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Adrian Delia and the defeat of the Establishment

Monday, 4 September 2017, 08:03 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

Two events dominated last week’s news. The first one was the initial phase of the PN’s leadership election concluded on Saturday with a predictable result. Probably even more interesting...

Russian roulette at Pietà

Sunday, 3 September 2017, 09:45 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Introducing new blood into politics will not necessarily translate into a change for the better in the way in which it is conducted in Malta. It may well signify a backward step through the...

From now on, please scrutinise your own candidates

Sunday, 3 September 2017, 09:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

This column had to be written before last night's Nationalist Party leadership electoral result was out, so it's not going to be about the outcome and it's not going to speculate about the outcome...

Soul mates

Saturday, 2 September 2017, 09:11 Last update: about 10 years ago Rachel Borg

All we need are a few red roses and a romantic weekend break at a wine estate in Sicily to complete this pathetic picture of lovers seeking their soul mate on Tinder.  Find a complete...

Permanent revolution

Friday, 1 September 2017, 11:34 Last update: about 10 years ago Adrian Delia

The Nationalist Party’s councillors will tomorrow cast their vote as to who they prefer to lead the party in the next five years. On them rests the responsibility to send two candidates to the...

The race between friends

Friday, 1 September 2017, 08:17 Last update: about 10 years ago Alex Muscat

The PN leadership race will have important consequences for our country, especially when one of the hopefuls may possibly be the next Prime Minister.  The contest itself is purely an internal...

More women needed in politics

Friday, 1 September 2017, 08:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Miriam Dalli

Labour MEP Miriam Dalli said that more women are needed to participate in politics. She said that the representation of women in Parliament did not grow following the last election, and more...

That leadership election

Thursday, 31 August 2017, 10:36 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

People in the media, and all of us reading and listening to us, thought we would have a relatively calm summer after the chaos and pressure of the unexpected general election campaign in May. Instead...

Animal welfare

Thursday, 31 August 2017, 07:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

Maltese people, we’ve been told, are well known for their love of animals. Yes and no. You meet people who seem to haveonly dogs, rabbits and cats as their immediate family, really their...

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