People tend to accumulate wealth as they grow older. But is the wealth gap between today's youth and their parents widening? Recent data suggests that despite the higher wages, higher property prices and a more lavish lifestyle are among the factors which may explain a rising intergenerational inequality gap.
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Operation Husky
Operation Husky | How The Liberation Of Europe Was Launched From Malta It’s June 1942, and Axis forces are celebrating the takeover of Libya. Malta now remains alone, one of the last strongholds of freedom in Europe, surrounded by Axis forces on all sides. But with the arrival of the Santa Marija convoy, Malta took...
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Tackling the Comino Problem
One of our natural treasures, Comino, has been surrounded not just by sea, but also by controversy. Spunt delves into the main problem and uses examples from one of our neighbours to see how we can preserve the natural beauty of the lagoon. Picture this: You’re a tourist on your way to Comino, where you’ve...
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The history of Malta’s relationship with Libya
We often forget it, but Tripoli is the closest capital city to Malta. Today we look at the love-hate relationship between Malta and Libya.
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Treating mental health like physical health
3 out of 4 people experience some type of mental disorder by the age of 50.
25% of people living in the WHO European Region are affected by a mental disorder.
Depression is one of the leading causes of disability.
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What can be done to fight inflation?
After more than 30 years, high inflation is making the news again. We are cooking a video specifically on inflation, but in the meantime, today’s TL;DR explains what central banks and governments can do to counter inflation. You might already know this but, to buy stuff, you need money. The more money you have, the...
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Why the French election matters
Last weekend, France held the first out of two election rounds. Placing themselves in the top two spots, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen passed through for the second round, where they will now go head to head. Macron’s vision The winner of the first round was Emmanuel Macron, a pro-European centrist who became the...
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Which party benefits from a low turnout?
Silent Day is upon us so all that is left for us to do is analyse the numbers we may be getting next Sunday. We will start this analysis by taking a look at what the surveys are saying. The main takeaway points we have to look at to answer our question are: 1. there...
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Here is why you should go vote. Revisiting the arguments of the disillusioned voter.
Admittedly, this post is hard to write. There are many angles to take on the subject and from the offset, we acknowledge that this post may not cover every conundrum out there. Nonetheless, we will attempt to provide solutions and revisit some arguments that disgruntled voters or a casual abstainer may present. We believe that...
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GUEST POST – If you think Maltese politics is hopeless, read this:
The current state of Maltese politics may have left you thinking “Is this the best we can do?” PN and Labour, which have taken turns ruling Malta for the last 90 years, are now seen by many as almost indistinguishable from each other. For some, this means that they are tainted with responsibility for environmental...