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The PM’s hypocrisy, and Labour’s too

Tuesday, 3 January 2017, 09:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Stephen Calleja

So the man who vehemently campaigned to keep Malta out of Europe, wanted to deprive Malta of the benefits of European Union membership, and was part of the machine that claimed “partnership...

Counting our lucky stars

Tuesday, 3 January 2017, 08:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Gejtu Vella

I am sure many are now catching up on the daily chores following the festive season. Sure enough, many would be returning to their place of employment after some time off from work to enjoy some...

L-Orangjo

Monday, 2 January 2017, 13:12 Last update: about 11 years ago Marlene Farrugia

Mela fir-roundup tal-avvenimenti tas-sena, il-ġurnali nsew isemmuna lilna tal-Partit Demokratiku. Għalxejn għażilna l-kulur jaħraq tat-torċa, dak l-oranġju...

That sinking feeling...

Monday, 2 January 2017, 08:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Charles Flores

After the overwhelming 8-1 vote by the Environment and Resources Authority in approving the environmental permit for the new gas power station, a gloomy sense of isolation must have descended on the...

The Maltese challenge

Monday, 2 January 2017, 07:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Sant

The challenge facing Malta has hardly changed. What should be done to keep our islands economically viable while ensuring good living and social conditions for citizens? Since Independence,...

Extreme liberty equals totalitarianism

Monday, 2 January 2017, 07:50 Last update: about 11 years ago Simon Mercieca

Many politicians on both the right and left of the political spectrum consider liberalism as the winning political model for a post-truth society. Many countries in Europe, Malta included, ended up...

No, 2017 is not going to be better than 2016

Sunday, 1 January 2017, 11:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

I suppose I should wish you all a happy new year, but I get the feeling, somehow, that it’s going to be a whole lot worse than the last one. While you’re getting and spending, it’s...

On top of the world

Sunday, 1 January 2017, 10:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Noel Grima

How does it feel to wake up on top of the world, sorry – of Europe? Does it feel any different from yesterday? We have not grown an inch taller and we are probably less well off than we...

The environmental deficit

Sunday, 1 January 2017, 10:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Going by the information available on the increased incidence of various types of cancers, both common and rare types, it is evident that the accumulated environmental impacts originating from human...

Government’s lack of socialist values

Friday, 30 December 2016, 09:54 Last update: about 11 years ago Salvu Mallia

Nationalist Party candidate Salvu Mallia has said that government has hijacked the Labour party, and that it is not a socialist government. In his vlog, Salvu Mallia also praised NGOs and...

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