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Luxury Mega-Developments and the Distorted Meaning of Progress

February 21, 2019 · Francois Zammit ·

Land grabs for the sake of luxury developments are the very opposite of progress. They erode the democratic achievements and threaten to drag us back to the past where the lion share of all resources was owned by a class of feudal lords.

Tagged With: democracy, inequality, neoliberalism, privatisation

Malta Public Transport: Did Privatisation Deliver the Goods?

September 6, 2018 · Joseph Abela ·

Privatisation deals promise an increase in efficiency. Applied to the public transport service in Malta, does this promise hold any water?

Tagged With: Malta Public Transport, privatisation

Privatisation vs Our Health Why a Public-Private Partnership in Our Healthcare System is a Bad Idea

March 15, 2018 · Joseph Abela ·

Do we value a short-term decrease in government spending more than the quality of our public health service? If the answer is no, then all PPP which result in private companies administering our hospitals should be opposed.

Tagged With: healthcare, privatisation

Lesson Not Learnt – ITS, Vitals And AUM Follow Long List Of Privatisation Rip-Offs

January 20, 2018 · Moviment Graffitti ·

We condem Labour administration for having followed the Nationalist Party’s footsteps with regards to dodgy agreements with the private sector that sell off some of Malta’s most important assets.

Tagged With: big business, Moviment Graffitti, privatisation

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