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The Bottom Line opinion

Rachel Haynes

The naive search for an honest politician

Are we voting for the party's list of candidates who we think will carry out their corrupt practice in the most discreet and elegant fashion?

  • 04 Jul 2025 13:52

    The Music Maker opinion

    Peter Edgerton

    Queues show where the time goes

    The woman who'd just cunningly nipped in front of me in the supermarket check-out queue was truly a sight to behold, clutching her breakfast cereal and cat food like they were prized medals

  • 27 Jun 2025 11:59

    The Euro Zone

    Mark Nayler

    Is that a promise?

    There's something slightly redundant about Spain - or any other Nato ally - committing to or rejecting a spending plan that spans a decade and at least two changes of government

  • 27 Jun 2025 11:56

    The Music Maker opinion

    Peter Edgerton

    Less is more

    Spanish diminutives, mostly expressed with the 'ito' or 'ita' suffixes are often nothing less than verbal stealth bombs designed to lull you into a cutesy false sense of security

  • 27 Jun 2025 11:50

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Ignacio Lillo

    Don Juan

    Behind the large Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses with dark lenses that he always wears, you could sense in the shadow of his barely visible eyes that the years of the Civil War had been very hard

  • 20 Jun 2025 15:03

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Mark Nayler

    Not looking good

    For a prime minister primarily concerned about image, things don't get much worse, writes columnist Mark Nayler

  • 20 Jun 2025 15:01

    The Music Maker opinion

    Peter Edgerton

    Where's the funny in that?

    I had thought this would be a great opportunity to compare the public transport systems on offer in the UK and in Spain and then write a thoroughly entertaining piece on the subject, writes columnist Peter Edgerton

  • 13 Jun 2025 11:13

    Mark Nayler

    The rest is history

    The deal is a triumph of pragmatism and good sense - a rare moment of compromise in a long-running dispute

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  • 13 Jun 2025 11:00

    The music maker

    Peter Edgerton

    Every loser wins

    One final pat of the pockets to check everything's in order and off we go - keys, phone, wallet... wallet? Oh, no!

  • 06 Jun 2025 11:35

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Ignacio Lillo

    From mini flats to mini palaces

    Malaga mayor Francisco de la Torre is leading the city council's initiative to build thousands of micro-apartments, ranging from 30 to 40 square metres, with affordable rental prices

  • 06 Jun 2025 11:29

    The Euro Zone opinion

    Mark Nayler

    On the record

    Leire Díez is the protagonist of the latest corruption scandal to affect Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez, writes columnist Mark Naylor

  • 06 Jun 2025 11:26

    The Music Maker opinion

    Peter Edgerton

    Security risk

    I vividly remember the first time I was charged one euro and ten cents for a cup of coffee in Malaga and it felt like the floodgates had been opened, writes columnist Peter Edgerton

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