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...
Our Capital City - The Way Forward
Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 08:07
Last update: about 13 years ago
Simon Mercieca
The Malta Independent has given space to the debate about our capital city that took place in parliament between Parliamentary Secretary Michael Falzon and Opposition MP Claudio Grech.The argument, as...
Pouring fuel on the fire
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 07:54
Last update: about 13 years ago
Gejtu Vella
Far from electrifying or illuminating, last Wednesday, the House debated the Energy Sector Cooperation and Investment Agreement. The Agreement was signed by representatives of Enemalta plc, Shanghai...
Joseph, Simon and hunting
Monday, 26 January 2015, 09:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
Stephen Calleja
For once, Joseph Muscat and Simon Busuttil are on the same page. They have both declared that they will be voting to retain the spring hunting derogation when the referendum is held in...
Elysian fields
Monday, 26 January 2015, 08:10
Last update: about 13 years ago
Marlene Farrugia
It’s not that I'm obsessed by Greece. Enchanted by its beauty and overwhelmed by its boundless potential, yes. Engrossed by the complexity and mystery surrounding the...