Isles of the Left

The True Cause of Low Wages in Malta? Hint: It’s Not Foreign Workers.

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To find out more about the state of solidarity between workers of different ethnicity and their working conditions, I paid a visit to a private company which employs a large number of individuals from all over the world.

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Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Contested Memorial: the Battle of Two Nationalisms

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 The core issue that underpins the conflict in Great Siege Square is whether the memory of the slain journalist can claim a place on the emblem of nationhood and whether she can be considered as part of the Maltese nation at all. It is the meaning of ‘the nation’ and who deserves to define it that is being contested.

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On Abortion in the Context of Malta: a Medical Doctor’s Perspective

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It is extremely important to differentiate between being anti-abortion at an individual level and being anti-legalising-abortion (anti-choice), a distinction that is often overlooked. [Read more…] about On Abortion in the Context of Malta: a Medical Doctor’s Perspective

On Abortion: Women’s Solidarity Through Personal Narratives

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Society in general, and particularly Maltese society, is unkind to a woman who has an abortion. Why not show empathy rather than judgment? You do not know what a person is going through; you are not in her shoes.

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Malta’s Economy: the Good, the Bad and the Uncertain

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Labour is riding a wave of economic growth, but what lies behind this economic success and what is in store for Malta’s economy in the future? What is happening on the ground and what do the numbers really tell us?

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