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New beginnings

Monday, 2 June 2014, 12:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Marlene Farrugia

        June is here and June means summer and summer in Malta can be quite an experience. Not that we are in any way wanting of blue...

Using a democratic tool for undemocratic ends

Sunday, 1 June 2014, 11:14 Last update: about 13 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

        Tomorrow, the hunters’ lobby will have its big day. It is going to march on Valletta and present parliamentary secretary Michael Falzon with a petition...

None so deaf as those who refuse to listen

Sunday, 1 June 2014, 11:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Noel Grima

        It’s amazing what a different perspective can do.   Matteo Renzi, with a 40% share of the vote is portrayed as the winner.   Simon...

Be afraid; be very afraid

Sunday, 1 June 2014, 11:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Alison Bezzina

        A couple of weeks ago I wrote that I would be desperately saddened but not in the least surprised if the positive predictions for the right-wing candidates in the...

The people have spoken

Sunday, 1 June 2014, 09:16 Last update: about 13 years ago Alfred Mifsud

        We had a weekend of elections and the people have spoken loud and clear.   On the local front, the MEP election results gave a huge endorsement to PL...

On a wing and a prayer

Sunday, 1 June 2014, 09:11 Last update: about 13 years ago Marie Benoît

Marie Benoît looks back on her experience of bringing up her two daughters but still asks: how are we supposed to bring up our children?   Picking your way through life is an awesome...

Post-mortem

Sunday, 1 June 2014, 09:07 Last update: about 13 years ago Clyde Puli

The third European Parliament election in Malta is now a week behind us. Called to elect six MEPs, the electorate voted to split the numbers equally between the two main political parties, although it...

A categorical expression of trust

Sunday, 1 June 2014, 09:05 Last update: about 13 years ago Justyne Caruana

        The result of the European Parliament elections was a categorical expression of trust in the present administration and a confirmation that we really are...

Show me the money!

Sunday, 1 June 2014, 09:04 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        The European Parliament elections are finally over and we can go back to normality, whatever that may be, but it would be unwise to move on without a proper...

What's next?

Saturday, 31 May 2014, 08:39 Last update: about 13 years ago David Casa

        Now that the European elections are over, there is a lot of preparatory work which has to be done to ensure that the European legislative process resumes to its...

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