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Muscat the Obscene

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 10:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

It is too early to start analysing newly-installed Prime Minister Robert Abela’s performance. So far, he has made a number of statements and only in time shall we know if he really meant...

The politics of sustainable development

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 10:31 Last update: about 8 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The politics of sustainable development is a matter for the Prime Minister’s direct consideration as it is wide-ranging and concerns all areas of policy. It is quite interesting that once more...

When things seem most desperate there is still hope

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 09:12 Last update: about 8 years ago Victor Calleja

Right now, the whole situation in Malta seems awful. Everything is topsy-turvy, surreal, hopeless and scary. The undesirables, even if some have resigned, are still around and few are facing justice....

How Robert Abela got there

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 08:29 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

At the end of this most momentous week, I intend to focus solely on how Robert Abela managed to become prime minister, leaving further comment on the selection of the Cabinet and the first steps of...

Before it’s too late

Saturday, 18 January 2020, 09:05 Last update: about 8 years ago Rachel Borg

As usual, whenever the country is distracted by national events, the elves move in and bypass protocol and ethics and do their dirty business without proper scrutiny. We are used to this...

Balance

Thursday, 16 January 2020, 08:20 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

In everything that relates to economic and social management, some balance needs to be maintained – between the new and the traditional; between the young and the old; between openness towards...

I will not be silenced… and some other themes

Wednesday, 15 January 2020, 14:48 Last update: about 8 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

During the time I have been involved in the media - which must have been at least 12 years of broadcasting with Radju Malta, anchoring a number of TV programmes (TVM and F-Living), writing opinions on...

Forget Fomm ir-Riħ

Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 08:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Tara Cassar

The desire of some to exploit every corner of the island seems to have no bounds. It definitely felt this way when news broke of a proposed development for ‘agri-tourism accommodation’ in...

Gozo tunnel depends on maximising car movements

Monday, 13 January 2020, 09:07 Last update: about 8 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The Gozo-Malta undersea tunnel is a tunnel for cars, not for people. It is, in fact, the antithesis of the underlying theme of the National Transport Master Plan for 2025. It is pertinent to remember...

Pause

Monday, 13 January 2020, 07:32 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

Supporters of the Labour Party should now recognize that there is the need for a pause. It should be a period of quiet and attention till the new Prime Minister and Labour leader Robert Abela sets his...

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