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A few days ago, the President of the Republic expressed his dismay that a beloved, still well-preserved, street in his Żejtun was destined to be ruined by the application of the infamous Annex 2 of the 2015 Development Control Design Policy, Guidance and Standards. The president was criticised for not speaking out before about the widespread damage that the same policy has caused, and is causing, everywhere in Malta and Gozo. I do not agree with this criticism. In expressing his heart-felt concern about his street, he was articulating the concerns of many people in Malta and Gozo who feel th...

Depending on which side of the political spectrum you place yourself, you may believe that the government has made great strides to improve governance or, indeed, you may believe it has been forced to do so by the international community and local activists. You may believe that the institutions are now working and that the excesses of cronyism, sleaze and corruption are now being tackled. The bottom line is that there has been an improvement in governance. Appointments of key figures like the attorney general, the commissioner of police and heads of other key institutions are now not made at...