone

    Breaking the silence

    Columnist Mark nayler looks at the criticsm aimed at the German chancellor for not taking on Trump directly

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Music Maker

    Art for heart's sake

    Columnist Peter Edgerton on rediscovering the joy of songwriting - and why creating something, however modest, beats waiting for inspiration to strike at 22

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Euro Zone

    A hard 'No'

    Columnist Mark Nayler examines Sánchez's defiance of Trump against a backdrop of hollow EU promises, restricted tariff powers and a president who considers himself above the law

    Mark Nayler |