COVID in the UK: cases among double-vaccinated – it’s not because vaccines aren’t working
The Conversation
There are several factors at play that explain why such a high proportion of cases are in the fully vaccinated | Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, University of Oxford
Memory foam, insulin monitors, freeze-dried food... it all came from space
Owen Bonnici
The government is committed to stand behind our researchers and academics and will keep investing in their talents
A disappointing response to the Palestinian tragedy

Instead of joining in the chorus of empty platitudes and appeals, Malta should...

Instead of joining in the chorus of empty platitudes and...

Epileptic hot pink is more insulting than any amount of flesh on display

The Skinny | No 87 – The Hot Pink Cloak of Destiny

The Skinny | No 87 – The Hot Pink Cloak of Destiny

Protests by Palestinian citizens in Israel signal growing sense of a common struggle
The Conversation

What could result is a new type of Palestinian mobilization, one that belies the idea of a fragmented people and unites all Palestinian people in a joint...

What could result is a new type of Palestinian...

Whither Marlene Farrugia?
Michael Falzon

Is it just to introduce abortion by any other name? Another good reason I can think of, is to put the PN in a quandary... and the PN promptly swallowed the...

Is it just to introduce abortion by any other name? Another...

Criminalising abortion doesn’t save unborn lives. It just exposes women to danger
Raphael Vassallo

All our abortion ban really achieves in practice is to drive the entire practice underground – and thus expose women in Malta to serious, possibly...

All our abortion ban really achieves in practice is to...

What is the point of empowerment if you try to stifle divergent views?
Josanne Cassar

We have backed ourselves into such a tight corner when it comes to political correctness, that we cannot even speak the truth anymore, and the truth is...

We have backed ourselves into such a tight corner when it...

A Greek tragedy
Saviour Balzan

Maturity demands that we see further than the crass hypocrisy and narcissism of Marlene Farrugia, and consider instead the importance of what the pro-choice...

Maturity demands that we see further than the crass...

No equality for women who risk jail

Malta needs to ask itself whether there is any sense in retaining the threat of imprisonment for women who carry out abortions, when even Malta’s medical...

Malta needs to ask itself whether there is any sense in...

Constructive dismissal takes place when employee is forced to resign against his will
Malcolm Mifsud

When resigns not because he wants to but because of the situation he or she is found at the place of work, is termed constructive dismissal

When resigns not because he wants to but because of the...

The bad news is Marlene’s abortion Bill could be dead in the water (hope I’m wrong)
Matthew Vella

Marlene Farrugia handed a grenade to the parties controlling the House Business Committee and asked them to take out the safety pin. All odds against

Marlene Farrugia handed a grenade to the parties...

Time is running out for Bernard Grech

Bernard Grech has indicated that he understands this; but so far, he has not come up with a workable formula to resolve these issues, once and for all

Bernard Grech has indicated that he understands this; but...

What do we know about abortions in Malta? | Aleksandar Dimitrijevic

To create a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health policy, Malta must...

To create a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health...

Business impossible, unless connected
Peter Agius

What use is it for Malta enterprise or EU funded joints to promote start-ups when all our budding entrepreneurs realise that the juiciest apples of government...

What use is it for Malta enterprise or EU funded joints to...

A gammon shortage will leave gammon-lovers hungry, but we are not all gammon-lovers, are we?

The Skinny | No 86 – No Country for UK Tourists

The Skinny | No 86 – No Country for UK Tourists

Yes, Destiny: you are beautiful. It’s the rest of us who are ugly
Raphael Vassallo

Destiny, you are beautiful. And that’s not an opinion of mine; it is a...

Destiny, you are beautiful. And that’s not an opinion...

A U-turn worthy of 'Dukes of Hazzard'...
Raphael Vassallo

And that is precisely the sort of daredevil, death-defying stunt, that no one – not even Bo and Luke’s body-doubles – would ever dream of...

And that is precisely the sort of daredevil, death-defying...

The great whodunnit
Michael Falzon

Behind the scenes, someone must have thought that they were very astute and intelligent and must have also figured that all the rest of us are idiots who can...

Behind the scenes, someone must have thought that they were...

Tell me, who do you trust?
Josanne Cassar

The only way this administration can ever hope to regain trust in the way it handles the environment is to actually listen to what the public is saying

The only way this administration can ever hope to regain...