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TMID Editorial: Power cuts - Sort it out

Tuesday, 31 December 2019, 09:40 Last update: about 8 years ago

This newsroom reported yesterday that the prices of natural gas have plummeted in Europe while Malta will keep paying higher prices (no) thanks to the controversial deal this government had signed...

Political Principle

Tuesday, 31 December 2019, 09:13 Last update: about 8 years ago

There is a difference between political principle and politicians with principle. Both are essential. The first relate to political beliefs that is why a politician chooses one party over another...

TMIS Editorial: While Rome burns ….

Sunday, 29 December 2019, 11:00 Last update: about 8 years ago

A couple of weeks ago this newspaper carried a cartoon of Joseph Muscat playing the harp on a balcony while Valletta burned in the background. It was obviously an allegory to the story of Nero,...

New Year - greater prospects

Sunday, 29 December 2019, 10:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Justyne Caruana

“We will open the book with blank pages and put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.”  – Edith Lovejoy Pierce,...

Don't shoot the messenger

Sunday, 29 December 2019, 09:38 Last update: about 8 years ago Timothy Alden

Talking to a close friend of mine, a long time activist, I asked him what he thought still needed to be said about the ongoing political crisis. What was missing from the national debate? He told me...

A perseverance in virtue

Sunday, 29 December 2019, 09:17 Last update: about 8 years ago Michael Asciak

Many Maltese citizens are still surprised at the extent of the rot they see around them. The fine art of feathering one’s bed has exceeded all stretches of the imagination and, as with all...

How to fix our democracy for good

Saturday, 28 December 2019, 10:07 Last update: about 8 years ago Kevin Cassar

There is only one sure way to fix our democracy. Only good men should be eligible to contest party leadership posts. That would guarantee a good person as our prime minister - and preserve our...

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