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TMID Editorial: One step forward, two backwards

Thursday, 18 November 2021, 12:28 Last update: about 6 years ago

The last two games that the national football team played at Ta’ Qali stadium in the past days threw away all the good feeling that had been created since Italian manager Devis Mangia took over...

TMID Editorial: Rewarding tax defaulters

Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 09:05 Last update: about 6 years ago

At least three institutions have criticised the government for a legal notice regarding the payment of tax, all saying that what the government is doing amounts to discrimination against law-abiding...

TMID Editorial: The EU and anti-SLAPP measures

Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 10:23 Last update: about 6 years ago

The European Parliament sent a strong message last week, that something needs to be done against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). This newsroom has written many-a-time...

TMID Editorial - The PN’s cannabis gaffe

Monday, 15 November 2021, 08:55 Last update: about 6 years ago

The weekend saw the – perhaps surprising – continuation of a debate which will likely be one of the more talked about social factors in the run up to the general election, as the...

TMIS Editorial - John Dalli case: Get on with it!

Sunday, 14 November 2021, 11:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

After years of waiting and countless calls on the police force to arraign John Dalli over his alleged involvement in a bribery case, the former European Commissioner was finally taken to court on...

TMID Editorial: Dalli’s suspension now is not enough

Saturday, 13 November 2021, 07:47 Last update: about 6 years ago

It took 14 deaths and countless stories of extremist practices for Alex Dalli to finally step aside as the Corradino prison chief. The latest of those deaths – the suicide of an Indian...

TMID Editorial - TVM ‘News’: Scraping the bottom

Friday, 12 November 2021, 12:21 Last update: about 6 years ago

You know you have reached the absolute pits when the Labour Party media reports on a government scandal in a fairer way than you do.  We are referring to the decision this week by the Standards...

TMID Editorial: Covid-19 alarm bells in Europe

Thursday, 11 November 2021, 08:59 Last update: about 6 years ago

There has been a 50 per cent jump in the number of Covid-19 cases in Europe in the last month or so.  The increase has pushed the World Health Organisations to say that Europe has again become...

TMID Editorial: Choosing the best people

Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 07:38 Last update: about 6 years ago

For 100 years, Parliament has served as a symbol of Malta’s democracy. Earlier this month, activities were held to commemorate the momentous event when Malta, then still under British rule,...

TMID Editorial: The massive gap between the parties

Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 08:56 Last update: about 5 years ago

The recent political surveys place the Labour Party firmly ahead of the Nationalist Party. Despite the many, many proposals that the PN has been putting forward to the public, it still lags by...

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