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These people must not win

Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 10:13 Last update: about 12 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Regrettably it is becoming customary for columnists to write about the 'latest' attacks linked to terrorism or the most recent heartbreak related to the sinking of boats and people. But can one...

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 10:15 Last update: about 12 years ago Gejtu Vella

What a dreadful weekend. At the time of writing, the number of deaths following the shocking and appalling terrorist attacks in France reached 132, with many others receiving treatment for serious...

Rocking Bataclan

Monday, 16 November 2015, 10:17 Last update: about 12 years ago Marlene Farrugia

Everyone's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's really an easy way: Stop participating in it. - Noam Chomsky We are humans, I think. Different from other animals. Different because we...

PM, Paceville, Paris and passports

Monday, 16 November 2015, 07:57 Last update: about 12 years ago Stephen Calleja

A few weeks ago, the Romanian Prime Minister resigned with all of his government in the wake of a night club tragedy which killed more than 50 young people.  Don’t expect Prime Minister...

No style but "Simply The Best"

Friday, 13 November 2015, 09:24 Last update: about 12 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

Sitting in parliament on Tuesday I could feel the moment demanded gravitas. I would say all went well. Almost. This was, after all, a historic event. The House was being addressed by the...

Falzon is challenging Muscat

Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 07:56 Last update: about 12 years ago

Leadership is not about your title, it’s about your behaviour, Robin S. Sharma, leadership expert, says. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has the title of leader, but his behaviour in not...

Joe Cassar

Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 07:55 Last update: about 12 years ago Stephen Calleja

It would have been easy for Joe Cassar to hang on to his seat in Parliament. After all, his error of judgment is small when compared to a €260,000 retirement handshake, getting a Portomaso...

€11 million down the drain

Monday, 2 November 2015, 07:54 Last update: about 12 years ago Stephen Calleja

Last week it became known that Malta had lost €11 million in European Union funds after reservations were expressed by the European Court of Auditors following irregularities in the awarding of...

Deciding not to decide: the primacy of conscience

Sunday, 1 November 2015, 09:15 Last update: about 12 years ago Noel Grima

On the one hand, we get repeated reports in the international media of conflicts between progressives and conservatives, with the latter acting as a brake on the Pope. On the other hand, the...

Lucky Dip

Saturday, 31 October 2015, 09:11 Last update: about 12 years ago Rachel Borg

The whole approach by Brussels to tackle the migrant crises is full of contradictions and lacking coordination, direction, confidence and fails to take stock of the disregard for compliance by those...

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