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Are we building tomorrow’s film studio… or yesterday’s?
Malta is tendering a 65-year concession for the Kalkara film studios. The model is sound; the question is whether we are building for an industry, or for an ecosystem.
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Caesar’s Wife Must Be Above Suspicion
The head of the Planning Authority is not an ordinary civil servant. The test is not whether he is competent, but whether the Authority can command public confidence with him at its helm.
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Where did the €300 million go?
The money did not disappear. But somewhere between the fiscal picture painted before the election and the one we are being shown now, something changed. Publish the arithmetic.
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Parliament is back… with a vengeance?
A full-time Parliament is a legitimate debate. But first decide what it is supposed to accomplish.
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One Verdict, Pandora’s Vase
The jury has spoken. But the questions raised by the Fenech acquittal extend far beyond the verdict itself.
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Eight to one, and still no answer
A jury has spoken, and its verdict deserves respect. But an acquittal answers one question — and leaves the one Malta has been asking since 2017 exactly where it was.
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The cheque came before the vote. The bill comes after.
86% of a year’s planned spending growth went in the three months before a snap election called in the name of prudence. Now comes the freeze — and it lands on everything that doesn’t vote.
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The Foreign Minister will see you after court
In 2024 Chris Fearne resigned over fraud charges and called it the right thing to do. In 2026 he represents Malta abroad. The charges haven’t moved — only the vote count has.
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Straight into a wall
Malta is 62 years independent today. A good day to start a column about where we are driving — and who, if anyone, is going to touch the brakes.