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Lowest turnout in 2018 election

Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 09:15 Last update: about 9 years ago Stephen Calleja

We’re still months away from the general election, but my gut feeling is that we will have the lowest voter turnout in recent political history. Since Independence, we have had 11...

Asking the right questions

Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 07:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

A couple of questions come to mind as I browse through the news portals. Earthquake A couple of days ago we woke up to another natural disaster, this time an earthquake in...

One may feel profoundly disappointed, betrayed, even hurt

Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 09:15 Last update: about 9 years ago Gejtu Vella

Why people are turning to political leaders the likes of Marine Le Pen, France’s National Front far-right leader, Nigel Farage, the former leader of the UK Independence Party and Donald Trump,...

Summer's over

Monday, 29 August 2016, 07:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

At the end of the summer break, European Union is facing a crowded agenda. For many, the predominant issue is Brexit. But in other areas too, decisions are urgently needed. The latest...

Dying with Dignity: il-Ġardina Project

Monday, 29 August 2016, 07:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Simon Mercieca

During this summer, part of the newspapers’ debate revolved around the theme of euthanasia. Both those in favour and those against made strong arguments. Yet, as an observer, I was struck by one...

The beauty of silence and the benefit of solitude

Sunday, 28 August 2016, 11:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

I have been thinking about the relationship between money and silence, between money and solitude, between money and space, and about the relative definitions of luxury, what luxury means to different...

Fixing Europe

Sunday, 28 August 2016, 10:45 Last update: about 9 years ago Noel Grima

Now that August is nearly over, the European giant tries to shake off its lethargy and get down to continue tackling what’s ailing it. It has not been an easy summer for Europe. First the...

Meanwhile at the Exiles…

Sunday, 28 August 2016, 10:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Marie Benoît

Summer days are here again, as the song goes, and there are times when flashes of the summers of my childhood intrude on other mundane thoughts. For some years our summer mornings were spent at...

In Malta it pays to ignore planning law and policy

Sunday, 28 August 2016, 10:15 Last update: about 9 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The planning amnesty announced earlier this week has been in the pipeline for 18 months. In the initial stages of the debate – on 8 February in an article published in this paper – I...

Gafa won’t have been in it on his own

Thursday, 25 August 2016, 11:28 Last update: about 9 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

The one aspect of the Neville Gafa scandal we should all take for granted is that this man was perfectly comfortable doing what he did – and before he protests his innocence, those Viber...

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