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  • Dear Labourites and Nationalists, can we stop the hate and collaborate?

    Dear Labourites and Nationalists, can we stop the hate and collaborate?

    As our leaders continue to use their time and energy to hate each other, systemetic issues that affect society as a whole are remaining unresolved.

  • Place Gozo fast ferry under public ownership

    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.

  • What do we overlook when an efficient transport system is all we want?

    What do we overlook when an efficient transport system is all we want?

    Malta’s transport crisis stems from a reluctance to question the dominant car industry.

  • Moħħom fil-Qamar

    Moħħom fil-Qamar

    Forsi minħabba l-Gwerra?

  • ASCS Budget Review 2022

    As done in previous years, ASCS feels the urge to assess the budget brought forward by the Government and provide a holistic critical assessment, meant to facilitate all students as they make their assumptions and conclusions on the 2022 Budget. This original format in which the Budget was presented, is not divided according to the…

  • Bobby The Buffu

    Bobby The Buffu

    Bobby is one special person. Even though he has been Prime Minister for only a few months he enjoys one of the highest trust ratings among the Maltese ever recorded. Not even the man of the year for corruption, Joseph Muscat, had that privilege. Yet, despite his seeming popularity, Bobby has this special gift of being…

  • ASCS Review on Budget 2020

    The Budget presented for 2020 was for the most part a pretty uneventful budget. The budget very clearly showed that the country is in surplus, with its strict emphasis on the fact that this was the third consecutive budget without an increase in taxes. The budget was also full of tax rebates and one-offs meant…

  • ASCS’s views on the Central Link Project

    Thursday 18th July spelt the death knell for 549 mature and beautiful trees. These lie near or in Balzan and Attard and many are protected by law. A further 237 trees will be transplanted which means that a substantial amount will die due to the low success rate of transplanting across the species proposed. Amongst…

  • ASCS Review on Budget 2019

    The Budget presented by the government yesterday, for 2019, is another step in the right direction, particularly in social issues. That being said, ASCS would like to express its concern regarding matters that have not been given the adequate attention. The fact that for the second consecutive year, the budget does not include any additional…

  • ASCS | Review of the 2017 Budget

    The Budget for the government’s third year has once again taken a step forward in ensuring that the rewards of economic growth are enjoyed by all sectors of society. While the first two budgets were aimed at stabilising the economy and focusing on economic growth and the creation of new jobs, this year the government…