The Bottom Line opinion

Don Juan

Behind the large Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses with dark lenses that he always wears, you could sense in the shadow of his barely visible eyes that the years of the Civil War had been very hard

Ignacio Lillo
  • Full steam ahead as Malaga neighbourhood becomes new Puerto Banús
    A computerised image of the San Andrés marina. (SUR)

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Full steam ahead as Malaga neighbourhood becomes new Puerto Banús

    It's an uncomfortable reality that the more the city advances, the harder it becomes for many of its natives to live in it... writes columnist Ignacio Lillo

    Ignacio Lillo |
  • Not looking good
    Prime minister Pedro Sánchez. (SUR)

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Not looking good

    For a prime minister primarily concerned about image, things don't get much worse, writes columnist Mark Nayler

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Music Maker opinion

    Where's the funny in that?

    I had thought this would be a great opportunity to compare the public transport systems on offer in the UK and in Spain and then write a thoroughly entertaining piece on the subject, writes columnist Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The rest is history

    The deal is a triumph of pragmatism and good sense - a rare moment of compromise in a long-running dispute

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    On the record

    Leire Díez is the protagonist of the latest corruption scandal to affect Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez, writes columnist Mark Naylor

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Music Maker opinion

    Security risk

    I vividly remember the first time I was charged one euro and ten cents for a cup of coffee in Malaga and it felt like the floodgates had been opened, writes columnist Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    Language barrier

    The EU's General Affairs Council (GAC) rejected Spain's request to have Catalan, Basque and Galician recognised as the bloc's 25th, 26th and 27th languages

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Music Maker opinion

    Spanish missteps

    To be fair, saying 'piña' (pineapple) rather than 'pino' (pine wood) isn't the greatest faux-pas in the history of international communications but it has to be one of the funniest, writes columnist Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The bottom line

    No second chance

    No matter how secure we may feel in our lives - our jobs, families and friends - none of us is immune to a twist of fate that could leave us sleeping on an airport bench overnight

    Ignacio Lillo |