If you’re good enough, you’re old enough
So, if the electorate has no faith in our youth, why was Carlos elected? Was it because St Paul's Bay residents were mindless in expressing their trust in a 17-year-old? Or was it that he got lucky? Following the government’s announcement that the legislative procedure has been started to allow local council members as young as 16 or 17 to become mayors and deputy mayors, some of the comments made against this massive vote of confidence in the next generation of...
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In Liz we Truss: 45 days of shambles
Picture this – it is the 6th of September 2022 – you are Liz Truss – just elected as Conservative party leader and the third-ever female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of the infamous Boris Johnson. Hopeful of...
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Push away the agenda. We are the country’s future!
“Youths are the leaders of tomorrow”, brave Nelson Mandela once said. A saying which can be considered a cliché nowadays, but the telling still holds. What is an institution without the voice of youth? Nevertheless, a nation. Our country boasts a great...
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A youthful recap of 26.03
The 2022 General Election provided us with many firsts. The first time that electronic counting was ever used in a general election. The first time the gender-balance mechanism was introduced into the electoral system. Most notably, the first time youths between the...
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Guest Post: A Reality check
It is fair to say that it is difficult to imagine a worse way to start the new year. The news regarding Paulina Dembska’s femicide shook the island to its core, and with good reason. Hearing the awful happenings of an innocent woman who was out to feed some cats on a...
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Dare to dream
The Olympics are in full swing. We have already entered the second week of one of the biggest sporting events on the planet, and suffice to say, we’ve been treated to many underdog stories and remarkable performances. The Maltese contingent has also participated in...
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Three young lions. One cruel minority.
The European Championships have found their conclusion. An international tournament which should remain in our minds as one of the most memorable in recent times. It had the lot. From blockbuster match-ups, heart-breaking moments, and a nail-biting closing. Euro 2020...