Tag: Labour
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A fiscal policy for higher quality tourists and labour but is economic policy catching up?
Since we have been addressing misconceptions, let us continue along the same lines. Rumours and accusations that Finance Minister Clyde Caruana invented Malta’s foreign-labour recruitment policies when he was head of Jobsplus are entirely false. The head of Jobsplus does not dictate the country’s economic policy. Jobsplus primarily acts as an employment agency and labour-market…
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Labour and PN neck and neck as abstention narrows gap
Labour and the Nationalist Party are virtually tied in voting intentions, with higher abstention among Labour supporters eroding the party’s advantage, according to a MaltaToday survey. The poll puts Labour at 48.2% and the PN at 48%, with smaller parties sharing 3.8%. The difference falls comfortably within the survey’s margin of error of ±3.4 percentage…
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Employment keeps increasing in Malta
According to the latest NSO figures, registered full-time employment in Malta increased by 4.7% in March 2026 compared with the same month last year, reaching 307,783 workers. Compared with February, full-time employment increased by another 0.5%. The increase amounts to 13,726 additional full-time jobs over one year. The largest increases came from administrative and support…
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Labour wins 2026 General Election with 21,963-vote majority
The Labour Party has secured victory in the 2026 General Election, obtaining 158,444 first-count votes and an estimated 51.8% of the national vote, according to projections based on the completed count of all districts. The Nationalist Party garnered 136,723 votes, equivalent to 44.7%, leaving Labour with a lead of 21,963 votes and a margin of…
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BREAKING: Social Housing Minister Roderick Galdes resigns
Social Housing Minister Roderick Galdes has resigned from his post. In a letter to the Prime Minister who accepted his resignation, Minister Galdes said he would fight the allegations against him and his family, but is resigning so as not to tarnish the government’s work. Roderick Galdes accumulated a significant property portfolio while serving as…
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British Prime Minister reshuffles cabinet after Deputy-Prime Minister resigns over tax scandal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reshuffled his cabinet and appointed David Lammy as Deputy Prime Minister in place of Angela Rayner over a tax scandal. Angela Rayner was found by the independent ministerial ethics adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, of failing to pay stamp duty on one of her two properties after declaring it as…
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Russian daily assaults in Ukraine fall below 100 and their average
The daily assaults by the Russian Army in Ukraine have fallen below 100, well below their average. Russia is escalating its aerial attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure to make up for its decreasing number of ground attacks, but even these aerial attacks are coming with less intensity. Ukrainain drone attacks on Russian oil installations…
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PN tables amendments to strengthen penalties for crimes against public officials
The Nationalist Party (PN) has put forward a number of amendments to a bill aiming to increase punishment and fines in cases involving violent crimes committed against public officials. The party stressed its commitment for policies in the name of the respect of the country’s security forces and their sacrifices for the nation. The amendments…
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The Labour Party in the UK is presenting a bill in Parliament which will strengthen child protection services: the Conservatives are opposing it
As part of his ongoing campaign in support of far-right political parties and fascist movements in Europe, Elon Musk has called for the freedom of Tommy Robinson, currently in jail for contempt of court, and also called for the resignation of the Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer over, allegedly covering up the “Pakistani rape-gangs”. The…
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Historical footage of the Malta Labour Party’s mass meetings in the 1970s
Here’s more historical material as we celebrate Republic Day. This is footage of mass meetings by the Malta Labour Party and a background chant by Mary Spiteri. Also, note the subsequent techno classic by Jeff Mills which was a favourite by Labour. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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That underlying feeling that everything around you is getting wrecked (Part 2)
There is an ever-growing underlying feeling in the population that our country is getting wrecked at a significantly accelerated pace. It is also clear to many that the wreckage and destruction of our country is being caused by the very few out of pure nearsighted self-interest. Mark CamilleriWebsite…
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When the Malta Gay Rights Movement boycotted an Israeli singer
The far-left will go to absurdist extremes to make sure that it proves its antisemitism and hatred for the Jews. Some executive committee members of the Malta Gay Rights Movement are also members of Moviment Graffitti, and like many in the far-left, they also share a deep hatred for the Jews. When Netta Barzilai, the…