Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026🇪🇸La Comunidad Book Club📚 Ahead of Sevilla v Real Betis on the weekend of Nov 22, I'll be reading The Frying Pan of Spain and chatting to author @Millar_Colin. Grab a copy of the book and submit any questions to Colin about Seville and its derby here⬇️ forms.gle/NEz5gawqnz4N... 020
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Since reaching their first ever European final, Rayo started this season playing their first 3 home games played away from home because the stadium is a dangerous dump. On their return to a less dangerous dump, the first game gets suspended due to fan protests. Simply Rayo. 031
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026🇪🇸 Weekend read with your churros ☕️ A march for Maricarmen, a free museum in Madrid, and photos of the week. Enjoy, share, gracias amigos! brendyboyle.substack.com/p/a-walk-to-...brendyboyle.substack.comA walk to remember MaricarmenAnd photos of the week from Madrid. 000
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Outstanding lunch sitting out in the sun in Madrid. 📍Ocho Patas, Legazpi 370
Reposted by Brendan BoyleBrendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026🇪🇸 Weekend read with your café con leche ☕️ A march for Maricarmen, a free museum in Madrid, and photos of the week. Enjoy, share, gracias amigos! brendyboyle.substack.com/p/a-walk-to-...brendyboyle.substack.comA walk to remember MaricarmenAnd photos of the week from Madrid. 142
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And if you missed last week’s piece on the numbers behind Spain’s housing crisis, you can read it here for free ⬇️ brendyboyle.substack.com/p/spains-hou...brendyboyle.substack.comSpain’s housing crisis by the numbersPopulation, production, prices, parents, politics, and landlords. 010
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026🇪🇸 Weekend read with your café con leche ☕️ A march for Maricarmen, a free museum in Madrid, and photos of the week. Enjoy, share, gracias amigos! brendyboyle.substack.com/p/a-walk-to-...brendyboyle.substack.comA walk to remember MaricarmenAnd photos of the week from Madrid. 142
Reposted by Brendan BoyleBrendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🇪🇸Latest piece from Spain📬 Yesterday I went to see 20,000+ people give up their Thursday evening to honour Maricarmen. I wrote about the impact of this story on Spain and how it showed the decency and humaneness of the vast majority of Spaniards. Plus: photos of the week! 141
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Link here: brendyboyle.substack.com/p/a-walk-to-...brendyboyle.substack.comA walk to remember MaricarmenAnd photos of the week from Madrid. 000
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🇪🇸Latest piece from Spain📬 Yesterday I went to see 20,000+ people give up their Thursday evening to honour Maricarmen. I wrote about the impact of this story on Spain and how it showed the decency and humaneness of the vast majority of Spaniards. Plus: photos of the week! 141
Reposted by Brendan BoyleNacho Quesado @nachoquesado.bsky.social · 09/10/2026My mother in law, 88+ in a wheelchair lived with us for a couple of years. An unexpected thing I learnt from this in Spain is the veneration of the 3rd age. Mariecarmen probably sounds like a weird thing outside Spain, but here it's massive. Spanish society knows we're all going to be old one day. 011
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🇪🇸📬 This week’s piece from the march for Maricarmen in Madrid is a salute to the solidarity and humaneness of the people of Spain. Enjoy, share, gracias! brendyboyle.substack.com/p/a-walk-to-...brendyboyle.substack.comA walk to remember MaricarmenAnd photos of the week from Madrid. 121
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Maricarmen, the 87-year-old who was evicted from her home of 70 years in Madrid because she couldn’t pay the 230% rent increase, has died after 2 weeks in hospital. Her health deteriorated dramatically during the traumatic, shameful eviction. 032
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ICYMI - a piece on the issue that triggered Spain’s snap general election. 020
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🇪🇸 🗳️ Spain PM Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election for Sunday, November 29. 010
Reposted by Brendan BoyleJohn Crisp @reetspetit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Interesting stats from Brendan. This graphic explains a lot. Building new properties after the crisis almost stopped. 021
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It takes a lot of huevos to complain to the media about state intervention during an unprecedented housing crisis when you own 30 properties. Fair play María in Barcelona. (ABC) 000
Reposted by Brendan BoyleBrendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026🇪🇸Weekend read: a deep dive into the numbers behind Spain’s housing crisis. Enjoy, share, gracias! brendyboyle.substack.com/p/spains-hou...brendyboyle.substack.comSpain’s housing crisis by the numbersPopulation, production, prices, parents, politics, and landlords. 133
Reposted by Brendan BoyleScandinoIR @scandinoir.bsky.social · 04/10/2026An excellent overview as always. I do suspect that Spain's own brand of devolution, with power being somewhat confusingly split between state, autonomous communities and provinces, means that politicians can get away with not doing anything about the housing problem and blaming others for it 021
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026🇪🇸Weekend read: a deep dive into the numbers behind Spain’s housing crisis. Enjoy, share, gracias! brendyboyle.substack.com/p/spains-hou...brendyboyle.substack.comSpain’s housing crisis by the numbersPopulation, production, prices, parents, politics, and landlords. 133
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Link here to read: brendyboyle.substack.com/p/spains-hou...brendyboyle.substack.comSpain’s housing crisis by the numbersPopulation, production, prices, parents, politics, and landlords. 110
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🇪🇸Weekend read with your café con leche ☕️ I’ve taken a deep dive into Spain’s housing crisis: 📈Population 🏗️Production 💰Prices 🏠Parents 🏛️Politics 🔑Landlords Enjoy, share, gracias amigos - link below. 131
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🇪🇸Latest piece for La Comunidad now in inboxes📬 A deep dive into Spain's housing crisis: Population, production, prices, parents, politics, and landlords. Enjoy, share, gracias amigos! brendyboyle.substack.com/p/spains-hou...brendyboyle.substack.comSpain’s housing crisis by the numbersPopulation, production, prices, parents, politics, and landlords. 012
Reposted by Brendan BoyleBrendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026📬MAÑANA 🇪🇸 A deep dive into Spain's housing crisis. Sign up to get it into your inbox for free tomorrow⬇️ brendyboyle.substack.com/p/spains-hou...brendyboyle.substack.comSpain’s housing crisis by the numbersPopulation, production, prices, parents, politics, and landlords. 021
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026📬MAÑANA 🇪🇸 A deep dive into Spain's housing crisis. Sign up to get it into your inbox for free tomorrow⬇️ brendyboyle.substack.com/p/spains-hou...brendyboyle.substack.comSpain’s housing crisis by the numbersPopulation, production, prices, parents, politics, and landlords. 021
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026So the pop-up tent town in the middle of Madrid has transformed into a sprawling encampment city. The ability of Spaniards to mobilize in huge numbers never ceases to amaze me. 073
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026ICYMI - On 10 years in Spain. brendyboyle.substack.com/p/on-10-year...brendyboyle.substack.comOn 10 years in SpainReflections on a decade well spent. 021
Reposted by Brendan BoyleBrendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Weekend read with your café con leche ☕️ Reflecting on 10 years in Spain 🇪🇸 Enjoy, share, gracias amigos! brendyboyle.substack.com/p/on-10-year...brendyboyle.substack.comOn 10 years in SpainReflections on a decade well spent. 132
Reposted by Brendan BoyleScandinoIR @scandinoir.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A beautiful article. Let's hope Spain's wonderful barrio culture survives - it was 15 minute cities before 15 minute cities were even invented! 121
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 27/09/202609:55, the scene in Sol on a Sunday morning in Madrid after hundreds of people camped overnight following the huge housing protest yesterday. It followed the eviction of 87 year old MariCarmen from her home of 70 years this week. 020
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Weekend read with your café con leche ☕️ Reflecting on 10 years in Spain 🇪🇸 Enjoy, share, gracias amigos! brendyboyle.substack.com/p/on-10-year...brendyboyle.substack.comOn 10 years in SpainReflections on a decade well spent. 132
Reposted by Brendan BoyleBrendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026📬Latest La Comunidad piece out now. 🇪🇸Celebrating 10 years in Spain - reflecting on a decade well spent. Enjoy, share, gracias amigos! brendyboyle.substack.com/p/on-10-year...brendyboyle.substack.comOn 10 years in SpainReflections on a decade well spent. 121
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Buenos días ☀️ Celebrating 10 years in Spain the only way I know how 🇪🇸 010
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026📬Latest La Comunidad piece out now. 🇪🇸Celebrating 10 years in Spain - reflecting on a decade well spent. Enjoy, share, gracias amigos! brendyboyle.substack.com/p/on-10-year...brendyboyle.substack.comOn 10 years in SpainReflections on a decade well spent. 121
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It was great, lovely to see students from all over the country having the change to ask her questions and join in the debate. 000
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026MAÑANA 📬 Celebrating 10 years in Spain🇪🇸 brendyboyle.substack.com/p/on-10-year...brendyboyle.substack.comOn 10 years in SpainReflections on a decade well spent. 010
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 20/09/2026🇪🇸Weekend read ☕️ Pablo Picasso, Zadie Smith, and the democratization of culture in Spain. brendyboyle.substack.com/p/spains-pre...brendyboyle.substack.comSpain's premium on cultureOn making cultural activities accessible to the other 99%. 110
Reposted by Brendan BoyleBrendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026🇪🇸 Latest La Comunidad piece out now! 📬 A piece on living in a country that makes world-class culture accessible to everybody, not just the rich. Plus, photos of the week📸 Enjoy, share, gracias amigos! (Link below) 121
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Link here: brendyboyle.substack.com/p/spains-pre...brendyboyle.substack.comSpain's premium on cultureOn making cultural activities accessible to the other 99%. 010
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026🗞️Weekend read with your café con leche ☕️ From Picasso to Zadie Smith, 24 hours of culture in Madrid - total cost: €0. A piece on how Spain makes culture accessible to all, not just the wealthy. Link below. 141
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Buenos días ☀️ After a late night of writing, time to start Saturday right. Have a good one 👍🏼 010
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Link here: brendyboyle.substack.com/p/spains-pre...brendyboyle.substack.comSpain's premium on cultureOn making cultural activities accessible to the other 99%. 010
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026🇪🇸 Latest La Comunidad piece out now! 📬 A piece on living in a country that makes world-class culture accessible to everybody, not just the rich. Plus, photos of the week📸 Enjoy, share, gracias amigos! (Link below) 121
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yesterday I went to see Picasso’s Guernica - paid €0. This evening I sat out on Plaza Mayor in the middle of Madrid on a warm September evening listening to Zadie Smith - paid €0. Spain is very good at making culture accessible to everybody, not just the wealthy. 040
Reposted by Brendan BoyleScandinoIR @scandinoir.bsky.social · 16/09/2026That chart on time spent at home since 2003 is terrifying! I imagine there was some degree of reversion after 2022 but the figures are still breathtaking. That simply cannot be positive for society as a whole 011
Reposted by Brendan BoyleBrendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🇪🇸Latest La Comunidad piece out now! 📬 Connecting the dots between the new Oasis doc and the stories of two people who had a desire to live in Spain and made it happen. Enjoy, share, gracias! (Link below) 111
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Link here: brendyboyle.substack.com/p/life-lesso...brendyboyle.substack.comLife lessons from Liam GallagherFor anyone thinking about a life in Spain. 110
Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🇪🇸Latest La Comunidad piece out now! 📬 Connecting the dots between the new Oasis doc and the stories of two people who had a desire to live in Spain and made it happen. Enjoy, share, gracias! (Link below) 111
