The Music Maker
Game of cards
Columnist Peter Edgerton finds himself coiled like a viper in a midnight battle of wits against the Spanish bureaucracy’s digital gatekeepers
Peter Edgerton
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The Euro Zone
Cooking the books
Columnist Mark Nayler looks at how Spain's misuse of EU recovery funds came under the spotlight
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The Bottom Line
A prayer for public transport
Columnist Jennie Rhodes welcomes the long-awaited drop in bus fares but argues that cheaper tickets will do little to solve the fifteen years of stress, poor signage and station chaos that continue to plague local passengers
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The Euro Zone
Awaiting a response
Columnist Mark Nayler highlights the awkward timing of Spain’s request for EU protection against American sanctions as Madrid simultaneously faces a legal showdown with Brussels over its discriminatory property tax rules
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The Music Maker
Safe as ours is
Columnist Peter Edgerton marks International Password Day by questioning the sanity of three-month updates and the insidious difficulty of identifying bridges in tiny internet photos
Peter Edgerton |
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The Euro Zone
Nail in coffin?
The Koldo corruption case concluded on Wednesday in Madrid, with evidence from its three main characters: former transport minister José Luis Ábalos, his ex-aide Koldo García and businessman Víctor de Aldama
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The Music Maker
Spring into action
Watching swallows go about their springtime business is one of life's little luxuries; they bring a sense of optimism and renewal to the world, says columnist Peter Edgerton
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The Bottom Line - Opinion
Don't call it high speed
Back in 2008, when the AVEs had been running for a few weeks we asked when the travel time between Malaga and Madrid could be reduced to two hours; now the journey takes three hours, complains columnist Ignacio Lillo
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The Euro Zone
Trade before rights
Columnist Mark Nayler looks at the 'elephant in the room' during Pedro Sánchez’s recent trip to China, questioning why human rights are a deal-breaker in Gaza but a footnote in Beijing
Mark Nayler |
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The Bottom Line
Coming together to heal
Rare diseases like Epidermolysis bullosa (butterfly skin) often fall into the shadows of pharmaceutical research because the "market" is too small. This is where the expat spirit shines brightest
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The Music Maker
Cars and effect
Columnist Peter Edgerton compares Madrid’s chaotic M-30 to the quiet lanes of Lancashire, questioning why the law frets over sun visors while letting rusty drivers like him back behind the wheel
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The Bottom Line
The moon
Columnist Manuel Vilas comments that the Artemis mission in 2026 is less about technology than a profound "act of faith," showing that humanity is searching the void for the meaning it has lost on Earth
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The Music Maker
Kiss and tell
Columnist Peter Edgerton watches as a routine bus ride dissolves into total uproar following Paco’s disastrous and loudly mocked attempt at a traditional two-kiss greeting
Peter Edgerton |
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The Euro Zone
Guilty as charged?
Columnist Mark Nayler observes how Judge Peinado’s "absolutist" rhetoric has bolstered claims that the corruption charges against Begoña Gómez are politically charged
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The Euro Zone
A tale of two trials
Columnist Mark Nayler writes that if the allegations against former minister José Luis Ábalos are proven true, Pedro Sánchez must either resign or be branded the "biggest hypocrite in Spanish politics"
Mark Nayler |