Democracy in Turkey matters to us all
Sunday, 17 July 2016, 11:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
The quashed coup in Turkey yesterday is being put across in the media as a bad thing that would have posed a major threat to democracy. In reality, it is the opposite of that. The Turkish Constitution...
Beyond the scare stories: the real danger for Europe
Sunday, 17 July 2016, 10:30
Last update: about 11 years ago
Noel Grima
We have had a surfeit of international scare stories this week, each with its internal dynamics. While being very serious threats, they must not distract us from focusing on what is really happening...
Through the revolving door: politicians for sale at a discount
Sunday, 17 July 2016, 10:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
US Investment Bank Goldman Sachs announced last week that it had “hired” former EU Commission Chairman Josè Manuel Barroso as an adviser and non-executive chairman of the Goldman...
Auto-goals galore
Saturday, 16 July 2016, 09:32
Last update: about 11 years ago
Rachel Borg
At every period of distraction, whether it is the Christmas holiday, the feast of Santa Marija or the hot Summer, a creepy law passes through Parliament, a scandal is tucked away and some loyal...
Air Malta in the news again
Friday, 15 July 2016, 08:38
Last update: about 11 years ago
Simon Mercieca
Air Malta continues to be in the news. The first piece of news was the strange decision of Air Malta’s management to ask the police to investigate Capt. Dominic Azzopardi’s accusations of...
Getting serious about domestic violence
Friday, 15 July 2016, 08:36
Last update: about 11 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
The recent tragic story of Eleanor Mangion Walker is a chilling reminder that there is an underlying sinister reality in our society. A reality which unfortunately is widely spread all over the globe....
Science council chairman asks government to keep kitchen cool
Thursday, 14 July 2016, 10:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
The executive chairman of the Malta Council for Science and Technology continued to batter the reputation of the august institution he represents, yesterday, by presenting a formal petition in the...
PRECARIOUSNESS
Thursday, 14 July 2016, 08:15
Last update: about 11 years ago
You get to listen to discussions against precarious employment all over the place. The question remains: in reality, what serious measures are being implemented against the practice of employing...
They’ve graduated!
Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 08:30
Last update: about 11 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
I’ve been to quite a number of graduations these last years. I love to share this special moment with my students who would have worked their guts out to achieve the ultimate price,...
Running in combat gear for the PM’s post
Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 08:43
Last update: about 11 years ago
Gejtu Vella
Last Saturday, the Moviment Nisa Partit Nazzjonalista and the co-host anchors of the NET TV discussion programme Iswed fuq l-Abjad Dr Joe Giglio and Dr Alessia Psaila Zammit joined forces and...