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Political corruption – A reality

Sunday, 22 May 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

The recent scandals exposed by the international media are of great concern to each and every honest citizen and society at large. Nevertheless, offshore banking allows the wealthy to launder...

The PN's ‘transparency’ legacy

Sunday, 22 May 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

It might interest those who today are crying “Foul” about the Panama Papers scandal, to know what happened as soon as the PN won the 1987 general election. After Labour won the...

There’s no Oscar for Angelik

Sunday, 15 May 2016, 08:58 Last update: about 11 years ago

I have always kept my distance from this subject as the devil keeps away from holy water, but after the Church decided to share its conclusions and voice its opinion on the matter, I have finally been...

‘We will be the best in Europe’ – Joseph Muscat

Sunday, 15 May 2016, 08:09 Last update: about 11 years ago

Surprise, surprise, surprise! Finally, our young and charismatic prime minister has decided against the advice of Dr Alfred Sant and that of Professor Scicluna and in favour of his own...

Fount of all mercy

Sunday, 15 May 2016, 08:08 Last update: about 11 years ago

Today is the solemnity of Pentecost, the day when the Holy Spirit descended on a frightened Church who, in John’s gospel, is aptly described as one who is sheltering herself with “doors...

Alleged abuse by ‘people’

Sunday, 15 May 2016, 08:07 Last update: about 11 years ago

In 2010, a local newspaper reported that “a total of 84 allegations of child abuse, involving 45 Maltese priests, were reported to a Church response team over the last 11...

Save Wied Ghomor – Part 1

Sunday, 15 May 2016, 08:05 Last update: about 11 years ago

There are lessons to be learnt from the campaign Insalvaw Wied Ghomor. 1. If one believes in the rights of the community, one should stand up and be counted. Never give up. 2. Protests do...

Can one imagine Donald Trump as the next US president?

Sunday, 8 May 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

And it came to pass, barely a few seconds after he became the almost-inevitable Republican presidential nominee, that Donald Trump began his first formal foreign policy speech about how he would deal...

Amnesia

Sunday, 8 May 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

My attention has been drawn to the use of the term “amnesia” in Noel Grima’s review of my paper in the book La Borsa published by the Malta Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mr...

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