Problem solved? Not quite...
Raphael Vassallo
Keith Schembri’s arrest cannot be held up as any form of instant validation of the state of health of our country’s institutions. For that, the real litmus test would...
Let’s make change happen | Ursula von der Leyen
We have the opportunity to do more than simply repairing our economy: we can shape a better way of living for the world of tomorrow
Abela moves from words into action: Konrad Mizzi gets the boot

Mizzi flung down the gauntlet, and defied Abela’s explicit marching...

Mizzi flung down the gauntlet, and defied...

Konrad Mizzi, an eventful ministerial appointment
Michael Falzon

The idea of using people like Lionel Gerada to dish out taxpayer’s money...

The idea of using people like Lionel Gerada to dish out...

It was a trap... and Adrian Delia walked right into it
Raphael Vassallo

Whose interest does it serve, to cast doubt on the only testimony that might...

Whose interest does it serve, to cast doubt on the only...

The right thing to do. But it will not be easy...
Saviour Balzan

Prime Minister Robert Abela has a dilemma. He knows that he could potentially...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has a dilemma. He knows that he...

Full closure. From Panama onwards

Cleary, in the most silent of ways, other people must have profited along with Fenech. The question is, who?

Cleary, in the most silent of ways, other people must have...

You have to mean what you say, and say what you mean
Josanne Cassar

The PM does not have the correct advisors or PR people who can pull him to one...

The PM does not have the correct advisors or PR people who...

Civil Court has competence to hear issues dealing with commercial rural leases
Malcolm Mifsud

The Civil Court have jurisdiction to decide cases concerning commercial leases irrespective if the property may be in a rural zone

The Civil Court have jurisdiction to decide cases...

Social housing needs an overhaul
Ryan Callus

I appeal to the Siggiewi local council, to make away with partisan politics, and place country before political tribalism

I appeal to the Siggiewi local council, to make away with...

Remove Queen Victoria’s statue? ‘We are not amused’...
Raphael Vassallo

To me, that famous wartime photograph of Queen Victoria, surveying the...

To me, that famous wartime photograph of Queen Victoria,...

Sure, placing migrants on pleasure boats owned by a now-disgraced former ambassador to Finland doesn’t send the right message

The Skinny | No. 39 • The Captain Morgan Boat Migrant Fiasco

The Skinny | No. 39 • The Captain Morgan Boat Migrant...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s video blog | Police must call in people who made bomb that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan questions the police’s motive in not calling in the bomb makers behind Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination

Saviour Balzan questions the police’s motive in...

Recognising the world’s most vulnerable people
Mark A. Schapiro

It is critical we recognise and support the world’s most vulnerable...

It is critical we recognise and support the world’s...

Too little, but not too late

Naturally, one does not expect Abela to do the probing and investigating himself; but he should give a clear sign that what he expects from the police is a...

Naturally, one does not expect Abela to do the probing and...

Punching down on those anxious about immigration will not help us move forward
Michaela Muscat

LONG READ • Racist rhetoric is cause for alarm, but what does it say about those vocal on human rights, rule of law and good governance, and a...

LONG READ • Racist rhetoric is cause for alarm, but...

Are we back to business as usual?
Josanne Cassar

As we look to the future, will it also be business as usual in the way we treat foreign nationals when (or if) they come back here for work?

As we look to the future, will it also be business as usual...

A consumption-driven recovery plan
Michael Falzon

Our government seems to be acting to ensure the statistical average can be reached while ignoring the plight of those who are going hungry

Our government seems to be acting to ensure the statistical...

Enter Jean Claude Micallef, Nationalist reject now populist clown
Saviour Balzan

Jean Claude Micallef is simply eager about being spoken about, driven by a...

Jean Claude Micallef is simply eager about being spoken...

What can’t be laughed at, can never be defeated
Raphael Vassallo

Why run the risk of depriving future generations of a cultural influence that...

Why run the risk of depriving future generations of a...