COVID-19’s effect on families: a woman’s perspective | Julie Zahra
As we move forward into a post-pandemic world, this shared experience can provide an opportunity and a wake-up call for us all
Solitary confinement in Malta: a call for reform
Andrew Azzopardi
The use of solitary confinement as a ‘last resort’ indicates that all other methods of resolving a situation have failed
Bill paid for Moneyval
Peter Agius

What is under the hammer is no longer the abuse of power and blatant corruption by top government actors, but the fate and livelihood of thousands of Maltese...

What is under the hammer is no longer the abuse of power...

A proud lay state no longer
Michael Falzon

Malta has been unable to shake away the centuries-old habits which prevent it from being a proud independent state 

Malta has been unable to shake away the centuries-old...

A ‘monstrosity’ of gigantic proportions
Raphael Vassallo

Not only are we seen to willingly obliterate our own cultural heritage at every...

Not only are we seen to willingly obliterate our own...

The vaccine conundrum: weighing the risks of a rare side effect
Josanne Cassar

Despite scientists trying to explain that all medicines have probable side...

Despite scientists trying to explain that all medicines...

My beautiful country
Saviour Balzan

We have been turned into barbarians willing to sell our country to enrich ourselves, until we change the face of this country forever and...

We have been turned into barbarians willing to...

Let’s not repeat last year’s mistakes

Until the vaccination programme is well underway, caution must be advised...

Until the vaccination programme is well underway, caution...

Reframing cannabis: a scientific overview | Maria Vella

The time has come to reframe the situation. A regulatory legal framework will...

The time has come to reframe the situation. A regulatory...

Sorry is not ‘the hardest word’ for nothing...
Raphael Vassallo

Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca is not merely a ‘representative’ of the...

Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca is not merely a...

Unfair discrimination on access to medicines
Alex Agius Saliba

There is still no mirroring right entitling the member states to get access to...

There is still no mirroring right entitling the member...

Freedom Day: we shape the work of our future | Josef Bugeja

That is why Freedom Day is the day when we as a union remember our past work...

That is why Freedom Day is the day when we as a union...

Without soul-searching, apologies are useless

This is why an internal process of soul searching in Labour should not be an...

This is why an internal process of soul searching in Labour...

Let he who is without spliffs now finally be allowed to get stoned

The Skinny | No 81 – Curing It All With Some Reefer Madness

The Skinny | No 81 – Curing It All With Some Reefer...

Will Abela ever have his Khrushchev moment?
Michael Falzon

It is true that there are a number of Labour supporters who still adore Joseph...

It is true that there are a number of Labour supporters who...

It’s all going Abela’s way... and he knows it
Raphael Vassallo

To consistently urge Robert Abela to ‘denounce the Joseph Muscat...

To consistently urge Robert Abela to ‘denounce the...

The questions we need to ask inside Labour
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

Those who have the party at heart need to ask: Is it a party that is still...

Those who have the party at heart need to ask: Is it a...

Reflections on a second Easter spent like this
Josanne Cassar

While we might complain that we cannot meet up with our entire family at once,...

While we might complain that we cannot meet up with our...

The great train robbery
Saviour Balzan

Castille served as a hub for allowing Joseph Muscat’s ‘chosen few’ to create structures to enrich themselves through kickbacks 

Castille served as a hub for allowing Joseph Muscat’s...

A fair trial includes on whether a judgement can be enforced
Malcolm Mifsud

When examining whether there was a fair trial, a constitutional court will not...

When examining whether there was a fair trial, a...