A judge of character
One of the new Constitutional Court judges isn't as upright as you might expect, allegedly receiving almost a million euros in commissions
Mark Nayler
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Missed trains
We're not even asking for a train line to Marbella, but at least allow current one to thrive
IGNACIO LILLO | -
A work in progess
It's quite bizarre that Luis Enrique still divides opinion among Spanish football fans. He's guided Spain to the final stages of major competitions
Rob Palmer | -
Quality peeps
I’d suggest that the key to success for tourism on our beloved Costa del Sol is not the quality of the people coming in but rather the quality of the people here to greet them
Neil Hesketh | -
Does cork still float to the top?
Aesthetically and ecologically cork deserves to win, but accountants look only at the bottom line
ANDREW J. LINN |
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Less is more
The latest data shows that Spain's government had access to around five billion euros of EU grants as at the end of August, but had only deployed 104 million
Mark Nayler | -
Don't pension it
To tell the truth, I can't really imagine retiring - there are only so many walls a man can paint and model railways he can build
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The Xavi era
The hope is that he will follow in the footsteps of Cruyff, Guardiola and Zidane. The fear is that he won't quite make the transition like Solskjaer, Lampard and Pirlo
Rob Palmer | -
Long to rain over us
Rain refreshes the parts other weather phenomena cannot reach. As we all know, the sun's a complete waste of everybody's time and the wind is just a pesky irritant
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Hard Seltzer
This Aussie-invented low alcohol drink has been the subject of massive investment, but returns are disappointing
ANDREW J. LINN | -
Half the story
Clearly, jobs with a short lifespan continue to play an oversized role in the Spanish labour market, much to the detriment of large sectors of its workforce
Mark Nayler | -
Joan's legacies
Cudeca is Joan Hunt's greatest legacy: to date the only hospice in Spain
Liz Parry | -
A different corner
I'm always fairly confident that my tale of the woman who once complained about the colour of the drinking straws in our pub will trump anybody else's anecdote by a country mile
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The Michelin myth
Consumers apparently prefer rank-order lists and seeing a name attached to a review
ANDREW J. LINN | -
Guilty of being a lesbian
That was the main evidence that led a jury to convict Dolores Vázquez of murder. For being for being a woman who didn’t comply with the norms