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The constitutional smokescreen

Sunday, 18 February 2018, 07:52 Last update: about 9 years ago

Last week, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, speaking on the national radio station, made a number of points which made headlines. Chief among them was that the government is contemplating calling a...

Fringe Liberalism and the environment

Sunday, 18 February 2018, 07:51 Last update: about 9 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

There is a perverse wind blowing in the sails of this government's ship and instead of worrying about it, the captain actually rubs his hands with glee. The document called Constitution of Malta...

A network of civil society

Sunday, 18 February 2018, 06:12 Last update: about 9 years ago Ivan Grech Mintoff

I am not a pro-tghana lkoll troll who writes to defend them at all costs and ignores common sense. My harsh words against them, my open criticism in the media and my actions confirm that I am...

Turbocharging the manufacturing base through Innovation

Thursday, 15 February 2018, 10:37 Last update: about 9 years ago George M Mangion

Since Independence, our political leaders have been striving to improve our chances to create sustainable job opportunities by investing in better education and a smart infrastructure. However, we...

The crucifix must stay

Thursday, 15 February 2018, 09:56 Last update: about 9 years ago

If someone were to try and snatch the crucifix from my wall, I would add a hundred more and ask him to remove himself from my home…and from these islands.  Fortunately no political...

Opinion: Going beyond the headlines of bitcoin - JP Fabri

Thursday, 15 February 2018, 09:18 Last update: about 9 years ago JP Fabri

Allow me to introduce you to Parisa Ahmadi, an Afghan girl who managed to buy a laptop thanks to bitcoin. Without bitcoin, this would have been impossible. In a patriarchal society like Afghanistan,...

More questions than answers

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 10:35 Last update: about 9 years ago David Casa

Last December, a delegation of members of the European Parliament entrusted to assess the state of our rule of law left Malta with “more questions than answers”, with these concerns...

A normal country?

Monday, 12 February 2018, 09:35 Last update: about 9 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

In 1995, Italian politician Massimo d'Alema published a book called Un paese normale: la sinistra e il futuro d'Italia (A Normal Country: The Left and Italy's Future). I didn't manage to read it all,...

Excellent results lead to more impetus

Sunday, 11 February 2018, 09:51 Last update: about 9 years ago Justyne Caruana

It is becoming a regular confirmation that Labour’s ‘prosperity with a purpose’ policies are proving that official EU statistics perfectly reflect the factual well-being of our...

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