We don’t need machismo. We need maturity
Josanne Cassar
What politicians have to accept is that they are not in that role just to bask in their own glory when things go right, or to simply cut ribbons and smile for the cameras
Conscientious objection would nullify the protection of the Equality Law
Chris Vella: Should any school, like the Spanish Inquisition of old, take action against someone who espouses even publicly ideas that go against its ethos?
No golden fleece for Jason
Michael Falzon

The relationship between Repubblika and the PN has never been a very comfortable one. Made up mostly of disgruntled former PN stalwarts, Repubblika has...

The relationship between Repubblika and the PN has never...

Why we need another referendum
Asking too much
Raphael Vassallo

Whatever mistakes may have been made in the way those police reports were handled, the fact remains that 12 people died at sea, when it was Malta’s...

Whatever mistakes may have been made in the way those...

Hands off Miżieb and l-Aħrax: this is about land use, not hunting

We need a popular alliance that helps us fight for the public’s right of...

We need a popular alliance that helps us fight for the...

Structural alternatives in rented properties do not necessarily result in termination of the lease
Malcolm Mifsud

Those structural alternations in rented property which are required does not necessarily mean that the lease will be terminated

Those structural alternations in rented property which are...

Zero cases? Beach party for my friends, we’ll lick the seafront clean!

The Skinny • No. 31 | The Unberable Lightness of Low COVID cases

The Skinny • No. 31 | The Unberable Lightness of...

Sleeping with the enemy | Edward Zammit Lewis

This crisis can also be seen as a ‘test’ on all of us to refocus...

This crisis can also be seen as a ‘test’ on all...

‘What we’ve got here is failure to communicate…’
Raphael Vassallo

This might not – as Repubblika has unwisely argued – amount to an...

This might not – as Repubblika has unwisely argued...

Health decisions should be taken for health reasons

All this is naturally very encouraging news: but it also warrants a dose of...

All this is naturally very encouraging news: but it also...

A different world awaits us
Michael Falzon

The silver lining around the dark clouds is that, for Malta, this should be the right time to adjust some of the populist ideas that have dominated the...

The silver lining around the dark clouds is that, for...

‘Not our problem’ is not exactly an answer...
Raphael Vassallo

Does the Commission seriously expect Malta (with its grand total of 10 patrol...

Does the Commission seriously expect Malta (with its grand...

We must set the standard, not give oxygen to this xenophobia
Saviour Balzan

Robert Abela has an obligation to be a mentor to his followers, he cannot...

Robert Abela has an obligation to be a mentor to his...

What all countries are facing is the challenge of trying to get it right
Josanne Cassar

This is no time for ambiguity and if we don’t want this state of uncertainty to drag on forever, the directives need to be more clear-cut and if...

This is no time for ambiguity and if we don’t want...

The virus that reveals the true colours of our humanity
Matthew Vella

This pandemic does not allow us the freedom to ignore human rights or...

This pandemic does not allow us the freedom to ignore human...

Not all roads are government property
Malcolm Mifsud

The fact that the government puts asphalt on a private road, does not convert the road into public property

The fact that the government puts asphalt on a private...

Surgical masks and disposable plastic gloves basically count as an invincibility cloak, right?

The Skinny • No. 30 | Death

The Skinny • No. 30 | Death

Here’s the crisis. Where’s the plan?
Raphael Vassallo

This is, undeniably, a crisis that is about to get much worse; and yes, there is definitely no doubt that we do need ‘immediate operational...

This is, undeniably, a crisis that is about to get much...

We should not lose our humanity

We acknowledge that Europe can do much more to address this issue but we often forget that the EU is made of member states, some of which actively obstruct any...

We acknowledge that Europe can do much more to address this...