



The rival who shall not be named: PN’s election rules are stifling
While it is understandable that the PN should try to create a level playing...
While it is understandable that the PN should try to create...

Defining Malta’s values
And while the phenomenon in Malta may not be widespread, even one child being auctioned off like this is one child too many
And while the phenomenon in Malta may not be widespread,...

A million ‘what ifs’ and the keyboard idiots
In the midst of what appears to be an accidental tragedy that was compounded by...
In the midst of what appears to be an accidental tragedy...

Abela’s government should ditch the hot air over Palestinian statehood
If Abela’s administration does not have the balls to forge ahead on its own and recognise a Palestinian state, at the very least, the prime minister...
If Abela’s administration does not have the balls to...

Momentum’s time to step in and step up
With an impending leadership election, which no one seems to want to contest, the PN is not only rudderless but profoundly clueless as to what it stands...
With an impending leadership election, which no one seems...

EU must not tolerate Hungary’s LGBTIQ suppression
Irrespective of how the Hungarian government tries to package the laws clamping...
Irrespective of how the Hungarian government tries to...

Metsola’s Houdini act: Dodge, vanish and leave
Roberta Metsola's Houdini act ended with a bow and goodbye. She did not...
Roberta Metsola's Houdini act ended with a bow and...

New leader must give PN an identity
It is pretty obvious that no one will make a move unless they know what the European Parliament President intends to do... Metsola has, so far, been very...
It is pretty obvious that no one will make a move unless...

The road to justice has only just reached another milestone
The fight against organised crime requires a broad approach that targets the...
The fight against organised crime requires a broad approach...

Appoint a parliamentary select committee on Manoel Island
Finding the right balance will not be easy but we believe that as the guardian...
Finding the right balance will not be easy but we believe...

Manoel Island: Robert Abela should not snub his ‘shareholders’
Robert Abela’s outright and immediate defence of the company feeds...
Robert Abela’s outright and immediate defence of...

Lessons from Castille and Dar Centrali: Shameless behaviour and impunity
By refusing to publish his asset declaration and those of his ministers and parliamentary secretaries, Robert Abela is eroding the public’s right to...
By refusing to publish his asset declaration and those of...

Malta is wrong to hesitate in recognising the Palestinian state
By recognising a Palestinian state, Malta will not be endorsing terrorism, or...
By recognising a Palestinian state, Malta will not be...

Ethical standards are good but only if they apply to others
Abela and his administration should stop acting like autocrats, who are...
Abela and his administration should stop acting like...

Legislation by idiots: Chasing cannabis odour
On paper, this looks like a fine piece of legislation to placate the...
On paper, this looks like a fine piece of legislation to...

Malta must be in a position to safeguard its exclusive economic zones
An issue that cannot be overlooked once Malta does define the EEZs is the...
An issue that cannot be overlooked once Malta does define...

Compassion, respect to life and individual choice, should guide assisted dying debate
While we encourage a mature debate on assisted dying, shaped around the belief that an individual has a right to end their pain and choose when to depart, we...
While we encourage a mature debate on assisted dying,...

A deafening Maltese and European silence
The Maltese government must take the lead and demand that the UN Security Council authorise an investigation into the attack on the Gaza-bound ship so that the...
The Maltese government must take the lead and demand that...