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  • Still special

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Still special

    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

    Rachel Haynes |
  • The Music Maker opinion

    Smarty pants

    Electronic gadgets claiming to be smart are, almost unfailingly, quite the opposite - writes Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    Lying low

    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

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Bottom Line opinion

    Let's see if they get it

    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

    Ignacio Lillo |
  • The Music Maker opinion

    Bad form

    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...

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    A clapped-out government

    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

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Music Maker

    Conversation stopper

    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...

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    False hope

    If Catalan secessionists lose the May election, which is likely, Pedro Sánchez might expect them to stop making awkward demands in exchange for parliamentary support, writes Mark Nayler

    Mark Nayler |
  • Actions and consequences

    For the right, the PSOE came to power on the wave of anger from the 11-M attacks and, as such, were an illegitimate government. For the left, the PP tried to maintain power using a terrorist attack as a way to galvanise its voters and sway the moderate centre

    David Andrews |
  • International Women's Day 2024 opinion

    Yes, this really is still happening today

    There are still people who believe that the inequalities we, as women, suffer are no big deal and that we should put up with it and sit back for a hundred years or so and wait for things to change, writes Ana Barreales

    Ana Barreales |
  • Opinion

    Driving over lemons

    Farmers in Spain are not prepared to let their protests fade away in the public eye, something that is always a danger when someone repeats a complaint several times, however valid it might be

    Rachel Haynes |
  • International Women's Day

    Women who dared go further

    In the 19th and 20th centuries, many women achieved great feats in worlds dominated by men - not just literature, but also science, travel and adventure

    Diego A. Nieto Marcó |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    Power corrupts

    Over the last year or so, it has started to seem as if the world of Spanish football might be almost as murky as the country's politics, writes Mark Naylor

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Music Maker

    Identity crisis

    These days a lanyard is more often used to give an air of dubious self-importance to those who might otherwise spend their days going largely unnoticed, writes Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |