The Music Maker opinion
Maybe it's a direct consequence of antisocial media or maybe it's because we're more than a bit spoiled but there can be little doubt that we're all very sure of our own beliefs these days, writes columnist Peter Edgerton
The Euro Zone opinion
A year on from the floods that killed more than 230 people in Spain, most of them in Valencia, there is no evidence that the relevant authorities have learned any lessons, writes columnist Mark Nayler
The Bottom Line - opinion
Stories about tourists being told to go home is hardly breaking news in Spain, but it does seem that this week the message has reached the Axarquía
The Euro Zone - opinion
In a satirical piece written for the Journal de Paris while Franklin was American envoy to France (1776-85), he suggested that the city authorities tax window shutters, ration candles and (my favourite) fire cannons at dawn to jolt residents awake
The Music Maker - opinion
Even when you do loads of new things, time hurtles by at an alarming rate once you reach a certain age. This weekend lasted about half an hour as far I could tell
The Euro Zone opinion
Despite agreeing on a wildly unfair trade deal with the US in August, Brussels has declared that any attempt by Trump to single Spain out for punishment will be dealt with "appropriately"
The ancient Mesopotamians - aided and abetted a bit later by the redoubtable Egyptians - are apparently to blame for the introduction of these nuisances many thousands of years ago and they've been getting in the way of everything and everybody ever since, writes columnist Peter Edgerton
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Opinion
Some of the owners of the horses say the service was still in great demand, while also claiming that the council’s decision was not really due to concerns about the welfare of the animals
Food and drink - opinion
From Bordeaux’s landmark Classification of 1855 - devised for a world exposition to spotlight the finest châteaux - to the countless regional hierarchies that followed, people have always sought to name and celebrate the world’s greatest wines
The Euro Zone - opinion
Spain's biggest bank, Santander, has hired the former head of the British army to lead its defence lending business
The Bottom Line- opinion
A medium-distance train from Malaga to Seville, taking the old route, had to make two long stops so passengers could get off at intermediate stations to relieve themselves, since the train's toilets were out of order
The Music Maker - opinion
We're all lightly crammed into the bright yellow cable car which takes passengers up to Montserrat. The official chap accompanying us rather worryingly opens the roof and fiddles about with a spanner before we set off
The Bottom Line opinion
Columnist Ignacio Lillo claims that, despite the taxes being collected by central government, no short-term improvements on the Costa del Sol to make peoples' lives even marginally more bearable are on the cards
The Euro Zone opinion
All three of the major credit rating agencies - Standard and Poor's (S&P), Moody's and Fitch - have upped their scores for Spain recently, writes columnist Mark Nayler
The Music Maker opinion
When you've lived in a foreign country for a good while, you can sometimes feel entitled to indulge in sweeping commentaries on the state of the nation and/or its people, writes columnist Peter Edgerton