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May Malta win today

Sunday, 31 May 2026, 08:06 Last update: about 4 months ago

At the time of writing this article, we are in peak political drive. Just one day of this electoral campaign remains, the parties are firing their last rounds, and the country is getting ready to go...

The much-needed medicine no government will give us

Thursday, 28 May 2026, 08:34 Last update: about 4 months ago

Over the past weeks we have been through an idyllically bountiful electoral campaign where the two main political parties are competing on what they are going to gift the electorate. This with a...

The road to hell

Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 06:32 Last update: about 4 months ago Michael Asciak

The Labour Party has nonchalantly declared that if elected, they will hand over to the people a decision about whether or not the Maltese people want euthanasia to become part of our legal way of...

The battle that continues after the relationship ends

Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 06:28 Last update: about 4 months ago

Many people think the danger ends when a relationship ends. They believe that once someone finally leaves an abusive relationship, the worst is over. That from that point onward, peace begins. That...

Why the PL’s pension and elderly proposals stand out

Sunday, 24 May 2026, 09:06 Last update: about 4 months ago

In a political landscape often dominated by vague promises and loosely defined ambitions, the Partit Laburista's proposals for pensioners and the elderly distinguish themselves through something rare:...

Clueless on maths, reckless for Malta

Sunday, 24 May 2026, 09:00 Last update: about 4 months ago

Electoral campaigns are specifically designed for political parties to lay out their vision for their country and to publish their proposals. I have witnessed local electoral campaigns that heated up...

Pembroke and the politics of environmental hypocrisy

Sunday, 24 May 2026, 08:20 Last update: about 4 months ago

The political landscape in Malta has recently been inundated with a polished new narrative of environmental stewardship. The Partit Laburista (PL) has unveiled a suite of proposed legal safeguards...

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