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Our politics is about deliverables

Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 07:11 Last update: about 5 years ago Peter Agius

Our politics is about deliverables. It's about what reaches you as a citizen, as a worker, as a student, an entrepreneur or a pensioner. I personnally get terribly frustrated whenever the country's...

EU rules, US rules

Monday, 14 February 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

The American governance system is federal and is based on a fully fledged central government, that is responsible for the  running of major sectors of the country. Despite its complexity, the...

The aristocracy of talent

Sunday, 13 February 2022, 10:52 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

The Maltese diplomatic service has declared an industrial dispute. The reason - “widespread nepotism”. Never, ever has the Maltese diplomatic service resorted to industrial action. ...

Labour’s electoral strategy

Sunday, 13 February 2022, 09:49 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Clint Camilleri’s speech last Sunday is especially important to our understanding of Labour’s electoral strategy. This strategy is to my mind based on a two-pronged approach, which are,...

Reforming Parliament

Sunday, 13 February 2022, 08:50 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The Prime Minister has been teasing public opinion for some time as to when Parliament will be dissolved and when we will consequently be proceeding to the next general election. Robert Abela has...

Fighting inflation at ground level

Sunday, 13 February 2022, 07:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

I see that once again Malta has been called the most successful economy in the EU and, more significantly, the one with the least inflation. I have no means to contest this. Most probably these...

Sicily, the new hub

Saturday, 12 February 2022, 07:20 Last update: about 5 years ago Rachel Borg

For many decades Malta lived in the fear of what would happen to our successful tourism industry should Sicily decide to step it up and invest in infrastructure and numbers in its tourism...

A must read – the Istanbul Convention

Saturday, 12 February 2022, 07:17 Last update: about 5 years ago Owen Bonnici

In my political life I have grown accustomed to the fact that, when we propose real change, the traditional conservative forces invariably come out and oppose it....

Religion and politics

Thursday, 10 February 2022, 07:55 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

In Malta, the disputes of past years between stalwarts of the Catholic religion and progressive left wing frontliners have declined. The major controversies took place during the 1960’s and...

Distract and rule

Thursday, 10 February 2022, 07:34 Last update: about 5 years ago Peter Agius

The rulebook actually speaks of divide and rule. The Labour Party has in fact followed that predicament for a long while now. It has magnified and at times even invented divisions within the ranks of...

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