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The systematic failings of our police force

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 11:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Alice Taylor

I have been debating whether I should write this article. What do I have to say that hasn’t already been said? How can I put into words the upset, anger, and frustration I am feeling? And is it...

Opinion: Do we dare hope for a better future? - Lawrence Gonzi

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 09:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Lawrence Gonzi

Over the past few days since Daphne’s assassination, hearing and reading a cacophony of reflections, eulogies, and analyses, a deep sadness has crept in, recognising that the most powerful...

An intrepid lady

Saturday, 21 October 2017, 08:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Rachel Borg

To begin, we may cast aside from our mind and our emotions that Daphne Caruana Galizia was the award-winning journalist who earned an important honour for Malta at a time when our name was being...

Nothing can justify Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

Thursday, 19 October 2017, 10:34 Last update: about 10 years ago Miriam Dalli

Nothing can ever justify the brutal murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Labour MEP Miriam Dalli said. In her vlog today, Dalli, herself a former editor and journalist, says that a person should not...

How they put it...

Thursday, 19 October 2017, 07:42 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

This is how some people put it: in their view, a step back towards antiquated behaviour is being taken by all those who, as individuals, associations or popular movements, speechify and mobilize to...

Lost for words

Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 08:04 Last update: about 10 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

I really am lost for words.  What happened on Monday afternoon is not only an act of aggression but also an attack on all of us who try to articulate ideas, chase stories, ask questions, try...

A financial surplus, yet an environmental deficit

Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 08:41 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

As was expected, last Monday's budget speech solemnly announced a budget surplus for the first time in many years. However, the environmental deficit was, as usual, hidden between the lines. The...

2018 bittersweet budget measures

Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 07:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Gejtu Vella

I was never fascinated with clairvoyants or with those who claim that they have the ability to read the signs from crystal balls or through extrasensory revelations.  Nor do I rely or allow...

Banalisation

Monday, 16 October 2017, 07:20 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

I used to believe that it is only in Malta that public discourse is banalised to such an extent. Instead of discussing the available administrative and policy options, we focus on the people involved...

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