Anti-capitalist rhetoric may have a boomerang habit
Thursday, 6 October 2016, 08:51
Last update: about 10 years ago
Some opinion leaders in our society many times get bitten by the popularity bug and consequently let rip in anti-capitalist (or anti-rich) rhetoric. This is happening notably in the debate (if...
Good governance: The impression
Tuesday, 4 October 2016, 09:24
Last update: about 10 years ago
The impression this country gets is that there is an inner group around the prime minister which can do no wrong. The impression this country gets is that there is a small group around the prime...
Beyond the smokescreens
Monday, 3 October 2016, 14:04
Last update: about 10 years ago
Here we go again. It’s politics back with a bang. And Parliament will only meet today week. With a year and a half to go before the next election, and with the two main parties once again...
It’s October, so please think pink
Sunday, 2 October 2016, 09:52
Last update: about 10 years ago
It’s October, which means people and places everywhere are ‘going pink’ for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is also time for one of this newspaper’s two annual calls for...
Thanks for the extra help, but the roads are what they are
Saturday, 1 October 2016, 10:18
Last update: about 10 years ago
At the end of this first week of school (even though university and MCAST have not yet begun) one may draw the first tentative conclusions about the road situation under normal, everyday...
Editorial: Enjoy your retirement, Leo Brincat
Friday, 30 September 2016, 09:30
Last update: about 10 years ago
Bells rang, government statements swamped the airwaves and there was general rejoicing that the EU Council of Ministers had gone against the European Parliament vote and approved Leo Brincat as a...
Crowding the court
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 09:07
Last update: about 10 years ago
It is perhaps a sign of the times. The largest Cabinet in Maltese history has so many members that on a normal day they hardly find anything to do. So once they heard that a Court of Appeal was...
A closer look at the Paceville 2020 vision
Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 10:30
Last update: about 10 years ago
Imagine a forest of glassy high-rise towers sprouting out of designer pedestrian plazas and sprawling seaside promenades, and beneath it all, a state of the art transport network. That could be...
Delayed information is equivalent to denied information
Monday, 26 September 2016, 09:57
Last update: about 10 years ago
Our summer, now thankfully over, is a long summer, and our parliamentary summer is even longer. Parliament is due to resume after the Summer Recess today fortnight. It will maybe be at that time...