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Facebook and Twitter have no clothes

Friday, 11 June 2021, 07:06 Last update: about 6 years ago Owen Bonnici

Forget about Parliamentary democracy or the concept of checks and balances or the issue of the supremacy of the Constitution.  Forget about the writings about the separation of powers and about...

Verbal violence

Thursday, 10 June 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Alfred Sant

In the national conference organised last week by President George Vella the impact of social media on the everyday life of our people often came under discussion. As one would expect, a focus was on...

The political state of the nation

Thursday, 10 June 2021, 07:54 Last update: about 6 years ago Michael Briguglio

Last weekend, the ‘State of the Nation’ survey commissioned by the President of Malta was published. In this article, I will comment on the findings related to...

Stories of resilience

Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 06:53 Last update: about 6 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Last Saturday on my radio show, ‘Andrew Azzopardi on 103’ on 103 Malta’s Heart, the discussion revolved on how people deal with situations when faced with desperation.  Apart...

Three Gozitan Republics

Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 06:51 Last update: about 6 years ago Peter Agius

As a candidate for the European Parliament Elections I made it a point to understand the realities on the ground before attempting to represent the people handling that reality. That is all the more...

Ambitious targets

Monday, 7 June 2021, 07:37 Last update: about 6 years ago Alfred Sant

I am with those who agree that environmental goals should be ambitious. Not least on two fronts – that of the environmental damage that is being done in this country with the construction...

Under the spotlight

Sunday, 6 June 2021, 10:05 Last update: about 6 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Whether we like it or not, as a country, Malta is continuously under the international spotlight. Our behaviour as a country is continuously compared to what is considered to be the norm, that is what...

The institutionalisation of disrespect

Sunday, 6 June 2021, 10:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

The problem is dominance. It's also the dynamic that keeps the human world going. We're all in an insane race to dominate and avoid being dominated or accepting to be dominated. Dominance means...

Enjoy the peace

Sunday, 6 June 2021, 09:30 Last update: about 6 years ago Noel Grima

At a court hearing yesterday (Thursday) a representative of the State asked me if it could be that Lino Cauchi was killed in some sort of personal vendetta. We have reached that stage. So...

The ferry wars

Saturday, 5 June 2021, 06:55 Last update: about 6 years ago Rachel Borg

No sooner had the first trips of the new fast ferry service left the quay, than a verbal spat was launched to go with it.  Setting the tone for immediate hostility and rivalry between the two...

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