When hell broke loose
Saviour Balzan
What happened on Monday afternoon in Bidnija was simply reprehensible and tragic
Nobody deserves to die
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder was a cold, calculated and barbaric act that has shocked the nation
Cartoon: 21 June 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Malta is the target here, not Muscat
Raphael Vassallo

When Nationalist MEPs encourage their European partners to ‘get tough’ with Malta over tax evasion is to assist in the dismantling of a favourable...

When Nationalist MEPs encourage their European partners to...

Reinventing the PN
Michael Falzon

The negativity of the forces behind the throne at the PN locked it in a position in which it only bothered with attacking the Muscat government with corruption...

The negativity of the forces behind the throne at the PN...

You’re so fake
Josanne Cassar

The media has become more lazy, by sourcing its stories from Facebook without any context and journalists who never leave their desk and don’t know what...

The media has become more lazy, by sourcing its stories...

Saying it as it is: Part III
Saviour Balzan

Those who are thinking that Forza Nazzjonali is here to stay should realise that the PN is getting ready for the night of the long knives

Those who are thinking that Forza Nazzjonali is here to...

Cartoon: 18 June 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Exploitation is the real issue

Whether the intention is to ban prostitution, or legalise it, the actual aim of the legislation remains the same: to target the exploitation of sex workers

Whether the intention is to ban prostitution, or legalise...

[WATCH] Minor matters, lasting impression
Saviour Balzan

What might appear to be minor can still have a huge impact on people’s...

What might appear to be minor can still have a huge impact...

Unions can ramp up pressure on May
The Conversation

Despite a clear surge in support, unions now face the prospect of a weakened Conservative party, aided by the Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland

Despite a clear surge in support, unions now face the...

Actions must be filed within the prescribed time
Malcolm Mifsud

A court turned down an action which was instituted after a 20-day period...

A court turned down an action which was instituted...

‘I’m going to tell on you’
Josanne Cassar

The way forward for our country is not going to be achieved by this “I’m going to tell on you at the EU” approach. We desperately need real...

The way forward for our country is not going to be achieved...

The PN’s future in the balance

The 1970s and 1980s were a time that called for increased militancy. Today, the electorate is attuned to less warlike, more conciliatory political rhetoric...

The 1970s and 1980s were a time that called for increased...

How to destroy a political party
Raphael Vassallo

If this is the way the PN intends to reinvent itself after its colossal June 2017 drubbing... in all honesty, it may as well just disband from now

If this is the way the PN intends to reinvent itself after...

On changing the PN, tread carefully
Manuel Delia

Manuel Delia has seen 15 years of political action up close. Now, the man ‘who messed up the buses’ says it is time for the PN to rebuild the...

Manuel Delia has seen 15 years of political action up...

Behind Muscat’s victory – winning people’s hearts
Paul A. Bartolo

Professor of psychology Paul A. Bartolo explains that Muscat’s landslide...

Professor of psychology Paul A. Bartolo explains that...

Campaign strategy? What strategy?
Raphael Vassallo

The PN seemed to seriously think that attacking Joseph Muscat, on its own, would somehow magically translate into support for their own party

The PN seemed to seriously think that attacking Joseph...

The dark side of the PN
Michael Falzon

It was no surprise, therefore, that the party machine would do its utmost to trip Claudio Grech by plotting his ‘downfall’: his not being...

It was no surprise, therefore, that the party machine would...

What we learnt from this election
Josanne Cassar

The Xarabank debate between Muscat and Busuttil will go down in history as one of the worst examples of political debates I have ever seen

The Xarabank debate between Muscat and Busuttil will go...