Missing the wood for the trees
Former Enemalta chairman Alex Tranter’s arraignment on misuse of the company credit card is a separate issue which takes us no nearer or further from the...
Former Enemalta chairman Alex Tranter’s arraignment...
Democracy is not just about money
It is clear that the government-launched consultation process will amount to a stand-off between the three parties, and as a result will be inconclusive.
It is clear that the government-launched consultation...
Libya and the lessons of history
It remains a fact that many of the insurgent militias – including those associated with the most extreme and radical face of Islam – had been armed...
It remains a fact that many of the insurgent militias...
The taxpayer is owed an explanation
So far, a Freedom of Information request for the workings of the €4.2 million evaluation has been denied; but the police investigation report itself...
So far, a Freedom of Information request for the workings...
Minimum standards for care of the elderly
Given the demographic trends for the foreseeable future, and the implications...
Given the demographic trends for the foreseeable future,...
Minimum standards for care of the elderly
Given the demographic trends for the foreseeable future, and the implications...
Given the demographic trends for the foreseeable future,...
Compensation doesn’t address the problem
The government cannot simply pick and choose whom to compensate in what...
The government cannot simply pick and choose whom to...
Employers sometimes abuse the system, too
Not only has the MEA failed to address the serious issue of ongoing abuse of...
Not only has the MEA failed to address the serious issue of...
Dealing with an increase in crime
In a country where immigration has already exacerbated racist sentiment, it is all too easy to pin the blame on society’s most vulnerable sectors.
In a country where immigration has already exacerbated...
War is no time for political games
Given the seriousness of the situation, the ongoing bickering between government and opposition over the Libyan crisis can only come across as misplaced and...
Given the seriousness of the situation, the ongoing...
Of war crimes and double standards
From a legal point of view, the apparent inability to take action contrasts very sharply with the international criminal court’s handling of other...
From a legal point of view, the apparent inability to take...
The other side of history
Even without the benefit of hindsight, it was naïve to think – as many at the time suggested – that Libya’s troubles would end with the...
Even without the benefit of hindsight, it was naïve to...
Of state funding and public trust
The discussion on party financing should focus less on the possible benefits to the parties, and more on bolstering the parties’ credibility
The discussion on party financing should focus less on the...
No Plan B for Libya
Evidently there is no point in keeping up the pretence that one can “deal with” the Libyan government as with any other country.
Evidently there is no point in keeping up the pretence that...
No toying with democracy
In a democracy, the cancellation of an election at any level can only set alarm bells ringing.
In a democracy, the cancellation of an election at any...
Deafening silence on Israeli crisis
We have seen how the same international community which responded so decisively in Libya has been reluctant to involve itself in other equally volatile...
We have seen how the same international community which...
The cost of trade with China
Surely a puritanical argument against trade and cooperation with countries which do not fit our definition of democracy does not hold water. But that does not...
Surely a puritanical argument against trade and cooperation...
An overdue step in the right direction
No one can deny that our approach to this issue on a legislative level has to date been highly irrational: guided for the most part by political considerations...
No one can deny that our approach to this issue on a...
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