The Malta Independent 15 November 2026, Sunday
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The post-Gonzi wasteland

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 09:13 Last update: about 14 years ago Noel Grima

Listening to the speeches in Parliament on Wednesday risked turning the whole event into a time-warp.   There was not just the sound and cadences of Lawrence Gonzi, which we have heard so...

Sant’ Antnin: ‘omerta’ politics is not our ball game

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 09:04 Last update: about 14 years ago Leo Brincat

Were it up to certain Opposition circles, certain studies should or would have never been commissioned.   They were often instantly dismissed as witch hunts even before their contents were...

Historic landmark to disappear forever?

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The die is cast, the alarm bells are ringing. A site left dormant for over 200 years has been suddenly and fiercely pounced upon by land speculators. The Gharghar battery site at the top of Kappara...

False parochial titles

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 09:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Year in year out, the annual programme of the festivities in honour of St George in Victoria, Gozo carries the usual titles of “protoparrokkjali” (protoparish), “Arċimatriċi”...

Malta should be proud of its abortion stance

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 09:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I refer to the article titled “Malta now only EU country without life saving abortion law,” (TMIS, 14 July).   There is no such thing as a life-saving abortion. Abortion is...

The immigration crisis – what can be done

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 09:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Assuming that we wish to solve our immigration crisis, here is my take.   The no policy of the previous Nationalist administration has failed. A policy of pushback cannot be pursued, since...

Unacknowledged disillusionment

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 09:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The election of Pope Francis was greeted with acclaim, which has since turned into unacknowledged disillusionment.   Disenchantment is palpable in the awkward silence that follows some...

The good, the bad and the ugly

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Charló Bonnici

Let’s start with the good   Sometimes politicians are criticized for failing to be objective in their assessment of their opponents and for only saying things which put their...

‘We are the masters now’

Sunday, 21 July 2013, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Martin Scicluna

In 1945, Clement Attlee won a landslide victory in the first post-war general election in Britain, bringing the Labour Party to power. A year later, during a heated debate in the House of Commons, the...

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