George’s privacy

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2021-10-19T15:07:28+02:00Tue, 19th Oct '21, 15:07|

Of the dozens of time-wasting shots in the dark human rights cases brought by the men charged with killing Daphne Caruana Galizia, one paid off today. George Degiorgio stands accused of being one of Daphne’s killers. He denies any wrongdoing. The prosecution’s case says that he was the man who sailed his brother’s boat outside [...]

Better than the best of times

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2021-10-19T09:50:10+02:00Tue, 19th Oct '21, 09:50|

A general election is near, whether it is formally announced in the coming hours or not. First of all, it’s time. 6 months short of the 5 year deadline is too late to call whatever happens now an “early” election. Secondly, the government party has been campaigning with the same frenzied appetite they displayed in [...]

Some things you should know

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2021-10-18T10:27:30+02:00Mon, 18th Oct '21, 10:27|

I’ve learned a few things over the last several days that perhaps I should have known. But I didn’t, so there’s a fair chance you don’t as well. Do not trust your eyes when your phone tells you so and so from your address book is calling you. It is perfectly possible for someone to [...]

Peace in our time

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2021-10-18T09:00:36+02:00Mon, 18th Oct '21, 09:00|

Does it make a difference that we find out that when Adrian Delia as Leader of Opposition ignored the fact Yorgen Fenech owned 17 Black (when the big news was that Yorgen Fenech owned 17 Black) Yorgen Fenech thanked him  for his spot of blindness? Not really. It doesn’t make it any better that Yorgen [...]

WATCH: Again and again and again

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2021-10-17T09:53:37+02:00Sun, 17th Oct '21, 09:06|

This film of a reading of Lizzie Eldridge's story is a co-production of Scottish PEN and #occupyjustice. Pictures by Ann Demarco and Alessandra Dee Crespo. Edited by Louiselle Vassallo. Image by Seb Tanti Burlo reproduced with permission.

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