‘Twilight…’
A comic opera taking on Spain’s economic crisis offers a rousing alternative to mass demonstrations.
Guy is a Madrid-based journalist who has lived in Spain since 2003. He is editor of Iberosphere.
Between 2006 and 2009 he was editor of the English edition of El País newspaper and as a freelance print and broadcast journalist he has covered Spain for The Irish Times, Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle Radio, the BBC and the Associated Press. Previously he covered the Andean region, where he was founder/editor of the Ecuador Focus weekly report and reported for the Financial Times, The Miami Herald and CNN.
He can be reached at: [email protected]A comic opera taking on Spain’s economic crisis offers a rousing alternative to mass demonstrations.
Defeat in the Copa del Rey final confirms that the reputation of the departing Real Madrid coach has suffered over the last three years. But Spain and he were never meant for one another.
The Spanish government’s biggest worry isn’t the Bárcenas corruption case – it’s an economic crisis that refuses to fade.
Austerity helps resurrect the revolutionary spirit of 1974.
Leading Spanish conservatives are comparing recent anti-eviction demonstrations with Hitler’s Germany. This betrays a poor grasp of history and weak political acumen.
The “Ikea of bread” offers a low-cost staple for crisis-hit locals. But is it a blessing or a cynical stunt?
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