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Credibility matters

Thursday, 18 May 2017, 15:58 Last update: about 10 years ago Miriam Dalli

In the midst of an embattled electoral campaign and promises made by the main parties, voters should keep in mind the aspect of credibility, Labour MEP Miriam Dalli said in her latest video blog for...

Keith Schembri: the albatross round Malta’s neck

Thursday, 18 May 2017, 11:09 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Keith Schembri, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, is not just a problem for the government and the Labour Party. He is a massive problem for the country, and what’s worse, a problem...

Once again - financial services

Thursday, 18 May 2017, 07:48 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

One understands why during an election campaign, a certain prudence should be maintained when discussing future policies regarding financial services in Malta. Or better: regarding the framework...

Believe, aspire, succeed

Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 07:56 Last update: about 10 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Some weeks back in this same Column I wrote about how important a village is for the nourishment and sustenance of our morals.  Villages, I claimed, teach us how to connect with the...

A vote for AD is a vote for Labour

Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 10:13 Last update: about 10 years ago Stephen Calleja

Imagine this scenario. The Labour Party obtains 150,000 votes, the Nationalist Party and Partit Demokratiku together get 145,000 votes, and Alternattiva Demokratika gets 6,000 votes (last time...

Actions speak louder than words

Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 08:10 Last update: about 10 years ago Gejtu Vella

We are now entering the hullabaloo of the electoral campaign. As the campaign edges closer towards the finishing line, tensions are gradually rising amongst the competing political parties and their...

And the winner is...

Monday, 15 May 2017, 07:48 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

Naturally, the question that dominates the thinking of one and all during an election campaign is: who’s going to be the winner? In today’s race, my conviction is that the Labour...

The battle for the south

Monday, 15 May 2017, 07:46 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

As was to be expected, the electoral districts of the South ended up in the forefront of the local political debate in this electoral campaign. The signs were already there before, not only because of...

Muscat has lost control

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 11:06 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Something strange has happened over the past couple of weeks: Joseph Muscat has lost control. He has lost control of the government, and it has become increasingly clear that he is rapidly losing...

The third half

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 10:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

The vast majority of Malta is still binary: black/white, blue/red, Labour/PN. Ours/theirs. We reason in Manicheistic hues – the saved v the damned. You have to be on one side and against the...

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