The Bottom Line opinion
Crying wolf
After the tragic killing of Mateo in Toledo, columnist David Andrews argues that the recent racist attacks, slurs and misinformation on social media in Spain are intentioned and orchestrated
David Andrews
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The Euro Zone opinion
Compare and contrast
Belgium is to Puigdemont what Spain is to González, writes columnist Mark Nayler
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The Euro Zone opinion
Broken trust
The state of Spanish politics is so bad, and public trust in its protagonists so low, that a quarter of young Spanish men would now prefer an authoritarian regime to democracy 'in some circumstances', writes Mark Nayler
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The Music Maker opinion
Much obliged, I'm sure
If we want to make children happier, we need to encourage them to learn their times tables, to be able to conjugate French verbs correctly and, most importantly, to press 'delete' on all (anti) social media applications, suggests columnist Peter Edgerton
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The Bottom Line opinion
Are people really going to Mercadona supermarket stores in Spain to pull?
I suppose we'll find out in years to come when couples, asked about how they met, admit "I carried a pineapple," writes Jennie Rhodes
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The Bottom Line opinion
'La Vuelta'
It's the end of the summer season and this weekend will see one of the biggest traffic operations of the year as thousands of Spanish holidaymakers leave the Costa del Sol and head home
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The Music Maker opinion
Small town boy
Having spent time in both Spanish and English villages in the past month, I now feel qualified to offer my opinion on how best to behave in each, writes columnist Peter Edgerton
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The Euro Zone opinion
What's the problem?
Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish PM, was in Gambia this week, where he met with the country's president to discuss ways of reducing illegal migration flows to Spain's Canary Islands via the lethal Atlantic crossing
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Going global?
Spain's temporary wealth tax, introduced by Pedro Sánchez in late 2022, holds the key to dealing with climate change. That's the conclusion reached by the Tax Justice Network (TJN), writes SUR columnist Mark Nayler
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The Music Maker opinion
Give me a sign
After suffering some satnav woes, SUR columnist Peter Edgerton's efforts get back on track comprised a series of missed exits and U-turns that lasted for miles, the likes of which were last seen in a 1976 episode of the Wacky Races
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The Bottom Line opinion
Malaga Feria 2024: Becoming increasingly out of reach for many?
With food and drink prices on the rise, many families are finding it harder to fully participate in the festivities this year - according to SUR columnist Elena Martínez
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The Bottom Line opinion
Is the weather news?
"It's August in the south of Spain," say numerous comments on social media when we report on high temperature alerts issued by Spain's state weather agency. "Why are you telling us? It's normal"
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The Music Maker opinion
Sleep slidin' away
Columnist Peter Edgerton had arranged his holiday travel arrangements with a military precision of which Alexander The Great would have been justly proud. And then boom... an email from his airline landed in his inbox
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The Euro Zone opinion
Giving back
In its latest report, released last month, the European Court of Auditors identified Spain as the most ineffective spender of EU money in the bloc and called for repayment of misused or unspent funds
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The Music Maker opinion
It's all in the games
The summers of our childhood did - to quote the Groover From Vancouver, Bryan Adams - seem to last forever
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