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On the campaign trail

Friday, 19 May 2017, 07:46 Last update: about 9 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

As a candidate in the general election, I am living this intense campaign on a daily basis. Compared with the previous election, I assure you that it is a sprint, while 2013 was a marathon. I am...

Credibility matters

Thursday, 18 May 2017, 15:58 Last update: about 9 years ago Miriam Dalli

In the midst of an embattled electoral campaign and promises made by the main parties, voters should keep in mind the aspect of credibility, Labour MEP Miriam Dalli said in her latest video blog for...

Keith Schembri: the albatross round Malta’s neck

Thursday, 18 May 2017, 11:09 Last update: about 9 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Keith Schembri, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, is not just a problem for the government and the Labour Party. He is a massive problem for the country, and what’s worse, a problem...

Once again - financial services

Thursday, 18 May 2017, 07:48 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

One understands why during an election campaign, a certain prudence should be maintained when discussing future policies regarding financial services in Malta. Or better: regarding the framework...

Believe, aspire, succeed

Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 07:56 Last update: about 9 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Some weeks back in this same Column I wrote about how important a village is for the nourishment and sustenance of our morals.  Villages, I claimed, teach us how to connect with the...

A vote for AD is a vote for Labour

Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 10:13 Last update: about 9 years ago Stephen Calleja

Imagine this scenario. The Labour Party obtains 150,000 votes, the Nationalist Party and Partit Demokratiku together get 145,000 votes, and Alternattiva Demokratika gets 6,000 votes (last time...

Actions speak louder than words

Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 08:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Gejtu Vella

We are now entering the hullabaloo of the electoral campaign. As the campaign edges closer towards the finishing line, tensions are gradually rising amongst the competing political parties and their...

And the winner is...

Monday, 15 May 2017, 07:48 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

Naturally, the question that dominates the thinking of one and all during an election campaign is: who’s going to be the winner? In today’s race, my conviction is that the Labour...

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