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A good day for 16- and 17-year-olds

Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 07:26 Last update: about 10 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

This is indeed a good day for 16- and 17-year-olds.  It was unfortunate that the debate had stopped snappishly during the previous legislature.  It is true that granting young people...

Stop pussyfooting around!

Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 07:26 Last update: about 10 years ago Gejtu Vella

Of course, on a daily basis, people face a wide range of personal issues.  Some pussyfoot around their daily struggles; others nip in the bud their catch-22s.  Yet others are forced to face...

Brexit and the Maltese

Monday, 11 September 2017, 07:34 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

Even after the Maltese attained political independence, after they phased out the British military base and after they entered the EU as a full member, the ties between the island and the UK remained...

Chris Said and the Establishment

Monday, 11 September 2017, 07:33 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

Until recently, a number of leadership elections of our two main parties were characterised by a candidate being backed by the establishment and by another who would be representing the...

A New Way, the only right way

Sunday, 10 September 2017, 10:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Adrian Delia

Over the past few weeks, I have been campaigning for ‘a new way’ in politics. To some, that may seem vague and to others it may even seem scary, but I believe it is what is needed to...

To win again

Sunday, 10 September 2017, 10:29 Last update: about 10 years ago Chris Said

The PN leadership race has reignited enthusiasm in supporters and followers and, whether they support me or Dr Delia, all our Party members are united in one clear resolve – for the PN to win...

Resistere, resistere, resistere

Sunday, 10 September 2017, 10:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

At the end, it had to be a lawyer to catch a lawyer. Franco Debono is as controversial as they come, with all his past and background. He is probably the least representative of the PN...

It’s time to remember who the real victims are

Sunday, 10 September 2017, 09:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Gay Pride was celebrated yesterday in Valletta, and I thought to myself that I can’t stand anymore of this Orwellian weirdness, as politicians of all stripes vied with each other to be at the...

The new website

Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 10:49 Last update: about 13 years ago Stephen Calleja

Working on a new project is always an exciting time. These last six months have been busy as we prepared for the launch of the new website. The idea was to improve on what we were already...

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