Wanted: a drug policy with a human face
Sunday, 21 November 2021, 09:30
Last update: about 6 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
The current debate on drug reform, in parliament, is long overdue. My party's electoral platform for the 2017 general election was the only one which clearly and unequivocally spoke in favour of...
The worrying trendlines
Sunday, 21 November 2021, 09:00
Last update: about 6 years ago
Noel Grima
Many times we speak about varying situations around us, more to condemn than to praise. At most, we may go for a historical analysis and show how today's events are the result of what happened in the...
No stone unturned
Saturday, 20 November 2021, 07:26
Last update: about 6 years ago
Rachel Borg
I wonder who devised the latest scheme to offset tax arrears and whether it can be properly explained in a way that it makes sense and stands scrutiny? Legal Notice 419 published on 5 November...
The opponent
Friday, 19 November 2021, 06:22
Last update: about 6 years ago
Owen Bonnici
Hate is the opponent of equality. And since it is the direct opponent of equality, we are determined to continue combating and preventing hate speech. Hate speech poses grave dangers for...
Vaccine certificate
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 08:00
Last update: about 6 years ago
Alfred Sant
Many countries in Europe have now made it obligatory to show a certificate that one has been vaccinated against covid-19 before allowing entry to a restaurant or a cafe (though not all establishments...
Strange meeting of united enemies
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 10:19
Last update: about 6 years ago
Evarist Bartolo
Do we live in a cruel and merciless world where forgiveness and recognising each other’s humanity is only possible after we have killed and destroyed each other? Wilfred Owen seems to be saying...
Fish stocks
Monday, 15 November 2021, 07:55
Last update: about 6 years ago
Alfred Sant
Are we doing enough to secure greater quantities of fish in order to cover human consumption requirements? We’re told repeatedly that it’s healthier to eat fish than other foods....
The noose tightens
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 09:58
Last update: about 6 years ago
Kevin Cassar
“It was moronically stupid”, one MP commented about his prime minister’s order to rescue a cabinet colleague from parliamentary suspension. Owen Paterson, conservative MP and...
An invitation: keep the doors open
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 09:56
Last update: about 6 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
The abortion debate gets nastier by the minute. This was expected. It may even get worse! The priest who described pro-choice PN candidate Emma Portelli Bonnici as a later day Hitler, kicked off...
The anti-vax voice refuses to be silenced
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 07:57
Last update: about 6 years ago
Noel Grima
In general, I find that public opinion, based mostly on the main news portals that turn out to be related to the two main political parties, is starved of really relevant news in these troubled...