The ghosts haunting Abela and Grech
Malta’s electorate has never been surer of who the winner of this year’s election will be
Novation only takes place when obligation is extinguished to make room for a new obligation
Malcolm Mifsud
A verbal agreement following a public deed is not novation if the terms and conditions were merely modified
Robert Abela’s litmus test

Abela still needs to send a clear signal that he will leave no stone unturned in establishing both the political and judicial truths related to the Panama...

Abela still needs to send a clear signal that he will leave...

About that Spraggan incident: most waiters at trendy Valletta restaurants aren’t Maltese, sooo…

No 110 – LGBTIQ Tourists Welcome (Kinda)!

No 110 – LGBTIQ Tourists Welcome (Kinda)!

A new political party? Mamma Mia!
Raphael Vassallo

According to the Electoral Commission, ‘ABBA’ is… wait for it… “too short to be abbreviated” (and, as George Clooney so...

According to the Electoral Commission, ‘ABBA’...

Disagreeing with the Ombudsman
Michael Falzon

One wonders whether it was the ministry that pushed the Commissioner to sign the letter or if it was the other way about. Whichever it was, it is a reflection...

One wonders whether it was the ministry that pushed the...

Dalli is not fit to be prison director
Saviour Balzan

One would have thought that people dying in prison would translate into solid and water-tight evidence of the state of affairs in Corradino –...

One would have thought that people dying in prison would...

If we live long enough, we’re all going to need taking care of
Josanne Cassar

As we gaze at our parents, we need to fully appreciate that one day, that will...

As we gaze at our parents, we need to fully appreciate that...

People want fairness: nothing more, nothing less

Neither a Labour victory by a larger margin, nor even the...

Neither a Labour victory by a larger margin, nor...

It’s plaintiff that must prove its case to Court’s satisfaction
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court may rest solely on the plaintiff’s evidence, even if the...

The Court may rest solely on the plaintiff’s...

‘Environmental credibility’ needs more than just public gardens, you know…
Raphael Vassallo

One small environmental problem from Budget 2022 is that the Labour government measures do not even begin to address the real issues that they were...

One small environmental problem from Budget 2022...

Cost was never really the main deterrent for the public to hop on a bus

The Skinny | No 109 – Free Public Transport for All!

The Skinny | No 109 – Free Public Transport for All!

Ten years of humanism in Malta | Joanna Onions, Christian Colombo

Humanity needs to base its policies on reason and co-operation

Humanity needs to base its policies on reason and...

Making poverty history

Editorial | The 2022 Budget fails to address a growing mismatch between the rate of our country’s economic growth and the rate at which...

Editorial | The 2022 Budget fails to address a...

Vote PN if you want overcharging refund
Ryan Callus

Come next election, the electorate has a very clear choice to make when it comes to energy policy

Come next election, the electorate has a very clear choice...

The end of a turbulent chapter
Michael Falzon

Renouncing Muscat after an electoral victory that could not have happened without those votes is the biggest challenge Abela will face. But it’s the only...

Renouncing Muscat after an electoral victory that could not...

The ‘baddest’ billboard in decades
Raphael Vassallo

Make no mistake: we old fogeys know a good old-fashioned recession, when we see one. And, tell you the truth: I ain’t actually seeing any sign of one,...

Make no mistake: we old fogeys know a good old-fashioned...

A European Union that stands for everyone | Josianne Cutajar

Girls need access to devices, networks, and data to use and create digital...

Girls need access to devices, networks, and data to use and...

20 more years of roadworks for a metro? No thanks!
Josanne Cassar

There are a myriad number of solutions and incentives which cost nothing and...

There are a myriad number of solutions and incentives which...

Bringing reform to the public broadcaster
Saviour Balzan

Complaints about political bias from a national broadcaster which has always...

Complaints about political bias from a national broadcaster...