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The Music Maker opinion

Closing time

SUR in English columnist Peter Edgerton lowered the shutter on his Shakespeare pub for the last time on Sunday, bringing to a close a decade of boundless fun and frivolity, not to mention the odd drama

Peter Edgerton
  • In the early morning pain

    The Music Maker opinion

    In the early morning pain

    Having to get up early can be dealt with by sporting the stiffest of upper lips and a stoic disregard for social norms and courtesy until real life starts at about 11pm, writes columnist Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    Forever in your debt

    Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez wants shared debt to be a permanent feature of EU financing, writes columnist Mark Nayler

    Mark Nayler |
  • Compare and contrast

    The Music Maker opinion

    Compare and contrast

    Villages offer tranquility and a close-knit community but cities get my vote, writes SUR in English columnist Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |
  • On the hoof

    The Euro Zone opinion

    On the hoof

    Donald Trump's impulsive politics keeps Europe second-guessing, writes SUR in English columnist Mark Nayler

    Mark Nayler |
  • Camera obscura

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Camera obscura

    SUR columnist Juan Francisco Ferré on the enduring allure of cinema

    Juan Francisco Ferré |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    Too little, too late

    Given that Sánchez remains in power, his refusal to comply with Junts' attempts at blackmail isn't good enough reason for a no-confidence vote, columnist Mark Nayler writes

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Music Maker opinion

    Gone direction

    The largest hedge maze in the whole of Spain. Speaking as someone with the sense of direction of plankton, that is something I will need to avoid assiduously, columnist Peter Edgerton writes

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Bottom Line opinion

    Whatever happened to Airbnb?

    Big business and bureaucracy have finally got the better of me, and I have closed mine, writes Liz Parry

    Liz Parry |
  • Making it better

    The Art Critic opinion

    Making it better

    Stefan Sagmeister's grand design

    Georgina Oliver |
  • Clever clever land

    The Music Maker opinion

    Clever clever land

    SUR in English columnist Peter Edgerton asks, "What, exactly, is intelligence?" and challenges you work out the next number in the sequence 3,3,5,4,4...

    Peter Edgerton |
  • Anti-social media

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Anti-social media

    Columnist Mark Nayler discusses Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez' recent comments at the World Economic Forum in Davos

    Mark Nayler |
  • Danger, speed cameras

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Danger, speed cameras

    Many of the speed cameras on the roads of Malaga province no longer have a preventative role, encouraging road safety, but are cash registers to raise funds to the detriment of our pockets, writes SUR columnist Ignacio Lillo

    Ignacio Lillo |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    Home-ophobic

    Governments often try to make the very complex look simple, especially when constructing a narrative around a new piece of legislation, writes columnist Mark Nayler

    Mark Nayler |