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Measuring what matters

JP Fabri

Yet, the challenges Malta faces are structural. We must sustain economic resilience in the face of demographic ageing, declining fertility, environmental pressures, and a labour...

How we strengthen the defence of European democracy | Tomas Tobé and David Casa

The message of the EPP Group to the commission is clear: the time for piecemeal or complacent solutions is over. We expect an ambitious and courageous reform agenda to defend...

If we’ve never had it so good… how come Maltese people are unhappy?

Josanne Cassar

The irony is that we have ended up becoming a relatively well-off, but deeply unhappy nation

The irony is that we have ended up becoming a relatively...

Momentum's vision for a just economy in Malta l Carmel Asciak

For Momentum, the economy is not just about numbers and ratings but about being...

For Momentum, the economy is not just about numbers and...

Mark Said

Restoring the law course to its former respectable status requires that today’s reality and needs are also taken into consideration

Restoring the law course to its former respectable status...

John Baldacchino

Apart from a degree of addiction, social media does reflect a certain mood in circles which, as one expects, follows specific patterns

Apart from a degree of addiction, social media does reflect...

Social media: The good, the bad and the ugly

Josanne Cassar

And our source for news? These days it is invariably obtained online, in easy...

And our source for news? These days it is invariably...

Breaking the silence: Tackling sexual harassment at the workplace

Renee Laiviera

The workplace should be a safe and healthy environment where individuals feel...

The workplace should be a safe and healthy environment...

Mark Said

The parliamentary sitting of 24 February perhaps illustrated how parliamentary ethics and standards within our House of Representatives, supposedly the most...

The parliamentary sitting of 24 February perhaps...

AI’s so confusing! Which AI tool does what?

Alexiei Dingli

The best approach for those new to AI is to start small - experiment with free...

The best approach for those new to AI is to start small -...

The rich get richer, and the poor voted for them

Josanne Cassar

As Muscat ultimately saw, to his own dismay, anyone can be toppled from their...

As Muscat ultimately saw, to his own dismay, anyone can be...

John Baldacchino

Given our Maltese ways of phonetically flattening or augmenting vowels when speaking English, whenever I teach Kant’s aesthetics of the sublime, I am...

Given our Maltese ways of phonetically flattening or...

We need reproductive justice, not a higher birth rate | Liza Caruana-Finkel

While many claim that Malta is overcrowded and attribute this to migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, Maltese women are stigmatised and vilified for not...

While many claim that Malta is overcrowded and attribute...

Gallows humour, cancel culture, woke-ism and the right to object to it all

Josanne Cassar

With the latest gallows humour about the notorious case of a little boy named Twanny, who was allegedly brutally murdered by his own mother Giga, even those...

With the latest gallows humour about the notorious case of...

Are acts of God becoming acts of man? | Joseph Zammit McKeon

Phenomena of this nature have for long been considered to be ‘acts of...

Phenomena of this nature have for long been considered to...

The government’s failure: Malta drowning in traffic, the cost of living and lack of vision | Alex Borg

The people are sending a clear message: Life in Malta is becoming harder, and a new direction is needed. The question is will the government listen, or will it...

The people are sending a clear message: Life in Malta is...

The future of work is leading towards adaptation, not extinction

Alexiei Dingli

Interestingly, even some of the highest-paid professionals - such as certain...

Interestingly, even some of the highest-paid professionals...

Extend the Urban Conservation Areas | Patrick Calleja

The social cohesion and community engagement within terrace house and urban...

The social cohesion and community engagement within terrace...

How come Labour is still leading in the polls?

Josanne Cassar

The debacle which followed, instigated by those who simply would not accept...

The debacle which followed, instigated by those who simply...

When Nationalists start believing in Bernard

Saviour Balzan

Grech is not of the same pedigree as Fenech Adami, but he might as well take a...

Grech is not of the same pedigree as Fenech Adami, but he...