The Bottom Line

Get thy own house in order

The bleak housing situation for young professionals on the Costa del Sol has reached the point where people feel they need to uproot their lives from friends and family and move 400km away comments contributor Neil Hesketh

Neil Hesketh

The Music Maker

Game of cards

Columnist Peter Edgerton finds himself coiled like a viper in a midnight battle of wits against the Spanish bureaucracy’s digital gatekeepers

Peter Edgerton

The Euro Zone

Cooking the books

Columnist Mark Nayler looks at how Spain's misuse of EU recovery funds came under the spotlight

Mark Nayler

Food and drink

Free tapas?

The rule book about living in Spain has a chapter referring to Spanish bars, with a prominent subsection headed Tapas

Andrew J. Linn
  • Line of duty
    (María Ángeles Morcillo)

    Food and drink

    Line of duty

    Columnist Andrew J. Linn explores the blend of politics and social engineering that keeps Spain a boozer’s paradise and explains why wine and cava escape the heavy duties found in Northern Europe

    Andrew J. Linn |
  • A prayer for public transport
    (Eugenio Cabezas)

    The Bottom Line

    A prayer for public transport

    Columnist Jennie Rhodes welcomes the long-awaited drop in bus fares but argues that cheaper tickets will do little to solve the fifteen years of stress, poor signage and station chaos that continue to plague local passengers

    Jennie Rhodes |
  • Awaiting a response
    (E. P)

    The Euro Zone

    Awaiting a response

    Columnist Mark Nayler highlights the awkward timing of Spain’s request for EU protection against American sanctions as Madrid simultaneously faces a legal showdown with Brussels over its discriminatory property tax rules

    Mark Nayler |