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I have a somewhat fractious relationship with the Swedish monolith [IKEA]: so fractious, in fact, that I swore blind I would never return after my one-and-only visit about fifteen years ago which left me feeling like the Minotaur in the underground labyrinth at Kyssos, writes Peter Edgerton
19 Apr 2024 18:43
Currently headed by Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF changes its fiscal predictions so often - a slight increase here, a tiny decrease there - that they have limited practical value, and are usually only of interest to economists, politicians and journalists writes Mark Nayler
12 Apr 2024 16:47
Spain hopes to lead the EU to official recognition of Palestine, something for which the bloc's parliament first called in 2014, writes Mark Nayler
12 Apr 2024 16:44
It would be such a thrill if studying whale song brought us to a deeper understanding of mother nature in general and the oceans in particular, writes Peter Edgerton
12 Apr 2024 16:41
Uwe Scheele
At the peak of the Euro crisis Spain's conservative prime minister Mariano Rajoy introduced the Golden Visa programme so that non-EU citizens could acquire Spanish residency by making substantial investments in real estate, businesses or government bonds
05 Apr 2024 17:26
There aren't many laws covering bar and restaurant opening hours and the sale of alcohol in Spain, which is why the country has one of the most open, vibrant and (perhaps paradoxically) least drunken nightlife scenes in Europe, writes Mark Nayler
05 Apr 2024 17:25
When it happens in a film, you think 'What on earth does that bloke think he's doing?' When it happens to you in real life you think, 'I know, I'll do what that bloke did in that film', writes Peter Edgerton
05 Apr 2024 17:23
The faithful were disappointed that the most important week in Andalucía's calendar was all but cancelled, but nobody could deny that this year seeing the rain was more important than watching the processions
28 Mar 2024 16:34
Whether or not you're very devout or religious - which almost seems irrelevant this week - Semana Santa in Malaga and other towns and cities in southern Spain is a big deal, writes Rachel Haynes
28 Mar 2024 16:28
Electronic gadgets claiming to be smart are, almost unfailingly, quite the opposite - writes Peter Edgerton
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28 Mar 2024 16:25
Luis Rubiales, the spectacularly fallen former president of the Spanish Football Federation. has plenty in common with the ex-king: as Juan Carlos was back in 2020, he is at the centre of a corruption probe into alleged kickbacks and money-laundering
22 Mar 2024 16:55
Ignacio Lillo
I was at an environmental forum with a group of students who were probably around 18 years old. The thing is, at one point they were asked to give their opinion on what had been discussed, and their responses left me dumbfounded, writes Ignacio Lillo
22 Mar 2024 16:50
In the olden days, any customer with a grievance had to write to head office or, in Spain, ask for the 'libro de reclamaciones' (complaints book). But now it's different, writes Peter Edgerton...
22 Mar 2024 16:47
One thing you can't fail to notice about Spain's cumbersome four-party coalition is the sheer amount of clapping it does. What's less obvious is why it believes any kind of self-congratulation to be justified
15 Mar 2024 17:13
Are you frustrated with your attempts to learn the Spanish language? Do you find that every time you try to engage in a conversation with a local, you get a reply in English? This is Peter Edgerton's experience...
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