Isles of the Left

Is Buying or Renting an Apartment in Malta a Good Deal?

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Despite the spike in prices, apartments’ safety standards have not improved. We are not paying more because we are living in safer, more comfortable units. Neither does the increase in price correspond to better design nor larger size of dwellings.

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#FridaysForFuture: Maltese Students Strike for the Planet, for the Future!

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Short-sightedness of our political class in the face of climate change is truly distressing. We must convince political leaders to make climate justice and our wellbeing a priority.

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Democratizing Europe’s Economy

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European Union has everything to gain by showing it’s on the side of workers, improving their everyday workplace experience, and fostering collaboration with others; by doing this, the EU would do much to lessen the alienation currently exploited by the populist right.

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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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