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A shocking verdict, a call for reform and moral leadership

This country needs politicians with a spine who can stand up to be counted. It’s a pity that we have not seen this type of leadership in parliament

Labour’s indecent proposals

The Labour government has embarked on a dangerous road; one where discrimination, prejudice, xenophobia and racism have received institutional blessing

The Labour Party will undoubtedly gain electoral brownie points for taking a sharp turn to the right but we just hope it understands the dangerous genie it is...

The Labour Party will undoubtedly gain electoral brownie...

The issue is not whether Malta should forfeit its target of 4% annual growth but what activity should the country engage in to generate that output at a lower...

The issue is not whether Malta should forfeit its target of...

Dangerous criminals in prison with mobile phones. Who’s accountable?

It is Bedingfield’s duty to ensure that the success to bring down people like the Degiorgio brothers and the Tal-Maksar gang is not lost because they can...

It is Bedingfield’s duty to ensure that the success...

It’s messy, it’s European but it’s also democratic

The formula is uniquely European. It has its flaws and imperfections. It needs...

The formula is uniquely European. It has its flaws and...

Malta needs a law on unexplained wealth orders

For, why should the authorities be denied the tools to do the best job possible...

For, why should the authorities be denied the tools to do...

Whether the disruptions are the result of human error, a power station that tripped, or antiquated distribution cables that are giving up under the strain, it...

Whether the disruptions are the result of human error, a...

A law criminalising mafia association does not equate to having a mafia state

Unfortunately, like the vast majority of the recommendations made by the public inquiry, this proposal was never implemented. But what stands out about this...

Unfortunately, like the vast majority of the...

Morphine, the super bonus and political honesty

The government did not make a mistake when it introduced subsidies. But it did...

The government did not make a mistake when it introduced...

In education, something, somewhere is not working well

Unfortunately, the political rhetoric is stuck on tablets, laptops, artificial...

Unfortunately, the political rhetoric is stuck on tablets,...

Robert Abela and Jonathan Attard cannot stand passively on the sidelines. If they do, they are telling us that unethical behaviour is not something to be...

Robert Abela and Jonathan Attard cannot stand passively on...

Alex Borg’s office stunt: Politics is more than mere symbolism

None of the hard work that awaits the PN requires a move to Valletta, which is...

None of the hard work that awaits the PN requires a move to...

The Yorgen Fenech trial exposed deep institutional weaknesses and troubling links between power, business and crime. On Malta’s 62nd Independence Day,...

The Yorgen Fenech trial exposed deep institutional...

This country requires a new direction and policymakers can start showing the way unless they choose the status quo because they do not want to be seen as...

This country requires a new direction and policymakers can...

Why we are endorsing the solidarity protest

Wednesday’s protest is not about overturning the verdict through public...

Wednesday’s protest is not about overturning the...

Malta may have its own particularities that make it hard to avoid the problems associated with proximity but this is no excuse for not trying to do the right...

Malta may have its own particularities that make it hard to...

People of goodwill have been prudent for far too long expecting the system of governance in this country to work well. Now is not the time to shut up. It is...

People of goodwill have been prudent for far too long...

Eurostat’s electricity graph and how we’ve become comfortably numb

The Eurostat graph represents prosperity, growth and the stark truth that we have become comfortably numb to world reality. And that is not a good recipe to...

The Eurostat graph represents prosperity, growth and the...

A slap on the hand for the priest; a slap in the face for victims

Who is the Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma trying to kid with his pathetic attempt at...

Who is the Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma trying to kid with his...