What’s going on with Spain’s Golden Visas?
Pedro Sanchez, Spain’s Socialist prime minister, wants to abolish the country’s ‘Golden Visa’ scheme, according to which non-EU citizens automatically receive…
Why Spaniards celebrate April Fool’s Day in December
On 28 December 1993, after getting off a flight from Barcelona at Madrid’s Barajas airport, 23 year-old actress Maribel Verdu…
Could corruption bring down Spain’s government again?
Just four months into its second term, Spain’s Socialist-led government is already mired in corruption allegations. The latest scandal emerged…
Spanish soldiers have exposed the flaw in gender self-ID
Dozens of male Spanish soldiers have legally changed their gender, allegedly to claim benefits intended for women. In doing so, the soldiers have exposed the vacuity of Spain’s…
What Pedro Sanchez should really be apologising for
Spain has approved a pointless amendment to its constitution, replacing the word ‘handicapped’ with the phrase ‘persons with a disability’. Not only…
The unlikely new kingmakers in Spanish politics
Depending on how you look at the result of yesterday’s general election in Spain, either everyone won or no one…
Real Madrid and Barcelona go to war over their links to Franco
A match-fixing scandal centred on Barcelona FC has spilled over into politics, showing that decades-old divisions die hard in Spain.…
The misleading politicisation of Spanish bullfighting
Bullfighting is once again in the spotlight in Spain. This time, it’s the focus of a clash between the country’s…
Has the Indyref ruling complicated Catalonian separatism?
Last week’s Supreme Court ruling on Scottish independence will offer scant encouragement to separatists in Catalonia. The crux of the…
Will Catalonia ever achieve independence from Spain?
Catalonia’s pro-independence government almost imploded last week. A major disagreement between its two governing parties occurred after one half of…
Europe still hasn’t learned from its lockdown debacles
In his fascinating interview in the current issue of The Spectator, Rishi Sunak revealed the black hole at the centre…
Spain's bizarre mask policies
Spain has a reputation for having some of the strictest policies on masks in Europe, with the public even encouraged…
