https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/opinion/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:42:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/opinion/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/11/olive-press-opinion-new-gibraltar-police-chief-is-gonna-need-a-bigger-boat/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/11/olive-press-opinion-new-gibraltar-police-chief-is-gonna-need-a-bigger-boat/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=405727 THE Olive Press did a story a few months ago suggesting that the McGrail inquiry would ‘have a chilling effect on law enforcement’ in Gibraltar. These were some of the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/11/olive-press-opinion-new-gibraltar-police-chief-is-gonna-need-a-bigger-boat/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/16/opinion-the-iberian-funeral-scandal-is-a-disgraceful-betrayal-of-the-british-expat-community-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/16/opinion-the-iberian-funeral-scandal-is-a-disgraceful-betrayal-of-the-british-expat-community-in-spain/#respond Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=399722 THE closure of Iberian Funeral Plans without any communication to customers is both a shocking and distressing abuse of the expat community, writes the Olive Press. When people make the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/03/16/opinion-the-iberian-funeral-scandal-is-a-disgraceful-betrayal-of-the-british-expat-community-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/20/ambiguous-and-alarming-marbella-property-expert-chris-clover-insists-the-governments-proposed-new-controversial-housing-measures-could-create-disruption-and-wont-solve-the-crisis/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/20/ambiguous-and-alarming-marbella-property-expert-chris-clover-insists-the-governments-proposed-new-controversial-housing-measures-could-create-disruption-and-wont-solve-the-crisis/#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:01:37 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=395513 AS a real estate expert in Marbella with over five decades of experience, I feel compelled to respond to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’ plans for tackling the housing crisis. Among]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/02/20/ambiguous-and-alarming-marbella-property-expert-chris-clover-insists-the-governments-proposed-new-controversial-housing-measures-could-create-disruption-and-wont-solve-the-crisis/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/24/how-can-i-stick-to-my-new-years-resolution/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/24/how-can-i-stick-to-my-new-years-resolution/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:15:07 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=387713 WE all do it. Every January 1, we promise ourselves that we will lose weight, drink less alcohol, smoke less tobacco, read more books … but there are experts in]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/24/how-can-i-stick-to-my-new-years-resolution/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/20/othello-syndrome-when-men-display-jealousy-towards-other-men/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/20/othello-syndrome-when-men-display-jealousy-towards-other-men/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:53:20 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=387722 By Michael Coy EARLIER this month in the village of Gerena (15 miles north of Sevilla), two teenage boys got into a fight and one of them ended up stabbed.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/20/othello-syndrome-when-men-display-jealousy-towards-other-men/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/20/cockfighting-in-spain-the-final-frontier/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/20/cockfighting-in-spain-the-final-frontier/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:22:42 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=388325 By Michael Coy BRITISH people often remark that bullfighting is cruel. Spanish fans point out that Britain is the home of fox-hunting. However, a Spanish secret is now being shown]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/20/cockfighting-in-spain-the-final-frontier/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/18/mobile-phone-school-in-spain-for-mum-dad-no-seriously/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/18/mobile-phone-school-in-spain-for-mum-dad-no-seriously/#respond Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:54:03 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=388006 By Michael Coy SPAIN is waking up to the true size of the mobile phone ‘problem’. The average age at which a child acquires a mobile phone is 11. Today]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/18/mobile-phone-school-in-spain-for-mum-dad-no-seriously/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/12/galgos-and-podencos-the-silent-victims-of-spanish-hunting-culture/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/12/galgos-and-podencos-the-silent-victims-of-spanish-hunting-culture/#comments Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:38:38 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=386194 By Sigrun Hvalvik ON a cold January morning a galgo named Luna limped into a village, her ribs protruding from weeks without food. Once prized for her speed during the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/12/galgos-and-podencos-the-silent-victims-of-spanish-hunting-culture/feed/ 2 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/07/snookered-the-employers-scam-that-could-leave-you-without-a-pension-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/07/snookered-the-employers-scam-that-could-leave-you-without-a-pension-in-spain/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:27:15 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=385903 We all know that 147 is the magic number if you’re Ronnie O’Sullivan, playing at the Sheffield Octagon: but sometimes the maths works against us. British journalist and man-about-Ronda, MICHAEL]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/01/07/snookered-the-employers-scam-that-could-leave-you-without-a-pension-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/03/death-of-a-local-hero-spanish-environmental-activist-juan-terroba-dies/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/03/death-of-a-local-hero-spanish-environmental-activist-juan-terroba-dies/#respond Sun, 03 Nov 2024 11:00:08 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=372376 HE helped stop motorways, power lines and golf course developments. Through the course of a four decade battle as an environmentalist in Spain, Juan Terroba faced far too many sleepless]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/11/03/death-of-a-local-hero-spanish-environmental-activist-juan-terroba-dies/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/07/21/opinion-dear-spains-football-team-gibraltar-is-british-and-always-be-so-bin-off-the-far-right-rhetoric/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/07/21/opinion-dear-spains-football-team-gibraltar-is-british-and-always-be-so-bin-off-the-far-right-rhetoric/#comments Sun, 21 Jul 2024 14:27:03 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=344488 WOULDN’T it be nice if Spain could celebrate a magnificent sporting success without ruining it all in the aftermath? Last year, former President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/07/21/opinion-dear-spains-football-team-gibraltar-is-british-and-always-be-so-bin-off-the-far-right-rhetoric/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/07/13/olive-press-comment-forensic-searches-on-the-bank-accounts-of-politicians-who-keep-approving-destructive-tourist-developments-on-spains-coasts/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/07/13/olive-press-comment-forensic-searches-on-the-bank-accounts-of-politicians-who-keep-approving-destructive-tourist-developments-on-spains-coasts/#comments Sat, 13 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=342141 FOR those not aware, the annual Black Flags report details the true state of Spain’s beaches. It rips away the PR veil and calls out the town halls, local governments]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/07/13/olive-press-comment-forensic-searches-on-the-bank-accounts-of-politicians-who-keep-approving-destructive-tourist-developments-on-spains-coasts/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/06/01/opinion-guiris-should-not-go-home-in-fact-most-of-us-agree-with-the-activists-tourism-and-housing-concerns/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/06/01/opinion-guiris-should-not-go-home-in-fact-most-of-us-agree-with-the-activists-tourism-and-housing-concerns/#respond Sat, 01 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=331695 AS Spain enters the summer months, a wave of anti-tourism protests are popping up across the country. Some 10,000 locals took to the streets of Palma holding up signs reading]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/06/01/opinion-guiris-should-not-go-home-in-fact-most-of-us-agree-with-the-activists-tourism-and-housing-concerns/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/05/31/opinion-are-british-tourists-on-a-mission-to-humiliate-the-uk-this-year-its-no-wonder-locals-say-guiris-go-home-after-string-of-vile-incidents/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/05/31/opinion-are-british-tourists-on-a-mission-to-humiliate-the-uk-this-year-its-no-wonder-locals-say-guiris-go-home-after-string-of-vile-incidents/#respond Fri, 31 May 2024 11:16:07 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=332080 READING the news as a Briton over the past few days has been nothing short of embarrassing.  The summer season has not even begun and we have already witnessed shocking]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/05/31/opinion-are-british-tourists-on-a-mission-to-humiliate-the-uk-this-year-its-no-wonder-locals-say-guiris-go-home-after-string-of-vile-incidents/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/05/10/opinion-dont-panic-marbella-is-still-a-safe-place-to-visit-unless-you-plan-on-becoming-a-drug-lord/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/05/10/opinion-dont-panic-marbella-is-still-a-safe-place-to-visit-unless-you-plan-on-becoming-a-drug-lord/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 12:40:10 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=328015 IF you happened to pick up the Sunday Times last week, you may have spotted an article declaring Marbella the epicentre of the ‘Costa del Globalised Crime’.  The piece by]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/05/10/opinion-dont-panic-marbella-is-still-a-safe-place-to-visit-unless-you-plan-on-becoming-a-drug-lord/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/05/06/opinion-im-so-tired-of-luxury-venues-on-the-costa-del-sol-is-this-really-what-we-moved-to-spain-for/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/05/06/opinion-im-so-tired-of-luxury-venues-on-the-costa-del-sol-is-this-really-what-we-moved-to-spain-for/#comments Mon, 06 May 2024 09:42:03 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=327015 THE number of ‘luxury’ venues popping up along the Costa del Sol is becoming tiresome.  You know the type, they have a weird one-word name that wouldn’t look out of]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/05/06/opinion-im-so-tired-of-luxury-venues-on-the-costa-del-sol-is-this-really-what-we-moved-to-spain-for/feed/ 2 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/04/24/opinion-airbnb-might-be-viewed-as-a-menace-in-spain-but-if-i-owned-a-property-its-the-first-place-i-would-list-it/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/04/24/opinion-airbnb-might-be-viewed-as-a-menace-in-spain-but-if-i-owned-a-property-its-the-first-place-i-would-list-it/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:58:58 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=324856 AIRBNB and Booking.com are coming under fire for ‘forcing locals out’ of major cities across Spain.  The problem, according to youngsters in Malaga, Barcelona, Sevilla and elsewhere, is that as]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/04/24/opinion-airbnb-might-be-viewed-as-a-menace-in-spain-but-if-i-owned-a-property-its-the-first-place-i-would-list-it/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/03/06/the-real-estate-sector-needs-standards/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/03/06/the-real-estate-sector-needs-standards/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:32:31 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/03/06/the-real-estate-sector-needs-standards/ A LOT has been written about the new housing law that was introduced at the beginning of 2023. I have offered my own take on this law elsewhere. But not]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/03/06/the-real-estate-sector-needs-standards/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/07/opinion-how-many-more-brits-need-to-die-after-taking-nolotil-in-spain-before-proper-legislation-is-actioned/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/07/opinion-how-many-more-brits-need-to-die-after-taking-nolotil-in-spain-before-proper-legislation-is-actioned/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:55:00 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/07/opinion-how-many-more-brits-need-to-die-after-taking-nolotil-in-spain-before-proper-legislation-is-actioned/ Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es THE recent shocking death of a British expat who became riddled with sepsis after taking Nolotil should ring alarm bells in]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/07/opinion-how-many-more-brits-need-to-die-after-taking-nolotil-in-spain-before-proper-legislation-is-actioned/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/12/02/opinion-tales-of-one-track-scam-artist-chris-ohares-cons-are-as-old-as-the-costa-del-sol-itself/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/12/02/opinion-tales-of-one-track-scam-artist-chris-ohares-cons-are-as-old-as-the-costa-del-sol-itself/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 13:30:00 +0000 https://theolivepress.es/?p=308861 THE only thing surprising about the epic tale of Chris O’Hare’s constant scamming is that he got away with it for so long. What we have written in our story]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/12/02/opinion-tales-of-one-track-scam-artist-chris-ohares-cons-are-as-old-as-the-costa-del-sol-itself/feed/ 0