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When the private becomes public

Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 09:25 Last update: about 11 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

These last weeks we have witnessed a couple of booboos made by public figures who many claim should know better than spill out comments on social media. Let’s take this one step at a...

The banal politics of the Eurovision Song Contest

Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 06:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Simon Mercieca

The Eurovision Song contest has once again made it to the national agenda. I have been responsible for the performing arts at our University and have worked to strengthen it against all sorts of...

Exposing the threat of charlatan politicians

Tuesday, 17 May 2016, 10:48 Last update: about 11 years ago Gejtu Vella

A couple of days ago, on another news web-portal, a former PN minister penned an opinion under the heading Charlatan Threat.  Coming from a former PN minister, the heading intrigued me.  I...

Labour fails to win Eurovision

Monday, 16 May 2016, 13:14 Last update: about 11 years ago Stephen Calleja

Ira Losco did a splendid job. She gave her all with two great performances in the semi-final and final nights of the Eurovision Song Contest. She finished in 12th place, far below the second position...

Police

Monday, 16 May 2016, 07:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Sant

Minister Karmenu Abela is doing the right thing when he holds back from sweeping under the carpet problems in the management of the police corps. I listened to his explanations during a One Radio...

‘Team Ira’ – a metaphor for an uncaring government

Sunday, 15 May 2016, 13:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

I never thought I would find myself writing about the Eurovision Song Contest in the middle of a terrible corruption scandal with no end in sight, but because Team Ira was really Team Labour, and a...

A nation that walks on water

Sunday, 15 May 2016, 10:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Noel Grima

Whatever the result Ira obtained last night (Good luck, Ira, who I remember as a Year 6 student at the Sacred Heart in the same year as my niece), the past days have been a textbook case for studying...

Anything you can do I can do bitter

Sunday, 15 May 2016, 10:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Charles Flores

Like the passionate football festival that we watched from London’s Upton Park last Tuesday night, as West Ham bid farewell to their beloved old Boleyn with a much-deserved win over Manchester...

Smelling blood

Saturday, 14 May 2016, 08:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Rachel Borg

After all the bluff and tantrums have subsided, all the cliches’ and offensives have been made and Dr Mizzi has shifted his desk to face the corner instead of the harbour view, we are left with...

The Speaker’s insulting ruling

Friday, 13 May 2016, 10:46 Last update: about 11 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

As a child I was brought up to respect my elders and those in authority. I hold in high esteem those men and women who chose to defend and protect all of us. Their uniform is a constant reminder of...

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