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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...

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