Without soul-searching, apologies are useless

This is why an internal process of soul searching in Labour should not be an act of self-flagellation, but rather a way of ensuring that the party can avoid such things happening...

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

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

Court may not be competent to hear a counter-claim due to the sum claimed

Malcolm Mifsud

A court may not be competent to hear a counter-claim because that claim is lower than the threshold in which the court may hear case

A court may not be competent to hear a counter-claim...

2020 showed us the State is our strongest line of defence

Lydia Abela

The pandemic made it clear that having good, well-resourced public services is...

The pandemic made it clear that having good, well-resourced...

Gender quotas should be part of a holistic electoral reform

It is a pity, then, that yet another opportunity to kick-start this much-needed...

It is a pity, then, that yet another opportunity to...

Not bold enough: the fight against plastic pollution

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The fight against plastic pollution will not be won just by enacting new laws....

The fight against plastic pollution will not be won just by...

Ralph Cassar

The story of energy policy in Malta is one of incompetence, mismanagement, of allegations of graft, corruption and of smoking guns. It is a story of the...

The story of energy policy in Malta is one of incompetence,...

Coronavirus new variant – genomics researcher answers key questions | Lucy van Dorp

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The variant carries 14 defining mutations including seven in the spike protein, the protein that mediates entry of the virus into human cells. This is a...

The variant carries 14 defining mutations including seven...

Ignoring quarantine rules has become the most common crime all over

Michael Falzon

We have entered pandemic fatigue. Meanwhile, COVID-19 keeps...

We have entered pandemic fatigue. Meanwhile,...

Make Doris & Joel’s ‘one minute platter’ a one-ingredient Babybel-fest!

The Skinny • No. 69 – Doris Makes Our Day

Easier to disrupt education than to ban private parties

Josanne Cassar

Robert Abela seems to be living in his own little cocoon of protected bliss,...

Robert Abela seems to be living in his own little cocoon of...

Saviour Balzan

Prime Minister Robert Abela needs to be his own man, and one that can take this small Island State through the necessary changes that were wilfully neglected...

Prime Minister Robert Abela needs to be his own man, and...

Usury may occur upon the promise of higher interest rates

Malcolm Mifsud

The crime of usury take place even before the transaction, but upon the...

The crime of usury take place even before the transaction,...

Arnold Cassola

Is it not strange that at least ten persons working in Castille during Joseph Muscat’s stint as Prime Minister have had connections of varying type with...

Is it not strange that at least ten persons working in...

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Vision of the future: Vaccine. Remote work. Maskless and drunk after pub crawl. Repeat

The Skinny • No. 68 – Death to 2020

One would surely have assumed that the justice system is, in fact, robust enough to avoid being unduly influenced by such observations

One would surely have assumed that the justice system is,...

Raphael Vassallo

One of the things that made 2020 such an awful year to live through (apart from COVID-19, and all the rest of it) was the realisation that humanity has, in...

One of the things that made 2020 such an awful year to live...

Michael Falzon

Post-truth is an invention of the powerful, not the powerless. It comes from the top, specifically with the intent to undermine the truth that may be...

Post-truth is an invention of the powerful, not the...

Saviour Balzan

Today, I am taking a step back. It is not a question of age. I am not dumping Mediatoday of course. But I will be doing solely what I have been doing for a...

Today, I am taking a step back. It is not a question of...

Josanne Cassar

Will it not be much worse in the long run to give people false hope and have all their expectations dashed if normality is not restored as quickly as he has...

Will it not be much worse in the long run to give people...