Viewpoints

10 Mar 2010

The Entrance to Valletta, by Petra Bianchi

Times of Malta, 10 March 2010 The entrance to Valletta is unworthy of a World Heritage city. The debate about plans for this site has raged for over 60 years and it is highly unlikely that consensus will ever be reached....

25 Feb 2010

Rocky Road to Sustainability, by Petra Bianchi

Times of Malta, 25 February 2010 Everyone is promoting the idea of sustainable development, but how are we going to get there? For a start, the phrase “sustainable development” is hard to pin down. It is broad and open to interpretation....

25 Jan 2010

The ‘doctrine of precedence’, by Petra Bianchi

Times of Malta 25 January 2010 In his article Mepa Bill: Parliament Take Note! (January 19), Robert Musumeci argues that consistency in planning requires “a system of sentencing policy made available to the new decision bodies so that such decision-makers will...