The Guardian of Future Generations
Sunday, 14 October 2018, 10:00
Last update: about 7 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
The politics of sustainable development advocates a long-term view. The familiar Brundtland definition put forward in 'Our Common Future' - the concluding report of the World Commission on...
From strength to strength
Friday, 21 September 2018, 10:16
Last update: about 7 years ago
Owen Bonnici
During the past years, the cultural sector has gone from strength to strength. It is a sector that keeps on flourishing and keeps on giving a lot of beautiful opportunities to a vast number of...
People having to walk on roads instead of pavements
Monday, 17 September 2018, 10:17
Last update: about 7 years ago
Michael Briguglio
Maltese pavements are being occupied by table and chairs, as well as negligent construction, Michael Briguglio has said in his vlog. He said that the elderly, persons with disability and persons...
Absence and abstention
Monday, 17 September 2018, 08:00
Last update: about 7 years ago
Alfred Sant
The voting system at the European Parliament (unlike that at Malta's) allows for a three way vote: ayes, nays and abstentions. I think it's a good system. A problem however arises when an MEP...
Post-truth reality and the Nationalist Opposition
Monday, 17 September 2018, 07:33
Last update: about 7 years ago
Simon Mercieca
The concept of "post-truth" has entered the realm of politics. Political Science is now studying what the political strategy of the future is going to be after this new reality. In this context,...
Prime Minister in the dock
Sunday, 16 September 2018, 09:47
Last update: about 7 years ago
Noel Grima
I watched most of the European Parliament sitting on Tuesday, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the dock facing an enraged Parliament with smirks, winks and comments with his immediate...
The drummer’s call
Sunday, 16 September 2018, 09:29
Last update: about 7 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
The drummer was floored. A photo on the social media depicted a drum departing from the hands of a uniformed policeman and flying in the direction of the floored drummer. Last Thursday's protest...
Huge leaps forward
Friday, 14 September 2018, 08:27
Last update: about 7 years ago
Owen Bonnici
The 2013 elections held in Malta on Saturday 9th March gave the Labour Party a majority of seats over the Nationalist Party, which had been in power since 1987, save for a short period of less than...
The MUT’s religious 'Realpolitik'
Thursday, 16 October 2014, 09:39
Last update: about 11 years ago
Simon Mercieca
Kevin Bonello, the President of the Malta Union of Teachers recently referred to the religious curriculum in our schools. This was not a casual reference and a section of the press used it to fire its...
Sometimes, it’s just not appropriate to be positive
Thursday, 16 October 2014, 08:22
Last update: about 11 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
The prime minister quite obviously thinks that the most suitable attitude to adopt, as his government is mired in a slew of bad news concerning its roadmap, is a positive one. Never has he...