Bird's Eye View

Category: Social

Reframing the debate

Can we stop insulting and start talking? Let’s bring back respectful debates, and agree to disagree.

December 12, 2023
The Republic of Magħtab: Malta’s looming waste crisis

The country’s mounting rubbish is not just an eyesore, but a ticking time bomb with no end in sight.

November 21, 2023
Stop giving corporations your DNA

When you give away your DNA information, you are also giving away all your relatives’ without their consent.

November 16, 2023
Campus Hub should not have been Entrusted to the Private Sector | XR

Yesterday, students have shared their frustration at the proposed increase in parking prices at Campus Hub at University. This comes after many other indications that Campus Hub is not interested in the welfare of students with exorbitant prices for accommodation and numerous commercial venues. These practices profit off international students who want to secure accommodations…

October 30, 2022
Students in uproar at new Campus Hub parking rates

The new parking rates at Campus Hub are now unaffordable for university students.

October 29, 2022
Demolish sham sheep farm and prosecute responsible officials

“Many are still baffled at how a two-storey building, with reception areas and a swimming pool, was approved by the Planning Authority on the pretext of being a sheep farm.”

October 14, 2022
Place Gozo fast ferry under public ownership

The provision of this fast ferry service via two private companies that need to turn a profit, instead of a public service run for the common good, was a grave mistake from the outset that made its flop inevitable.

October 6, 2022
Living Will – A Patient’s Right to Self-Determination

Should a patient be let to decide their own medical treatment after they’re incapacitated?

October 5, 2022
Improve the Work-Life Balance Law Now

We are a number of civil society organisations representing parents, carers, workers and those working for gender equality and the rights of LGBTQI+ people. We are holding this press conference outside Parliament to demand that the Work-Life Balance law be revisited with the aim of improving it. The law – which came into effect in…

October 5, 2022
The Pink Month

During the month of October, many organisations and companies change their logo to add a pink background or a pink ribbon, and landmarks worldwide are illuminated with pink. But why?

October 1, 2022