The courage to rectify past mistakes

The government would be wise to rekindle a proposal made in one of its own budgets, and set up a public agency that would be responsible for tracking contractual obligations...

A cheque every now and then is good, but send me one every week and you’ll have a voter for life

No 21. Edward Scicluna’s bread-and-milk money

Michael Falzon

With government apparently doing nothing about these serious failures in Steward’s obligations, why would they want to leave?

With government apparently doing nothing about these...

Raphael Vassallo

Whilst Malta Film Commission and its commissioner Johann Grech have to constantly battle to get more funds allocated to the Malta Film Fund, the Arts Council...

Whilst Malta Film Commission and its commissioner Johann...

Josanne Cassar

There are those who believe that you have to face your worst fears in order to conquer them, while others maintain it just makes it worse for those who are...

There are those who believe that you have to face your...

Saviour Balzan

It was evident that the administration informed the PA members what to do, therefore it follows that Portelli's intentions were sanctioned by the government

It was evident that the administration informed the PA...

Doing our darndest not to simply call it ‘sale of citizenship’ shows a certain jitteriness about the IIP

No 7. The IIP

Matthew Bugeja

Its leader was killed in a US raid - but ISIS still has the ingredients to stage a comeback

Its leader was killed in a US raid - but ISIS still has the...

Judicial review procedure cannot substitute the natural process of complaints

Malcolm Mifsud

The Court faced with a judicial review lawsuit is not competent to hear it if the plaintiff has other remedies at his disposal

The Court faced with a judicial review lawsuit is not...

We have gone soft, so we need to recreate tough conditions

Josanne Cassar

Our descent into softness can be seen in simple things like stairs; most...

Our descent into softness can be seen in simple things like...

Raphael Vassallo

This latest incident is but further demonstration of just how perilous it is, for such a serious profession as ‘security’ to be run with...

This latest incident is but further demonstration of just...

Even if politicians come clean about this system, and admit once and for all - without the pretence of autonomy - that top public posts have to be based on...

Even if politicians come clean about this system, and admit...

Evarist Bartolo

The numbers are simply overwhelming and they put an even greater responsibility on myself, my colleagues and the rest of government to make sure these huge...

The numbers are simply overwhelming and they put an even...

Trending

Saviour Balzan

Ursula von der Leyen

Josanne Cassar

Michael Falzon

Apart from the needed police action, we should not forget the need for more education – a sine qua non for an effective integration policy

Apart from the needed police action, we should not forget...

Did you say 'deal' on migration? ... or was it 'meal'?

Raphael Vassallo

Yet we still blame asylum seekers – and only asylum seekers – for a...

Yet we still blame asylum seekers – and only asylum...

Saviour Balzan

The problems that need to be fixed by us will not be seen to by any other international organisation with the ability to impose targets, regulations and limits...

The problems that need to be fixed by us will not be seen...

We don't need a witch hunt, we just need decency

Josanne Cassar

The only way to extinguish the worst aspects of human nature is to not give...

The only way to extinguish the worst aspects of human...

Hate speech limits freedom of expression

Verbal violence – often in the form of ‘ad hominem’ attacks on people with differing views – has, in fact, long characterised the tone...

Verbal violence – often in the form of ‘ad...

An event loaded with political, cultural, social and emotional resonance that cannot be ignored

No 6 • The Daphne vigil