The Bottom Line opinion
If you're not ready to welcome a pet as a true member of your household, for better or worse, and for the entirety of its life, do us all a favour: let the child forget about wanting a puppy by playing on the PlayStation instead, writes columnist Ignacio Lillo
The Music Maker opinion
You can tell a lot about the state of a nation by observing its queueing habits, writes columnist Peter Edgerton
The Euro Zone opinion
"What must it be like to live under a totalitarian regime? And what, exactly, is fascism?," asks columnist Mark Nayler
The music maker opinion
Columnist Peter Edgerton recently read that a whopping 55% of all significant inventions over the last 200 years had come from Great Britain. How can it be that such a small nation that spends most of its waking hours drinking beer, produce so much ingenuity on such a grand scale?, he asks
The Euro Zone opinion
This mounting immigration crisis highlights tensions between regional and central responsibility in Spain, just as last October's floods did, writes columnist Mark Nayler
The Bottom Line opinion
With so many followers xenophobically insisting on their faith being the basis of the West, Marco Polo's account serves as just another reminder that Christianity was not only born in the near East but once looked further in that direction in its foundational stories
The Music Maker opnion
SUR in English columnist Peter Edgerton predicts that in 2025 Elon Musk will continue to lurk in the shadows sporting the vacant stare of a Bond villain and the unnerving voice of Brains from Thunderbirds
Art and Culture opinion
Why the holiday season is never over in Andalucía
The Euro Zone opinion
Columnist Mark Naylor assesses them on the basis of three criteria: seniority of protagonists, amount of money involved and sheer audacity
The Bottom Line opinion
"This time next year, will we be able to say we're closer to having the famous coastal railway line?", asks SUR in English editor Rachel Haynes
The Euro Zone opinion
Gómez's hearing this week, in which she denied any wrongdoing, not only highlighted just how little evidence there is to back up the charges brought against her; it also made one suspect that Catalan separatists may have a point when they accuse the Spanish judiciary of being politicised
The Music Maker opinion
SUR in English columnist Peter Edgerton is considering starting a food franchise – Non-Stop 'Til You Pop'
The Bottom Line opinion
Syria was a country that defied stereotypes and now the deposed dictator lives among empty vodka bottles in freezing Moscow, writes SUR columnist Troy Nahumko
The Euro Zone - Opinion
Columnist Mark Nayler examines Spain's economic success and the government's role in it
The Music Maker opinion
Columnist Peter Edgerton finds comfort in Malaga's warming 'caldito de pintarroja' during the colder weather we're experiencing