Millions of “foreigners” are left out in the polls every four years, including those who consider Spain to be “their country.” Like any small child in Spain, she’s often subject to random acts of kindness from strangers on the street. But before my daughter managed to stand on her own…

Siendo un irlandés en España es algo que no me debe molestar. Pero me molesta. La invasión del inglés en España ha sido discreta y agresiva a la vez sin haber un Zelenski para frenarla. Impulsado por un capitalismo imparable, llega a niveles asfixiantes durante las campañas comerciales. …

The Christmas lotto draw sends Spaniards into a frenzy. In Summer many buy tickets, or decimos, on vacation — you’d never know where the luck could land. Some spend hundreds of Euros. …

Spain was Spain again. 2022 saw the return of fiestas, festivals, and ferias — such profound economic and emotional stimulants for Spanish society — return in their full capacities, filling the country’s streets and squares with colour, vigour, and alegría. However, no sooner had the battle with an invisible enemy…

It’s the moment when Spain feels right. Midday at the bar: when those who prefer a light or late breakfast and the early risers who fancy a tipple before lunch converge. Some sit outside on the terraza with the sun high overhead. …

A shopkeeper was once asked if the pedestrianisation of Pontevedra’s historic centre would affect business. “Well, I’ve never had a car come in to buy a book,” he said. A little over twenty years later, the plan to put its people before vehicles has propelled Pontevedra — 30 kilometres north…

The acceptance of lazy stereotypes and racist language passed off as harmless banter in Spain has contributed to the socioeconomic, cultural, and political marginalization of many non-white Spaniards. …

Spain at the halfway point of 2022, and the direction it’s heading in 2023 with a general election on the horizon. During his summer vacation, Michael McCleary returned to Spain on the eve of the first post-Franco general election, a campaign which saw most Spaniards vote for the very first…

Sunday — No face no reply I scrape the sickly saliva from my chin and watch the morning’s breakfast drip down into the undergrowth. …