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  • Is Embryo Freezing ethical in today’s society?

    IVF is understood as in vitro fertilisation this is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm outside the body, in vitro. This process has been largely controversial from its beginning due to the morality of it and nowadays the somewhat of the commercialism of IVF. In today’s day and age we…

  • The Sun and Her Flowers – Rupi Kaur

    The Sun and Her Flowers – Rupi Kaur

    As promised, here is my review on ‘The Sun and her flowers’ by Rupi Kaur. I had read her first poetry collection, ‘milk and honey’, and I absolutely adored it. It really inspired me to get out of my writing funk and start writing again, which kiiinda worked, but that’s another story for another post. So when I heard…

  • Discover how Local Councils can be funded

    A recent proposal by Malta’s opposition to change how government funds local councils caught my eye. The Nationalist Party thinks councils should be able to keep some of the taxes raised there. I think they’re confusing two different things. And they’re not aiming high enough. I Malta local councils are currently funded by the national government.…

  • Air Malta isn’t perfect, but that’s no reason to shut it down

    UPDATE (21 January 2019): EU legislation has changed to make sure flights from the UK will continue running after a no-deal Brexit. The UK government’s line is that aviation will continue as-is post-Brexit. The Independent reported on this in August 2018, adding there is still no legal basis for aviation to continue post-Brexit. My article is now…

  • My Top TV shows

    Hello there everyone! How are y’all doing this fine evening? :3 For today’s post, I thought I would talk to you about TV shows. I know, this isn’t a very bookish topic, but when I’m not reading, drinking coffee, or cuddling my bf or my cat, I’m watching TV shows! To me they’re kind of…

  • How to fix the government of Malta

    The UK Police Force’s reputation has suffered in recent months with the rape case scandal and news of how they withheld information that could set suspects free. The state is now reviewing all previous cases at great cost. Try exposing this sort of thing in Malta and you’ll be the one in prison. I Since…

  • Comic Con 2017: Thoughts and Review

    Comic Con 2017: Thoughts and Review

    Good evening everyone! I would like to kick this post off by first saying that whilst it has been a while, I’ve gotten a lot of studying out of the way, so hopefully in the next couple of weeks I’ll be able to give this blog some more attention. So, let’s get started then!Besides being…

  • The Rule of Law, What is it?

    Many speak of it, but few know exactly what it is. By definition, it is a formal restraint on government. It judges government and sets the lines within which said governments must keep. The laws it entails do not change day to day and cannot be altered by ordinary acts of government.

  • Russia and the United Kingdom: A New Cold War?

    “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. The words spoken by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt feel so eerily apt for any Cold War scenario. There is indeed nothing worse than living in a state of constant fear, other than living a life where you can’t help but be afraid of things…

  • Wanted – Democracy in Malta

    There are people writing in the media about how democracy needs to be strengthened in Malta. They campaign for democracy to be “restored”, as if it were merely misplaced. I put it to you that we never had proper democracy in Malta. And it’s about time we did. Democracy and elections are not synonyms I’ve…