Dam shame: what really caused Valencia’s floods?
Charts of rainfall in Spain show no trend towards a higher frequency of more extreme downpours
Pedro Sánchez
Tuesday
Friday
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont escapes arrest – again
Thursday’s events look set to cause major problems for Spain’s national government
Tuesday
Catalonia has gone cold on independence
This is an anti-climatic end to an impassioned, and at times dramatic, saga for the region
Monday
Why hasn’t Pedro Sanchez resigned as Spain’s prime minister?
Many of his fans seem to be almost unconditional in their admiration of him
Tuesday
The Catalan volte face that has disgusted Spain
This abrupt, opportunistic volte face has disgusted Spaniards
Thursday
Spaniards are horrified by an amnesty for separatists
The stakes couldn’t be higher
Monday
When will Spain’s political paralysis end?
Like the four previous general elections since 2015, this one was inconclusive — only even more so
Wednesday
Nato's leadership race is a miserable advert for the alliance
The role of secretary-general should not be a prize handed out to the least offensive candidate
Sunday
The European left’s fascism fantasy
Too many on the European left have turned their backs on their traditional bases
Monday
Europe still hasn’t learned from its lockdown debacles
In early 2020, hardly anything was known about their effectiveness, legality or side effects