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Malta Public Transport: Did Privatisation Deliver the Goods?

September 6, 2018 by Joseph Abela 2 Comments

Privatisation deals promise an increase in efficiency. Applied to the public transport service in Malta, does this promise hold any water? [Read more…] about Malta Public Transport: Did Privatisation Deliver the Goods?

Filed Under: Economy, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: Malta Public Transport, privatisation

Earn Money Online: the Politics of Microwork and Machines

August 7, 2018 by The IotL Magazine 1 Comment

Understanding how the world of work is changing, and in whose interest, is the key political question of the future.  [Read more…] about Earn Money Online: the Politics of Microwork and Machines

Filed Under: #Technology Matters, Economy, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: AI, algorithms, machine learning, microwork, technology, technopolitics

It’s Time to Call the Housing Crisis What It Really Is: the Largest Transfer of Wealth in Living Memory

May 14, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

The past few decades have spawned a one-off transfer of wealth that is unlikely to be repeated. While the main beneficiaries of this have been the older generations, eventually this will be passed on to the next generation via inheritance or transfer. The ultimate result is not just a growing intergenerational divide, but an entrenched class divide between those who own property (or have a claim to it), and those who do not. [Read more…] about It’s Time to Call the Housing Crisis What It Really Is: the Largest Transfer of Wealth in Living Memory

Filed Under: Economy, More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: crisis, housing

True Value of Land

May 8, 2018 by Abigail Muscat Leave a Comment

The question is not whether we will run out of physical land (although in a country as small as Malta this is physically possible), but rather what kind of society do we want to be. Do we want to depend on imports? Do we want to do away with agriculture altogether?

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Filed Under: Economy, Environment, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: agriculture, Environment, food autonomy

How Neoliberal Capitalism Shaped Tigné Point to Sell the Valletta View

May 2, 2018 by The IotL Magazine

The view of Valletta was commodified—even ‘weaponised’—to make the Tigné Point apartments a desirable prospect for a few wealthy residents able to buy it.

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Filed Under: Economy, More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: neoliberalism, Valletta

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