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If pigs had a vote

Sunday, 4 October 2015, 10:30 Last update: about 12 years ago

The latest shots in Malta's environmental siege that followed so soon after the Żonqor debacle, were fired earlier this week by Parliamentary Secretary Chris Agius who, accompanied by PN Sports...

Leg-up

Saturday, 3 October 2015, 09:48 Last update: about 12 years ago Rachel Borg

That time of the year is approaching again, when the man walks self- consciously,carrying a brief case like a hunter with his illegal quarry in a bag and all the population are meant to stop what they...

A plea for a Ministry for Marine Affairs

Friday, 2 October 2015, 12:22 Last update: about 12 years ago Simon Mercieca

Malta has a rich maritime heritage but it wasnevertaken very seriously by our politicians.Joseph Muscat, the Maritime historian, is a pioneer of our maritime history and is one of the first who...

Another bold move

Friday, 2 October 2015, 12:04 Last update: about 12 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

Do you remember Joseph Muscat in Opposition? It is only two and a half years ago and I am sure that like me, you will remember he did or said very little which anybody can define as remotely positive...

The theory of equal

Thursday, 1 October 2015, 10:26 Last update: about 12 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Recent events, and the way some reacted to them, set me thinking about how confused lots of people are about egalitarianism, in the same way they are about opinions and freedom of expression. The fact...

Turkey and the US

Thursday, 1 October 2015, 08:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Alfred Sant

Data covering outward EU tourism show that the two destinations that attract most European tourists are the US and Turkey. The latter is facing challenges arising from internal and external...

Room Number 5

Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 10:32 Last update: about 12 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

I must say that the moment Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger) decided to hang up his red leather loafers it felt good. In my eyes he was an ineffective Pope, detached from the realities...

Surrendering is not an option

Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 11:23 Last update: about 12 years ago Gejtu Vella

Last week I received this SMS, which read. Dinner this evening @ 8.30pm –Pjazza Gavino Gulia Bormla. Catching-up with friends, indulging in sumptuous bites, in addition to a steady flow of...

Strike: Where is the beef?

Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 08:01 Last update: about 12 years ago

The expression ‘where is the beef” became famous during the UK election campaign in 1979 when Margaret Thatcher won the political argument against Labour Leader James Callaghan. Yet, in...

Paceville

Monday, 28 September 2015, 09:59 Last update: about 12 years ago Stephen Calleja

It gives me the shivers to even drive around the outskirts of Paceville, with all the confusion that exists between Spinola Bay and the traffic lights, and between the traffic lights and St...

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