Forcing a market into a Renzo Piano project
Sunday, 1 February 2015, 11:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
I was tempted to ask what sort of person would do that, but we know the answer already. A few weeks after the new government was elected two years ago, the freshly-appointed Economy Minister, Chris...
11 April 2015: Empowerment Day
Sunday, 1 February 2015, 10:30
Last update: about 13 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
The spring hunting referendum called as result of a citizens' petition and scheduled for 11 April will protect birds. It will honour a basic requirement spelt out in the EU's Birds Directive, which...
Putting the G in PIIGS
Sunday, 1 February 2015, 09:15
Last update: about 13 years ago
Jenny Pullicino Orlando
This idea of the existence of a 'second' Europe has always troubled me. When I was still a student I came across the terms 'southern problem' and 'Mediterranean syndrome' in one of my one o'clock in...
Transparent tape
Sunday, 1 February 2015, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Charles Flores
Whether you are red or blue, or even part of a growing mass of neutrals on these islands, you can't help feeling perplexed by Simon Busuttil's antics. His latest missive about not wanting to be...
The Three Secrets of Castille
Saturday, 31 January 2015, 07:51
Last update: about 13 years ago
Rachel Borg
Seriously, not even the Vatican has held the Fatima secrets as close as has our Labour government in terms of its contracts for our national energy policy. There are so many others that we are now...
The artful dodgers
Friday, 30 January 2015, 07:33
Last update: about 13 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
Labour, the most transparent government in history, has taken dodging questions to a new level. But when you look closer, it boils down to three simple ploys. Ploy no. 1: Refuse to publish...
Hiding a minister
Thursday, 29 January 2015, 10:18
Last update: about 13 years ago
Stephen Calleja
Konrad Mizzi did not turn up for a television programme on PBS last Monday, in which he had to debate his own baby, the energy sector, with the Nationalist Party shadow minister Marthese...
If you’re going to vote No, just say so
Thursday, 29 January 2015, 09:47
Last update: about 13 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
Yesterday I was at a press conference given by a group of lawyers and one former judge, on the subject of whether the referendum on spring hunting spells the beginning of the end for other "hobbies"...
Doing it at sixteen
Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 08:09
Last update: about 13 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
Finally 16 year olds are on the national agenda on a host of issues - and the beauty of this debate is that we are at cahoots whether they should be getting more rights, other roles and further...