‘Rejuvenation of the PN’? Looks more like ‘payback time’, to me…

Raphael Vassallo

Try as I might, I just can’t envisage any possible end-game scenario, arising from that premise, that could possibly work out to Bernard Grech’s advantage

Renewal is easier said than done

Simply put: while it is ‘normal’ for political parties to have internal disputes, a modern, aspiring European party should ideally be managing its conflicts in a...

Matthew Vella

Muscat, Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi have exited the political field, in one way or another... but the effects of their legacy will be with us for years to...

Muscat, Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi have exited the...

Nobody resigns in Malta. Three stacked together is a Christmas miracle

The Skinny | No 119 – Christmas Collapse at Mile End

Resigned to a non-resignation mentality | Mark Said

Cabinet ministers have to resign whenever the prime minister perceives the...

Cabinet ministers have to resign whenever the prime...

Putting ‘Christ’ back into Christmas (but leaving migrants out at sea)

Raphael Vassallo

As for their geometric configuration: it is certainly no coincidence that all human civilisations, in one way or another, have always recognized the circle as...

As for their geometric configuration: it is certainly no...

Vaccination worked in 2020; let’s do our bit to make it work again

Despite the fact that well over 200 cases have been reported in the space of...

Despite the fact that well over 200 cases have been...

Gonzi getting HIGH and mighty over cannabis is a tactical error par excellence

The Skinny | No 118 – Gonzi vs Ganja

Michael Falzon

The minister should have been given some advice. Instead, apparently, the permanent secretary just obliged

The minister should have been given some advice. Instead,...

Did we really ‘make history’ this week? Not quite…

Raphael Vassallo

I, for one, still struggle to discern any real difference – at least in...

I, for one, still struggle to discern any real difference...

Don’t ask for public consultation if you’re going to ignore them

Josanne Cassar

Labour might feel it has the upper hand because it is ahead in the polls,...

Labour might feel it has the upper hand because it is...

Saviour Balzan

The truth is that COVID has also altered our economic cycle, making the operation of the economy costlier and more difficult. The...

The truth is that COVID has also altered our...

Contractors remain responsible even though the works have been accepted

Malcolm Mifsud

When a contractor finishes the works he or she was engaged to carry out, he/she will be still responsible even if the works have been accepted and paid

When a contractor finishes the works he or she was engaged...

Abela is playing for time to avoid upsetting the apple cart by having to reshuffle the Cabinet for a new education...

Abela is playing for time to avoid upsetting the apple...

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Alex Borg

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Ralph Cassar

‘Respect the people’s intelligence’, he said

Raphael Vassallo

And the fact that it just never happened at all – not even once, in all...

And the fact that it just never happened at all – not...

If I can’t breath fresh air at Majjistral, maybe Christmas isn’t worth saving after all

The Skinny | No 117 – Masks in the Countryside

Anything less would simply confirm that we have learnt nothing from recent history; and that – despite all assurances to the contrary – we still...

Anything less would simply confirm that we have learnt...

The most left-wing cannabis policy on the planet

Cyrus Engerer

The fact that no amendments whatsoever have been tabled in any regard shows...

The fact that no amendments whatsoever have been tabled in...

Cannabis use has been punished indiscriminately: Malta now reverses that

Instead of sowing discord through fear and cheap political tactics, let us work together to promote the well-being of society | Andrew Bonello & Robert...

Instead of sowing discord through fear and cheap political...

Cannabis law a step forward, not backwards, for Malta | Arda Özçubukçu, Ivan Ezquerra Romano

Malta is now trying to update its drug policies in light of the evidence on the most effective ways of protecting individuals from harm associated with...

Malta is now trying to update its drug policies in light of...