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TMID Editorial: Joseph Muscat - The Grinch who stole Christmas

Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 09:15 Last update: about 8 years ago

The weeks leading up to Christmas are supposed to be a time when politics slow down, when people are able to get their mind off such things and focus on spending time with family. This year,...

TMID Editorial: Parliament recess - A double blow to democracy

Tuesday, 10 December 2019, 08:54 Last update: about 8 years ago

Labour MPs tried to appear cool by taking photos in the lobby of the Parliament building on the day they were trapped inside when protesters blocked the exits. In doing so, they mocked democracy...

TMIS Editorial Part 1: New PM must clean house

Sunday, 8 December 2019, 11:30 Last update: about 8 years ago

We now have two contenders for the Labour leadership election – Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne and MP Robert Abela.  Whoever wins the contest on 12 January and makes it to the...

TMID Editorial: PL MPs - Grow a pair

Saturday, 7 December 2019, 09:33 Last update: about 8 years ago

While Malta is in turmoil, as the representatives of Maltese businesses and lawyers urge the Prime Minister to go now, Labour MPs seem more than happy to bury their heads in the sand and believe that...

The fight must go on

Thursday, 5 December 2019, 10:04 Last update: about 8 years ago

These have been highly traumatic days for our country. Our people are closely-knit - by blood, personal relations, association, etc. Yet the past days have seen our society split right through -...

TMID Editorial: Joseph Muscat - A split Cabinet of Ministers

Thursday, 5 December 2019, 09:59 Last update: about 8 years ago

No matter what is said from the Labour Party end, the Cabinet of Ministers was and still is split on how Joseph Muscat handled the recent crisis – and the nearly four-year-long Panama Papers...

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