Josanne Cassar | poverty

Who wants to be a millionaire?

March 24, 2026 | No comments

A report in Malta Today told us this week that at least 10% of households in Malta can be classified as millionaires, according to the latest results of the Household Finance and Consumption Survey carried out by the Central Bank.

In an unjust society, poverty and privilege live side by side

December 20, 2022 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today Every week I go to my newsagent to collect my Sunday papers (because […]

This is what poverty looks like

October 12, 2021 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today If I had my way I would make the mini-series Maid compulsory viewing […]

When cinema explores universal social issues

January 24, 2020 | No comments

This column first appears in Malta Today This year’s line up for the Academy Awards has possibly the best two […]

When you have to choose between groceries and your rent, that’s poverty

March 8, 2019 | No comments

The 2018 European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions Survey which was quoted in the media this week states that […]

Caught in the poverty trap or simply irresponsible?

February 9, 2018 | No comments

This blog first appeared in Malta Today When one takes the decision to go on TV to draw attention to […]

Downsizing our lives

February 2, 2018 | No comments

This article first appeared on Malta Today I don’t know whether it is because I automatically gravitate towards films and […]

The poverty trap: Sometimes it is a matter of luck

December 1, 2017 | No comments

This article first appeared on Malta Today Every time the topic turns to poverty, you are bound to get those […]

Poverty with pretty nails

March 3, 2017 | No comments

This article first appeared on Malta Today In one of his latest blog posts, Charles Miceli, a passionate social activist […]

The widening divide between the have and the have-nots

December 6, 2016 | No comments

This article first appeared in the Sunday edition of Malta Today I recently saw a 4 bedroomed townhouse available for […]

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