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Moving on towards absolutism

Sunday, 17 January 2021, 08:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

The thinking segment of our people was quite right to be alternately amused, then shocked by the curious turn of events which surrounded Gavin Gulia’s elevation to an MP and his sudden and...

Baldrick rules, ok?

Saturday, 16 January 2021, 08:02 Last update: about 7 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

Last Sunday’s Malta Today survey saw a swing of just over 9% away from Robert Abela (-4.7%) in favour of Bernard Grech (+4.6%).  This is a remarkable feat which has not happened since 2017....

Games and plots

Saturday, 16 January 2021, 07:54 Last update: about 7 years ago Rachel Borg

Joseph Muscat promises Konrad Mizzi a nice little nest egg courtesy of the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA).  The Commissioner for Standards concludes from his investigation that Muscat is...

Way forward: a strong progressive agenda

Friday, 15 January 2021, 07:30 Last update: about 7 years ago Owen Bonnici

A progressive agenda has, at its very basis, a strong dimension of change.  One cannot genuinely believe in a progressive agenda if one does not value and push forward changes: whether be they...

Administrative team

Thursday, 14 January 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

Much government work concerns projects that range over different fields of activity. Their implementation is most successful when those responsible in the different areas coordinate their work in an...

Disability: No longer on the national agenda

Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 07:40 Last update: about 7 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

I have been following the disability sector for almost 35 years.  My passion started as a result of a government scheme offered to sixth form students.  At the time, the education...

Seriously, Mr Speaker?

Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 07:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Peter Agius

As you will have heard, this week Speaker Anglu Farrugia ruled that Parliament cannot probe former PM Muscat because he is no longer an MP. Seriously? This from the Government who made so much fanfare...

They disapprove

Monday, 11 January 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

The following is not such a happy point to make but the truth is that as an argument, it does hold water! This country and its government have for some time now been at the receiving end –...

A burning issue

Sunday, 10 January 2021, 10:35 Last update: about 7 years ago Charles Flores

I have always felt intrigued by the sheer connection between books/plays that people write in a miscellanea of languages across the world and socio-political realities. When the Nazi Party in Germany...

The fragility of democracy

Sunday, 10 January 2021, 09:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The events on Capitol Hill in Washington last Wednesday clearly show the fragility of democracy. We should never take it for granted. The storming of Capitol Hill by Trump’s mob has damaged...

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