Naïve? Joe Giglio? Not quite…

Raphael Vassallo

By taking such clear, unequivocal aim at the very source of all this ‘Evangelical Trust’, Joe Giglio has also forced the Nationalist Party – and arguably those...

Extremism might ‘get you somewhere’, in the end

The upshot, of course, is that nothing ever gets done at all, about the constant of encroachment of public land by greedy developers – or any analogous environmental issue,...

This skewed electoral system just has to change

Josanne Cassar

Our already flawed electoral system is ripe for abuse by those who are pulling...

Our already flawed electoral system is ripe for abuse by...

Abela should set the tone with his new administration

Saviour Balzan

Prime Minister Robert Abela should use the first six months ahead of him to...

Prime Minister Robert Abela should use the first six months...

One does not simply ‘kick Ian Borg upstairs’…

Raphael Vassallo

We all seem resigned to a situation, whereby a portfolio as vitally...

We all seem resigned to a situation, whereby...

So we’re scrapping the Gozo tunnel plans for a bridge to Sicily or something?

The Skinny 133 • Getting Things Done All Around the World

The Skinny 133 • Getting Things Done All Around the...

One hopes that the local church will emulate the Pontiff, by showing the same political commitment for social justice: while refraining from the kind of...

One hopes that the local church will emulate the Pontiff,...

Soft minds on humanities | Timothy Gambin

So, the next time the MEA, or anyone else for that matter, would like to...

So, the next time the MEA, or anyone else for that matter,...

Michael Falzon

Have those who have wrought so many problems within the PN taken their lesson?

Have those who have wrought so many problems within the PN...

Josanne Cassar

The worst thing any political party can do after a defeat is to turn its cannons onto the electorate, blaming them for the result - And yet, the immediate...

The worst thing any political party can do after a defeat...

Saviour Balzan

I believe that Grech has had all the good intention in the world in taking up the PN leadership, but I see neither savoir-faire nor sophistication in trying to...

I believe that Grech has had all the good intention in the...

If Grech stays, his reforms must be far-reaching

Only a leader with a clear vision for this party, with the stamina to coax it...

Only a leader with a clear vision for this party, with the...

Malcolm Mifsud

The authorities may take measures in private property in order to safeguard public health and within the pubic interest

The authorities may take measures in private property in...

Alfred Sant: Cancellation of Azzopardi play just like we are back to the 1960s

Sant: Mario Philip Azzopardi has my full solidarity. What has been done with his play and production is shameful.

Sant: Mario Philip Azzopardi has my full...

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JP Fabri

Transformed by grief: my ‘bonus year’ at the side of my late mother

Mark Camilleri Gambin

There is no ‘getting over’ a loss: we have no choice but to live on with grief thereafter. This sense of finality and inevitability gives this...

There is no ‘getting over’ a loss: we have...

Kevin Aquilina

The WBRU is in a situation of lawlessness: the Gozo Minister enjoys no power over the WBRU and is not answerable in the House for its actions. The environment...

The WBRU is in a situation of lawlessness: the Gozo...

The high number of non-voters also suggests that a large segment may not feel represented in the current two-party set up anymore; and this should increase...

The high number of non-voters also suggests that a large...

How about making today a ‘Day of Silence’ instead?

Raphael Vassallo

Or do we need that ‘silence’ a whole lot more, on a day...

Or do we need that ‘silence’ a whole lot more,...

Saviour Balzan

“No matter how humble Abela claims he will be... we need a new fighting force to keep a powerful government in check

“No matter how humble Abela claims he will be... we...

The fact PN and PL rallies were apparently immune to COVID was an underappreciated breakthrough

The Skinny | No 132 – We’ve Won!