The Euro Zone opinion

A safe bet

Columnist Mark Nayler looks at how once impecunious rebels on the EU's fiscal and geographic peripheries, Spain and Italy have become pillars of the Establishment

Mark Nayler
  • The Music Maker opinion

    It ain't over 'til it's over

    The good people of Andalucía, by their own admission, possess an extraordinary talent for elongating things. Christmas is no exception, says columnist Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Music Maker opinion

    Year in, year out

    As 2026 bears down upon us like a runaway juggernaut, columnist Peter Edgerton offers are a few predictions for the 12 months ahead

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Bottom Line opinion

    Peace on Earth (terms and conditions apply)

    A faith that can be curated is a faith that need never challenge the comfortable or comfort the challenged, writes columnist Troy Nahumko

    Troy Nahumko |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    Impostor syndrome

    It sometimes seems absurd that Spain has a Socialist-led government, writes Mark Nayler. Pedro Sánchez's party lost the last general election in 2023, coming second to the Partido Popular

    Mark Nayler |
  • A look at La Liga opinion

    The boy from Birmingham

    Jude Bellingham's all-action performance embodies exactly what the Real Madrid coach is looking for from the whole team, writes columnist Rob Palmer

    Rob Palmer / ESPN commentator |
  • The Music Maker opinion

    I second that commotion

    It's clear that there are two very distinct camps when it comes to Christmas: those who seem to have everything effortlessly under control and, secondly, normal people, writes columnist Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    A poor choice

    Italian magazine L'Espresso has named Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez as its Person of the Year, writes columnist Mark Nayler

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Music Maker opinion

    Whose company needs a crowd?

    The Christmas company meal is a fine old Spanish custom which brings with it a welcome opportunity to dust off the old glad rags and share a platter or twenty with your work colleagues in a convivial setting

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Bottom Line opinion

    Christmas consumerism

    Sometimes, shops won't even give you the courtesy of waiting until Halloween is over to start promoting all things Santa Claus, so you're forced to believe that maybe Christmas does actually start at the end of October

    Anya Soares |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    Bad for business

    Spain's economy might be the fastest-growing in Europe, but its tax system needs a complete overhaul - as highlighted by an aggressive new advertising campaign in a major British newspaper

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Euro Zone - Opinion

    Cutting the strings

    Spain's economy minister, Carlos Cuerpo, plans to rely less on EU funding to subsidise the country's spending budget.

    MARK NAYLER |
  • The Bottom Line - Opinion

    Running over a reader

    Common sense is becoming less and less common as pedestrians put themselves in harm's way on Malaga's roads

    IGNACIO LILLO |
  • The Music Maker - Opinion

    Songs of the south

    Here are the top five classic Spanish songs you need to listen to while you're in Spain

    Peter Edgerton |