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Children are not mascots!

Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 08:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

This habit of pushing children to the front has picked up way too much. For every moment which is considered important by politicians you see children being paraded, conveniently so....

The right choice for Pietà

Tuesday, 21 January 2020, 07:59 Last update: about 8 years ago Tara Cassar

The fight for the preservation of the architectural and historical heritage of Pietà continues.  There is currently a development application concerning a 19th century townhouse along the...

Contempt

Monday, 20 January 2020, 07:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

What creates most tension in the public management of any country, ours included, is the feeling of contempt towards those one disagrees with... or better, towards those who disagree with...

Muscat the Obscene

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 10:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

It is too early to start analysing newly-installed Prime Minister Robert Abela’s performance. So far, he has made a number of statements and only in time shall we know if he really meant...

The politics of sustainable development

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 10:31 Last update: about 8 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The politics of sustainable development is a matter for the Prime Minister’s direct consideration as it is wide-ranging and concerns all areas of policy. It is quite interesting that once more...

When things seem most desperate there is still hope

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 09:12 Last update: about 8 years ago Victor Calleja

Right now, the whole situation in Malta seems awful. Everything is topsy-turvy, surreal, hopeless and scary. The undesirables, even if some have resigned, are still around and few are facing justice....

How Robert Abela got there

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 08:29 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

At the end of this most momentous week, I intend to focus solely on how Robert Abela managed to become prime minister, leaving further comment on the selection of the Cabinet and the first steps of...

Before it’s too late

Saturday, 18 January 2020, 09:05 Last update: about 8 years ago Rachel Borg

As usual, whenever the country is distracted by national events, the elves move in and bypass protocol and ethics and do their dirty business without proper scrutiny. We are used to this...

Balance

Thursday, 16 January 2020, 08:20 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

In everything that relates to economic and social management, some balance needs to be maintained – between the new and the traditional; between the young and the old; between openness towards...

I will not be silenced… and some other themes

Wednesday, 15 January 2020, 14:48 Last update: about 8 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

During the time I have been involved in the media - which must have been at least 12 years of broadcasting with Radju Malta, anchoring a number of TV programmes (TVM and F-Living), writing opinions on...

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