Social considerations take centre stage in today’s four Editorials, as local editors tackle inequality, extremism and the plight of the poor.
The Times of Malta‘s Editorial focuses on the concern that the current restrictions is making it harder for people experiencing domestic violence, as people are increasingly unable to leave their homes and get away from their abuser, while regular routines for work, education, exercise, entertainment and socialising are disrupted, so too are the vital networks of support that provide opportunities for care and safety. The Editor calls on the authorities to manage the country’s limited resources in such a way as to ensure that families under threat of domestic violence are supported and protected.
The Independent today thinks about people who were already on the poverty borderline, struggling to make ends meet, and people without a proper roof over their heads, or who were close to losing their homes. These people are being invaluable help by organisations such as food banks, shelters for domestic violence victims or homeless persons, Caritas and id-Dar tal-Providenza. Unfortunately, donations are not going in at the same rate they were previously. The Editor argues that in the current situation, they need our support now more than ever. The country should not abandon these organisations and should in these times still support them both from a government standpoint, but even on an individual and family level.
In-Nazzjon’s Editorial also ties in with the rising increase in poverty and inequalities around the world, an issue which has been highlighted by Pope Francis over Easter. In Malta, this situation is being exacerbated by foreign nations who have lost their employment due to the current pandemic. The Editor calls on Government to ensure dignity for these people.
L-Orizzont tackles the rise of the extreme right across Europe, a scourge which needs to be tackled at its roots. The Editor argues that those who simply blame the rise in migration to explain this phenomenon are failing to understand the root causes of this issue. European politicians should fight intolerance of diversity as a means to make the continent more safe and secure.
