It does not take much effort to do the right thing after all

Josanne Cassar

A good start, but only a start

Robert Abela has hit a number of high notes in his first week of office, contrasting with his promise of continuity in the short campaign for Labour’s...

Michael Falzon

As the old joke goes: success is relative – the more success the more relatives!

As the old joke goes: success is relative – the more...

‘Changing the world’ also means changing ourselves

Raphael Vassallo

People hate Greta Thunberg not merely because she is right but because –...

People hate Greta Thunberg not merely because she is right...

Josanne Cassar

Cheating, lying and deception are all around us, and it takes a lot of moral fibre to avoid falling into the same trap “because that is how things are...

Cheating, lying and deception are all around us, and it...

Saviour Balzan

With Godfrey losing the health ministry in an ensuing Cabinet reshuffle, Marlene’s ire could not be contained

With Godfrey losing the health ministry in an ensuing...

Celebrating a flyover on the day of a climate strike

The Skinny | No 3. Flyovers

Under the circumstances, it is debatable whether the PD can even be said to exist any longer, as a political force in this country

Under the circumstances, it is debatable whether the PD can...

Garnishee order must be issued by court competent to take cognizance of the matter

Malcolm Mifsud

The issuing of a garnishee order by a court, that does not have the authority to issue it due to a lack of competence to take cognizance of the matter, is...

The issuing of a garnishee order by a court, that does not...

Josanne Cassar

But the trees, man those trees, they are the real trouble makers. They are dangerous, unpredictable creatures, and just keep jumping out at vehicles without...

But the trees, man those trees, they are the real trouble...

There is no such thing as a ‘temporary’ deal on migration

Raphael Vassallo

The bottom line is that - without any agreement on a permanent reform of that...

The bottom line is that - without any agreement on a...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Certainly, it would be a mistake to return to the uncompromising attitudes of yesteryear: whereby ‘Maltese citizenship’ was considered a...

Certainly, it would be a mistake to return to the...

Evarist Bartolo

It is our duty, as parents, educators and policy-makers to continue working towards the betterment of the educational experience and provide more...

It is our duty, as parents, educators and policy-makers to...

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Josanne Cassar

Michael Falzon

This job is no intangible airy fairy responsibility: the post includes responsibility for policy areas such as migration, security, employment and education

This job is no intangible airy fairy responsibility: the...

‘Mistake’ or otherwise, Malta voted for a debate on cannabis legislation

Raphael Vassallo

More than two years have now elapsed since that promise and still not a whisper about any corresponding change to Malta’s drug laws. I don’t know...

More than two years have now elapsed since that promise and...

The fact remains that within the Maltese fishing zone, or up to twenty-five miles from shore, the AFM can and does intervene effectively but beyond that,...

The fact remains that within the Maltese fishing zone, or...

Saviour Balzan

If there was a subject fit for the satirists this week, it would have been the PN headquarters, where a motley crowd consisting mainly of MPs and staff...

If there was a subject fit for the satirists this week, it...

Let’s pretend Malta actually does have a clear separation between seasons

The Skinny | No. 2 • End of summer