TMID Editorial: The poor are getting poorer
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 11:17
Last update: about 10 years ago
Just as the Christmas lights are coming on and the tinsel-decked shop fronts entice customers, there is compelling evidence that the poor are getting poorer in surplus Malta. One can play around...
TMID Editorial: Get him out of there
Monday, 27 November 2017, 10:16
Last update: about 10 years ago
A 66-year-old, Emmanuel Navarro, has been slammed in jail for having written threatening words against MEP Roberta Metsola after her speech in the European Parliament. Mr Navarro said that...
Music and power
Monday, 27 November 2017, 09:28
Last update: about 10 years ago
Mark A. Sammut Sassi
Margaret Thatcher was one of God’s greatest gifts to the pop music industry in Britain. Recall these songs: Pink Floyd’s “The Post-War Dream”, Crass’ “How Does it...
TMIS Editorial: Why people are turning to Europe
Sunday, 26 November 2017, 09:52
Last update: about 10 years ago
It is a sad state of affairs when a critical mass of people in a European Union member state feel compelled to turn to Brussels for help. It is sad when the European Parliament investigates the rule...
The loss of a core principle
Sunday, 26 November 2017, 08:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Michael Asciak
I was recently invited to a discussion programme on IVF on One TV. The idea was to discuss the government's Legal Notice giving a number of days' leave to couples wanting to have IVF abroad and the...
Do not drink and govern
Sunday, 26 November 2017, 07:54
Last update: about 10 years ago
Chris Fearne
Two recent successive scientific surveys show that if an election were to be held tomorrow, Labour would win again and by a staggering 70,000 plus margin over the PN. Deeper analysis...
Tax evasion and money laundering: ‘no time for complacency’
Sunday, 26 November 2017, 07:51
Last update: about 10 years ago
Werner Langen
The brutal murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on 16 October tragically illustrated the hard reality in which investigative journalists such as her must strive to uncover shady deals...
In spite of all losses
Sunday, 26 November 2017, 07:50
Last update: about 10 years ago
Joe Cassar
Some months ago, whilst visiting the Albertina Museum in Vienna and admiring Munch's art, I came across a quote by Fyodor Dostoyevsky which I must say felt so relevant to my life right now. "In...