The Critical Angle project

19/08/2025

During the upcoming general elections, can Malta's alternative parties give the government and the opposition a run for their money?

In this special couplet of full-length interviews, The Critical Angle Project seeks an answer to this burning question.

On Monday, we spoke with ADPD chairperson Sandra Gauci and Partit Momentum secretary-general Mark Camilleri Gambin.

Full interviews out soon. Click below for more details 👇

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Photography, production credit: Mariah Iviè Cutajar

I’ve been promising I’ll get around to addressing this pressing issue for a while now. It’s finally happening. For years, it’s been amply clear that a third of the electorate...

14/08/2025

'What mainstream media outlets are really selling isn’t just visibility – it’s credibility (assuming they have any of it to speak of, to begin with).'

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I invite you to look at the two Facebook posts reproduced below and think of the underlying subtext. I know, I know – some of you are probably already thinking...

08/08/2025

Photos from today's action in support of Palestine.

08/08/2025

08/08/2025

'At this rate, it’s going to become easier to list former politicians who weren’t disgraced midway through a legislature...'

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At this rate, it’s going to become easier to list former politicians who weren’t disgraced midway through a legislature. Unless you’ve been living under a rock like some news-averse lizard, you’ve...

07/08/2025

'...these are real people’s experiences in a regime that is more about punishment than it is about protection. And it’s been happening on our soil for over a decade.'

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Have you ever wondered what being sucked into the gaping maw of a broken system would feel like? I’m not talking about anything pedestrian like navigating a bureaucratic maze to...

05/08/2025

'Why are we so easily appeased by temporary victories that are then undone whenever the prime minister feels like he can get away with it?'

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The price of hesitation in the face of government oppression is everything you’ve ever known. On Sunday, The Shift News published an article claiming that the government is already walking...

01/08/2025

'Reality demands your attention, and right now, it's asking for urgent course correction.'

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What does a grieving planet look like? I never thought I’d ever open a column with such a question. But today, I must, for the simple reason that I’ve witnessed...

30/07/2025

Footage shot at Tuesday's Valletta rally in support of Palestine.

Protesters demanded three things from the Maltese government: the immediate recognition of the state of Palestine, a ban on transport of dual-use (citizen and military) goods on Malta-flagged ships, and an unequivocal condemnation of Israel's genocide in Palestine, accompanied by calls for sanctioning and isolation of the apartheid state.

While the protest was ongoing, prime minister Robert Abela publicly claimed - for the third time - that Malta is yet again set to recognise the state of Palestine in September.

Given the sheer level of destruction we've seen in Palestine over the past two years, many protesters argued that there will hardly be any state left to recognise by the time the Maltese government gets around to doing so.

Though this isn't the first local protest held in support of Palestine, Tuesday's turnout was one of the most significant since 7 October, 2023.

Read our latest column about this here: https://cap.mt/2025/07/24/the-unthinkable/

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29/07/2025

Photos from Tuesday's protest in support of Palestine.

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29/07/2025

Footage taken a few minutes before the start of Monday's press conference.

Civil society activists can be seen heckling prime minister Robert Abela as he gives a comment to members of the press shortly before he went into Parliament for a few minutes.

The government's proposed legislative changes, which would effectively transfer all decision-making power to politically appointed members of planning and environmental entities, have sparked major backlash and unified opposition from across the board.

Shortly before leaving Parliament, the prime minister attempted to persuade activists that their fears were unfounded and that their understanding of these proposed amendments was simply "incorrect."

Read our article here: https://cap.mt/2025/07/28/a-classic-government-tradition-flipping-everyone-off-before-summer-recess/

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28/07/2025

Photos from Monday's press conference, called by several civil society organisations who stand united against the government's proposed legal amendments.

The legal amendments in question would effectively eliminate what's left of Malta's environmental and planning safeguards and pave the way for rogue developers seeking to sanction illegalities.

Read more about this here: https://cap.mt/2025/07/28/a-classic-government-tradition-flipping-everyone-off-before-summer-recess/

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