Opinion
Choose Merry Christmas
At this time of the year, it is very important to send sincere Christmas greetings to everyone who crosses your path because it is better to live loving everybody than loving only half of the world
Manuel Vilas
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Opinion
Taken for a ride by the scammers
How many of us have not received a message from a contact who is "travelling" and in urgent need of a transfer? Or a text from the post office about an undeliverable package?
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Opinion
Running on empty
A chap performing a warm up routine reminiscent of Torvill and/or Dean (which was which?) stopped and informed me that Malaga's full and the half-marathon started at the same place, adding – with a sinister grin – 'after that, it's every man for himself'
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Opinion
Empty threats
The phrase 'threat to democracy' is one of the most over-used in contemporary political discourse; so much so, in fact, that it has lost all meaning
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Opinion
Stuck inside of mobile
The Platform For An Adolescence Free Of Mobile Phones (it sounds better in Spanish) is lobbying for even tougher measures i.e. for these devices to be prohibited in schools altogether and, moreover, for it to be illegal for anyone under sixteen to even own one
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Opinion
Teenagers on the loose
As the evening falls, they roam in packs with the intention of drinking, getting high, harassing, beating up some unfortunate and vandalising property
Ignacio Lillo | -
Opinion
Victims of abuse
The Merriam-Webster dictionary's definition of 'gaslighting' runs as follows: "psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time, that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts [or] perception of reality [...]."
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Return to form
When it was first created in 1948, Israel wanted nothing to do with the Franco regime. As a result, Spain forged alliances with Arab countries in the region
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Local heroes
If someone says they work in a tyre factory and they're a member of their local bar billiards club, I genuinely want to know more – I could talk for hours about that stuff
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Tourism up, water down
Millions head to the Costa's beaches practically all year round. Ironically, it is the key to the Costa's success - its dry climate - that is in danger of ruining it, when 'dry' turns to 'drought'
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The Euro Zone
Forgiven but not forgotten
Sánchez loses credibility as Catalan separists take advantage of his power struggle
Mark Nayler | -
The Bottom Line
The Estepona solution
Such proactiveness to the drought crisis is something that clashes with the local custom of demanding that others do things for us
Ignacio Lillo | -
Backhanded compliments
There had been fears that, with Spain not having made the finals, the reception would be little more than luke warm. Not at all
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Opinion
Horrendous housing
There are squatter settlements where the building work was not finished before the construction company went bankrupt, so the windows are made from cardboard and, when it rains and it is windy, you can imagine how it is for the inhabitants
Ignacio Lillo | -
Opinion
Time for intervention
The bargain made with Carles Puigdemont is craven, cynical and destructive, not only of public trust in politicians, but also of Spain's Constitutional framework