Editorials

editorial comments on topical news subjects

Useless Roundabout

I had gone down to Chiringuito El Peñon in Salobreña at Friday lunchtime on my bike – only a lunatic uses a car on the Costa Tropical in July – and there it was, a bus stuck on the roundabout.

Franco, Falangists & Nerja

Franco is long dead but there are still many people in Spain who are fanatic supporters – the funeral service in Nerja for a Franco-era minister was a demonstration of this.

A Candle

It’s hard to write a piece on one particular death in Cataluña without bitterness, or without getting-on-your-high-horse, as some might see it.

I’m An Immigrant

You know, I get just a little tired of the likes of Trump and UKIP going on about immigrants – I’m an immigrant; a Brit living his life in Spain.

Where is The Logic?

Mar Gómez commented on one of our articles (via facebook) about the 7-year-girl who was gored by a bull as she played outside her front door:

Election Rerun

It appears to be inevitable; the King is set to give the go ahead for the dissolution of the Parliament on the 2nd of May for the General Election to be held on June the 26th.

Plainly Irresponsible

All along the Costa Tropical town halls are cleaning up the streets after Semana Santa because they are coated with wax thanks to the candlelit processions.