Putting social justice on the global agenda | Josef Bugeja
Our Maltese experience through the ages has taught us how leveraging the power of social dialogue and tripartism has been an effective means to advance social justice sustainably....
Local councils need a new lease of life
The relationship between councils and government should be premised on increased autonomy for local governments
Is ChatGPT a Labourite or a Nationalist?
Alexiei Dingli

While it may seem absurd to attribute political leanings to an AI like ChatGPT, the underlying biases in these technologies have real and significant...

While it may seem absurd to attribute political leanings to...

Being naïve is not an option: Europe’s security is in Malta’s interest

The problem with the PL’s rhetoric is that it ignores the geopolitical developments in Europe over the past two years characterised by Russia’s...

The problem with the PL’s rhetoric is that it ignores...

Robert’s ounce of cruelty to appease the far right
James Debono

What the country needs is not an ounce of cruelty to appease rabid racist...

What the country needs is not an ounce of cruelty to...

Upholding social justice: a year-round commitment | Ivan Bartolo

Our party will continue to be a beacon for change through articles, television...

Our party will continue to be a beacon for change through...

Appeals Court rakes in favour of the Commissioner of Revenues
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court of Appeal held that the Court does not have the competence to...

The Court of Appeal held that the Court does not have the...

Europe’s role: Investing in peace not war | Carmelo Abela

The President of the European Parliament should not continue to repeat what her...

The President of the European Parliament should not...

30 years ago: Pjazza Tlieta, homosexuality and I | Joseph Carmel Chetcuti

Lawyers in Malta are as ‘respectable’ as they are loud, and, as respectable people go, there wasn’t a single homosexual lawyer with the...

Lawyers in Malta are as ‘respectable’ as they...

Alexei Navalny: ‘…it means we are incredibly strong’

It is disheartening to see a vociferous critic like Navalny being eliminated....

It is disheartening to see a vociferous critic like Navalny...

Paying for an ego trip
Michael Falzon

Why the government lets him stay in a position in which he acts as if his need for ego trips surpasses his responsibility in the democratic process can hardly...

Why the government lets him stay in a position in which he...

But who would be president?
Mark Said

Although the head of state does not have political power but only a limited constitutional and ceremonial role, we might eventually have to seriously consider...

Although the head of state does not have political power...

Our short memories
Saviour Balzan

Norman Lowell and his party should be banned and not allowed to stand in any election let alone appear on TV or radio or a blog

Norman Lowell and his party should be banned and not...

Cartoon: 18 February 2024

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

After the honeymoon, a deep dive into planning policies

The government should do a stocktake of those areas that were added to the...

The government should do a stocktake of those areas that...

The PN Punch-and-Judy show
Mark Said

A number of PN activists or sympathisers are at war with each other. They are fighting over who it is that professes sincere loyalty to the PN’s creed...

A number of PN activists or sympathisers are at war with...

A dealer, an addict and a criminal | Mariella Dimech

Changing a law with the only argument that an addict is not a criminal does not...

Changing a law with the only argument that an addict is not...

Distinction must be made between the merits of an executive title and the formality of an executive warrant
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court endorsed the argument that a party attacking an executive warrant with which such party is burdened had to make a distinction between the formality...

The Court endorsed the argument that a party attacking an...

Walliams’s €120,000 was unjustified

So, yes it does seem unfair when a government entity appears unscrupulously cavalier about paying €120,000 to a foreign performer for an exclusive event...

So, yes it does seem unfair when a government entity...

Policies not politics
Michael Falzon

Meloni has done little in the way of real reforms, but she has proved pragmatic, ditching hard-line policies and moving away from her past populist and...

Meloni has done little in the way of real reforms, but she...