Shadow Cabinet reshuffle and my experiences
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 06:53
Last update: about 7 years ago
Ivan Bartolo
It is the prerogative of the Party leader to assign portfolios to MPs to shadow. Mine remained practically the same. Opposition Leader Adrian Delia confirmed what his predecessor, Dr Simon Busuttil,...
COVID-19 induced Social Change
Monday, 13 April 2020, 10:22
Last update: about 7 years ago
The way we understand the meaning of crisis nowadays has its limitations, as it tends to value turning points related to financial crisis as being politically meaningful. It is, thus, worth tracing...
A learning curve
Sunday, 12 April 2020, 09:56
Last update: about 7 years ago
The Coronavirus pandemic has triggered all sorts of emotions: anger, deep sadness, frustration, resentment, anxiety and fear of the uncertainty... Understandably so! It is terrible to witness so many...
Environmental policing
Sunday, 12 April 2020, 09:53
Last update: about 7 years ago
The Police ALE unit is just one of 24 agencies and government departments involved in environmental protection. Most have an administrative remit and none have the police powers of ALE but they can...
Braving the storm together
Sunday, 12 April 2020, 08:51
Last update: about 7 years ago
Silvio Schembri
The Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted our daily routine, upending our whole way of life, from social encounters to social distancing, from face-to-face conversations to virtual ones, from hugging our...
Rebuilding the world
Sunday, 12 April 2020, 08:50
Last update: about 7 years ago
Timothy Alden
The Coronavirus is changing the global landscape in ways which we do not yet realise. Its ripple effects will continue to spread outwards for years to come - such that we will never know of where...
A sustainable path
Saturday, 11 April 2020, 08:24
Last update: about 7 years ago
Aaron Farrugia
We are living in extraordinary times which require extraordinary action. The current crisis has taught us an important lesson – economic diversification is not only important during economic...
Easter thoughts
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 07:25
Last update: about 7 years ago
Ivan Bartolo
As we approach Easter, the feast that anchored our faith as Catholics because Christ rose from the dead, I would like to share some thoughts. The period we are living in at the moment is Lent....
State found guilty
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 07:24
Last update: about 7 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
When the Constitutional Court finds the State guilty, as it did late last month, we the citizens should sit up and take notice. Courts find States guilty when they’ve broken an...