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...