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Rushi versus Liz

Saturday, 30 July 2022, 07:13 Last update: about 4 years ago Ivan Grixti

So the heat is on within the UK both literally and metaphorically. Just when the nation was about to embrace itself for abnormal temperatures mirroring the effects of climate change it became clear...

Opinion: The culture of impunity – one year on

Friday, 29 July 2022, 07:47 Last update: about 5 years ago

29 July 2022 marks the first anniversary since the publication of the report of the board of inquiry appointed disheartenedly by former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to investigate into the...

The perennial unanswered question

Thursday, 28 July 2022, 07:29 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark Said

To abort or not to abort? Barring a few exceptions, I would clearly commit myself against abortion. Lately, there have been many developments on the subject. Internationally, the Supreme Court in the...

‘I was lucky enough to see true inclusion happening...’

Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 09:27 Last update: about 5 years ago

When I see the word "inclusion" I think of children and people with mixed abilities, studying and playing and working all together.  This means giving children the opportunity to grow up in an...

A better implementation of the Work-Life Balance Directive

Monday, 25 July 2022, 09:48 Last update: about 5 years ago David Casa

When we were negotiating the Work Life Balance Directive in 2019, we sought to ensure a European minimum standard of rights for working families, and that these measures address gender equality....

Maladministration at the Attorney General’s Office

Sunday, 24 July 2022, 07:43 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Aquilina

On 5 July 2022, I penned an article ‘To resign or not to resign? That is the question?’ (The Malta Independent) where I had sincerely advised the government to appoint an independent...

Addressing the present, preparing the future

Sunday, 24 July 2022, 07:35 Last update: about 5 years ago

While the after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are still present in many regions, the war on Ukraine has escalated from a regional military conflict, to a worldwide threat on global logistics and...

Being responsible: Caring for our neighbourhood

Sunday, 24 July 2022, 07:33 Last update: about 5 years ago Julian Zarb

In my last article, I wrote about  the need to show that we care for our environment and the importance of greening our urban and rural spaces.  I have received a few responses to my plea to...

The cancel culture

Sunday, 24 July 2022, 07:32 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark Said

Things get cancelled all the time, for different reasons. That meeting you were not looking forward to attending anyway got cancelled because people could not coordinate their schedules. A postage...

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