A step away from gender prejudice
Primarily, this bill gives legal recognition to a class of people who were previously denied any official status: and, consequently, rights.
Primarily, this bill gives legal recognition to a class of...
Why we ask you to vote no
This issue goes beyond party politics. The disproportionate sense of empowerment among the most lawless of the hunting community means spring hunting has to...
This issue goes beyond party politics. The disproportionate...
The sky’s the limit
There are other objections to high-rise in Malta which are not based on irrational fears alone
There are other objections to high-rise in Malta which are...
It’s not just about birds
It is difficult to imagine a more direct challenge to the principles of democracy, than a threat to overturn a referendum result.
It is difficult to imagine a more direct challenge to the...
A European election without Europe
All along, both parties have successfully projected the image that they are cut off from the realities affecting the daily life of citizens. This is all a...
All along, both parties have successfully projected the...
A culture of responsibility-shirking
Both political parties seem to be locked in a permanent tit-for-tat mentality, which ignores the more pressing concerns
Both political parties seem to be locked in a permanent...
A challenging time for the Church
It is no secret that the Church Archbishop Charles Scicluna inherited has been going through a particularly difficult phase of late.
It is no secret that the Church Archbishop Charles...
People should decide, not politicians
Joseph Muscat's treatment of the hunting referendum has politicised the debate, in what is a betrayal of the democratic principle that the referendum...
Joseph Muscat's treatment of the hunting referendum has...
A farewell to meritocracy
Engerer’s European credentials are not under discussion here but rather the inescapable whiff of political nepotism that raises eyebrows
Engerer’s European credentials are not under...
Ministerial discretion is the issue
The National Audit Office report observed that a direct order on six months’ hedging on unleaded gas and diesel was “detracting from the...
The National Audit Office report observed that a direct...
Whistleblowers still unprotected
Already the scope of application of this law is limited (and would de facto exclude the oil scandal, or any comparable scenario).
Already the scope of application of this law is limited...
A recipe for scandal
As long ago as 2004, Minister Debono had been questioned regarding her husband’s position within the public service: a position that would be considered...
As long ago as 2004, Minister Debono had been questioned...
Two years: our assessment
Two years ago the electorate proved again that no one is forever, and that democracy always, somehow, prevails.
Two years ago the electorate proved again that no one is...
This is not war
The launch of the slick hunters’ campaign led to a swift and angry rebuke by the No campaign calling on real hunters to take charge and debate the issues...
The launch of the slick hunters’ campaign led to a...
Government is not a business
Had the government allowed matters to proceed in court it would have rightfully taken back a property valued at €500 per square metre.
Had the government allowed matters to proceed in court it...
In praise of the principle
Side-lining the obvious media sensation of the fact that the accounts in question were located in Switzerland, we can only say that it is a singular act...
Side-lining the obvious media sensation of the fact that...
Taxation and morality
There is no doubt that the political class has to be transparent and assure their constituencies that they adhered with Malta’s tax laws.
There is no doubt that the political class has to be...
Missing the wood for the trees
Every ‘scandal’ is grist to the electoral mill for politicians, and Gonzi knows this perhaps more than any other politician.
Every ‘scandal’ is grist to the electoral mill...
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