Ideology is first casualty of Spain’s economic crisis »
Both the government and opposition have failed to rise to the policy challenges of the current crisis. This bodes badly for the next general election. [Read more...]
Melilla spat with Morocco reveals uncomfortable truths »
Bilateral tensions, rather than police abuses, are what sparked the recent crisis between Spain and its North African neighbour in an episode that embarrassed the Spanish government and made the opposition look crudely opportunistic. [Read more...]
Business & Economy
An article Qorreo published called Madrid: capital of the special advertising section drew a particularly strong response. In this audio clip Nick Lyne, who wrote it, discusses the story and some of the background to the murky world of newspaper country reports. [...]
The Spanish government has passed legislation permitting the cajas de ahorros, many of which are in financial difficulties, to turn to normal capital markets to bolster their balance sheets. The legislation challenges a number of received notions about the country's financial sector. [...]
Sports
It’s Real Mourinho vs. Spain FC as La Liga begins »
Real Madrid and Barcelona will battle it out for the Spanish football league title, but this time the rivalry has a host of intriguing subplots. [Read more...]
Culture
Santiago Segura is Torrente… and an incurable romantic »
Anti-hero José Luis Torrente is a racist, sexually confused coward - and one of Spanish cinema’s great creations. [...]
Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz: compare and contrast »
Spain's biggest acting couple have got married. But this writer believes Bardem alone deserves all the plaudits. [...]
Saramago: Iberia’s Godless conscience »
When Portugal’s best-known novelist died recently, the Catholic Church was quick to underline its contempt for him. [...]
Politics
Silly season divides Spanish and English-speaking media »
Foreign newspapers’ treatment of Spain may be erratic and often distorted, but it offers a counterbalance to the dull flow of local news in the summer months. [Read more...]
Opposing Spain’s abortion law: don’t blame the Church »
Despite reports to the contrary, the Vatican is not the driving force behind resistance to the country’s latest social legislation; the naysaying Popular Party is the real culprit. [Read more...]
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