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Preservation vs exploitation

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 09:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Tara Cassar

Already in the early 1920’s the need to protect buildings, monuments or sites of outstanding cultural value through legislation was recognized. This was to be achieved by listing properties...

Victory

Monday, 3 June 2019, 08:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

Victory in the context of European Parliament elections can in no way have the same implications as a general elections win. But Prime Minister Muscat was quite right to claim that the May election...

Beating or succeeding Muscat

Sunday, 2 June 2019, 10:41 Last update: about 8 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Last week, I argued that Joseph Muscat owes much of his political strength to the enormous emotional capital he amassed over the years by wooing Labourites through Super One Radio and TV, and talking...

Post-electoral reflections

Sunday, 2 June 2019, 09:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

When voters repeatedly elect a candidate accused of usury and money-laundering into public office, it is inevitable that I ask the question as to whether, really, the voters are always right. In...

To go or not to go

Sunday, 2 June 2019, 09:25 Last update: about 8 years ago Charles Flores

It had to happen, of course. No matter how you look at it, filter it, analyse it and project it, the PN’s debacle in last week’s European Party elections has triggered a frenzied exchange...

A letter to all young people

Sunday, 2 June 2019, 08:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Victor Calleja

In all honesty, the last thing I can do is preach about what you should do in these times of political and social barrenness. I can’t preach because my generation has screwed up: totally screwed...

The Nationalist wipe-out

Sunday, 2 June 2019, 08:49 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

What remains of the Nationalist Party after this almighty drubbing by Labour? Very little, if one adds together the results of the MEP election to those for the local councils. There was a map of...

Walls and ostriches

Friday, 31 May 2019, 07:46 Last update: about 8 years ago Marlene Mizzi

The European Parliament election results across the Continent have created an incredibly varied political scenario that will take time to have it jigsaw-puzzled into a properly-functioning assembly....

Bettering our localities

Friday, 31 May 2019, 07:42 Last update: about 8 years ago Owen Bonnici

By this evening, all the Local Council election results will be known. I congratulate all councillors who made it past the post, but I also thank all those candidates who offered their services to...

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