All posts tagged TCNs
When foreigners are used as scapegoats, it means the government is in trouble
November 8, 2026 | No comments
There is an uncomfortable similarity between what the Maltese government is doing and the way Trump successfully managed to direct the public’s anger towards immigrants (instead of himself) for so long. During these past two years he managed to deflect from the fact that his decisions were disastrous and he tapped into an inherent prejudice and bigotry among a large segment of Americans instead.
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The politics of spite and envy
November 1, 2026 | No comments
This column first appeared in Malta Today You’ve got to hand it to the dynamic duo of Robert Abela/Clyde Caruana. […]
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This country is tired of fighting for its rights
October 11, 2026 | No comments
Occasionally, a news story which has dominated the headlines can give me enough material to write about a new topic, but there are times, like today, when all I feel is fatigue and ennui. The same problems hover over us, weekly, monthly, yearly and yet the government seems to have been consumed by inertia or indifference or both; unable or unwilling to tackle what really matters to the average person.
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How do you solve the problem of job vacancies?
September 12, 2023 | No comments
We seem to be going round in a vicious circle when it comes to the issue of the labour market.
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Over-population and the dangers of quoting unreliable sources
August 8, 2023 | No comments
Over the last few weeks, every time someone mentioned over-population I kept seeing the same bizarre numbers being thrown around:
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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 […]
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Where do your rights end, and my rights begin?
July 20, 2021 | No comments
This column first appeared in Malta Today In the “olden days” when you could still smoke at your desk at […]
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