Tag: towers
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The gentrification of activism
Activism by some NGOs like Moviment Graffitti is taking a very gentrified turn as groups shift their discourse about over-development to the construction of towers. Other organisations like the FAA have also been consistently against vertical construction in urban areas such as Sliema arguing that taller buildings create more issues for residents and contrasts with…
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Gozo doesn’t seem towerless as Labour postures with fake environmental-credentials
The Labour Party was up in arms when Alex Borg said that he would consider having towers built in Gozo as part of his new vision for the country. The Minister for the Environment, Miriam Dalli was one of the Labour Party ministers along with the Prime Minister and everyone else, who pretended to be…
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Towers for whom, exactly?
Recently, Alex Barg gave a statement saying that he is opening to seeing towers built in Gozo. The Labour Party has picked on this statement and is drumming up its pseudo-environmentalist credentials. Meanwhile, Alex Borg proved us right about the journalistic value of identifying the people around him as valuable information given that he himself…
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A moratorium on high-rise towers would raise property prices
Another major problem with Arnold Cassola’s party is that its policies don’t make sense. Another point that was made during Jon Mallia’s show called Il-Kazin, was the uncontrolled construction frenzy. Both ADPD and Arnold Cassola’s Momentum seem to agree that a moratorium on the construction of high-rises is a good solution. I don’t know from…