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Resignation

Thursday, 27 February 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri did well to offer his resignation following the theft of cannabis from an Army depot. Perhaps it would have been better had he resigned. After all, at Labour we...

The issues with bail

Monday, 24 February 2025, 10:18 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

A few weeks ago, the granting of bail to Yorgen Fenech, accused of multiple counts of serious crimes, posed the problem of avoiding liberal bail when there is reason to fear absconding or further...

The Western alliance

Monday, 24 February 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

The Western Alliance was created during the Second World War  on the basis of the close relationship that existed between British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and US President Franklin...

Malta’s Raskolnikov

Sunday, 23 February 2025, 08:49 Last update: about 2 years ago Kevin Cassar

The young student lawyer was a nobody. But he was fascinated by power.  He thought himself a modern day Napoleon who could break the laws and make new ones to suit him better. He thought he was...

Serving kant and toasts

Sunday, 23 February 2025, 08:42 Last update: about 2 years ago Valerie Visanich

This is not an article on wine and light snacks. Nor on whether we are served well by music or food trucks. I am mainly fascinated by the power of viralability in our lives today, shaping decisions...

The EU Green Deal is under threat

Sunday, 23 February 2025, 08:28 Last update: about 2 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The EU Green Deal is based on the fundamental premise that climate change action can only be successful if it is socially just. The EU Green Deal is one of the most consequential decisions of the...

Hijacked heritage: How authorities betrayed Pjazza San Gorg

Sunday, 23 February 2025, 07:48 Last update: about 2 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Pjazza San Ġorġ, the historic heart of Victoria, once stood as a symbol of unity and faith. Today, it has become a battleground where commercial interests overrun the fundamental rights of...

A dearth of political satire during Carnival

Sunday, 23 February 2025, 07:47 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

In a few days, King Carnival will reign for a few days over our capital city and several outlying areas. Like in previous years, many, mostly schoolchildren, will be eager to see what the carnival...

A reassuring sight

Sunday, 23 February 2025, 07:45 Last update: about 2 years ago Noel Grima

When I wake up during the night, I switch on my mobile and watch the scene at Cirkewwa. With regularity the Gozo Channel ship comes round the headland and proceeds to unload cars and passengers...

While all else burns we talk a lot of cant

Sunday, 23 February 2025, 07:40 Last update: about 2 years ago Victor Calleja

While the whole world faces monumental problems and could go up in flames any time soon, we in Malta get lost in discussing what a wonderful - or wonderfully godawful - song for Europe we...

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