Banality takes over the debate about budget measures

The Times of Malta is currently running a campaign against the budget for its tariffs on third-country nationals, echoing the criticism by many NGOs who are reducing the debate about our economy into absolute banality. This is what happens when…
Mark Camilleri

Unnecessary bravado

There is a sense of exuberant confidence among Labour MPs after the Labour government announced its budget for 2027. This seems to be the stage when the party in government thinks that it is invincible even with regard to macroeconomic…
Mark Camilleri

Bibi’s crash-out as diaspora and Israeli-Arabs go out in hordes to vote

Early exit polls in Israel’s general election indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition is crashing out of power…
Maltese Herald

Labour removed protest banners in advance of Budget propaganda

Remember Valletta Mayor Olaf McKay who became popular in Malta after calling for the removal of protest banners in City Gate due to safety concerns? Well, now we know the reason why he was prompted by his Party  leadership to…
Mark Camilleri

One year after the Al-Fashir Massacre, Europe refuses to acknowledge the role of the Emirates in terrorism and genocide in Sudan

One year after the Rapid Support Forces committed ethnic cleansing of the city of Al-Fashir, European politicians remain indifferent to the role of the United Arab Emirates in financing and arming the genocidal militia. After Al-Fashir was captured, the RSF…
Mark Camilleri

Nationalist and Labour Party politicians pay tribute to ex-PN Minister and Healthcare businessman, Frank Portelli

Dr Frank Portelli, a surgeon, former Nationalist Party MP and prominent figure in Malta’s private healthcare sector, has died at the age of 82. A forthright voice in both medicine and politics, Portelli served in Parliament between 1987 and 1992…
Gerald Fenech