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Jim Lawley

The Spectator

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Is it wise for Spain to goad Donald Trump?

Is it wise for Spain to goad Donald Trump?

Spain’s refusal to allow the United States to use its military bases at Morón de la Frontera (Seville) and Rota (Cádiz) for its war on Iran,...

06.03.2026 10

The Spectator

Jim Lawley

Is it wise for Spain to goad Donald Trump?

Spain’s refusal to allow the United States to use its military bases at Morón de la Frontera (Seville) and Rota (Cádiz) for its war on Iran,...

06.03.2026 7

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Jim Lawley

Why Iran is applauding Spain

Spain has refused outright to support the United States and Israel’s military operation against Iran. The move has been applauded by Iran’s...

03.03.2026 10

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Jim Lawley

Don't expect England to learn anything from their Ashes drubbing

08.01.2026 10

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Jim Lawley

Books / The diminutive dictator who ruled Spain with an iron fist

07.01.2026 10

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Jim Lawley

Books / The diminutive dictator who ruled Spain with an iron fist

07.01.2026 5

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Jim Lawley

Cricket / England's Ashes Test triumph is long overdue

28.12.2025 10

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Jim Lawley

England's Ashes Test triumph is long overdue

27.12.2025 10

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Jim Lawley

The Bazball experiment has failed

21.12.2025 10

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Jim Lawley

Why Christmas comes early for thousands in Spain

21.12.2025 10

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Jim Lawley

Most of the England cricket team should be dropped

07.12.2025 10

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Spain’s post-Franco democracy is on the rocks

20.11.2025 10

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The Land in Winter / Give Andrew Miller the Booker

10.11.2025 10

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Jim Lawley

Fatal beauty / A love letter to Ronda

28.10.2025 10

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Jim Lawley

At last, a garden without the gimmicks

07.09.2025 10

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Jim Lawley

Spain’s wildfires have exposed the inadequacy of its politicians

03.09.2025 8

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Endgame / How England can finally win the Ashes

13.08.2025 9

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Class act / The lesson that changed my life

07.07.2025 10

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Spain won’t escape Trump’s wrath for its Nato rebellion

26.06.2025 6

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Spain’s Pedro Sanchez won’t limp on for long

21.06.2025 10

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On the rocks / The post-Brexit Gibraltar deal is going down badly in Spain

14.06.2025 6

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Jim Lawley

The post-Brexit Gibraltar deal is going down badly in Spain

14.06.2025 10

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Will Gibraltar get in the way of Starmer’s EU reset?

17.05.2025 10

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Chaos / What caused Spain’s blackout?

29.04.2025 10

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Spain’s defence spending boost pleases nobody

25.04.2025 6

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Jim Lawley

Why Spain is cosying up to China

13.04.2025 10

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Jim Lawley

How Spain is trying to dodge spending more on defence

14.03.2025 6

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Jim Lawley

Luis Rubiales and Spain’s war on machismo

20.02.2025 5

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Spain / What Luis Rubiales’s trial will reveal

02.02.2025 10

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Jim Lawley

What Luis Rubiales’s trial will reveal

02.02.2025 10

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Jim Lawley

Spain’s expat tax won’t last long

18.01.2025 10

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Bad history / The solution to Spain’s problems

11.01.2025 10

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Jim Lawley

The solution to Spain’s problems

11.01.2025 10

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Jim Lawley