If you’re going to ‘walk out’... you may as well stay out
Raphael Vassallo
What advantage is there in having an Opposition that is all-but permanently in absentia? 
Keep partisan politics out of Sixth Form
Josanne Cassar
It's time to stop this charade of Pulse and SDM contesting elections like mini-me politicians as they take their first tentative steps into the big world of politics
Police statement dismissed as hearsay evidence unless corroborated in court
Malcolm Mifsud

A magistrate’s court held that a statement given to the police which was not corroborated by any other evidence in court was tantamount to...

A magistrate’s court held that a statement...

Make up your own quotes. That’s what leaders do
Raphael Vassallo

The exigencies facing the newly elected PN leader are different. What is...

The exigencies facing the newly elected PN leader are...

Should Muscat be blamed for the rift inside the PN?
Josanne Cassar

Surely Muscat is capable of mapping out Machiavellian chess moves, but the...

Surely Muscat is capable of mapping out Machiavellian chess...

A day of celebration and protest

Fears that the new law would somehow affect the way people can legally talk about family relations – to the extent, for example, of ‘out-lawing...

Fears that the new law would somehow affect the way people...

Ragoniere Ugo Fantozzi: A tragedy, a comedy and a work of art
Evarist Bartolo

Despite all these problems, the perseverance of the Italian people is second to...

Despite all these problems, the perseverance of the Italian...

Are NGOs responsible for the migration crisis?
The Conversation

Antoine Pécoud: Frontex defends the right of governments to control...

Antoine Pécoud: Frontex defends the right of...

‘Gay marriage leads to abortion’... but only under Labour
Raphael Vassallo

Busuttil, or any other leader, past or present, can change his own views as...

Busuttil, or any other leader, past or present, can change...

Holding the fort
Michael Falzon

Whoever wrote the law looked at the matter from a poignant standpoint as they themselves are emotionally involved in the issue. This could satisfy many a hurt...

Whoever wrote the law looked at the matter from a poignant...

An island bursting at the seams
Josanne Cassar

Human beings need air and open spaces and the possibility of quiet relaxation in uninterrupted silence – none of that seems possible in the cacophony of...

Human beings need air and open spaces and the possibility...

Likeability is still a factor in Maltese politics
Saviour Balzan

All candidates have said that they are supported by Muscat. But the truth is...

All candidates have said that they are supported by Muscat....

Cartoon: 9 July 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Breaking our addiction to cars

We are reaching a point where existing solutions no longer serve their purpose

We are reaching a point where existing solutions no longer...

Every EU State must apply directives in conformity with the individual EU member state’s law
Malcolm Mifsud

When the Maltese Parliament transposes a Directive in the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (Regulation) Act, its application must be in conformity...

When the Maltese Parliament transposes a Directive in the...

Brexit, calm water captains and lacking vision | Matthew Bugeja
Matthew Bugeja

Theresa May either needs to become an exceptional, once-in-a-generation leader,...

Theresa May either needs to become an exceptional,...

The way we communicate

The class distinction between those clerical authorities 'up there', and the foot soldiers who have to face the music in our society, has become so...

The class distinction between those clerical authorities...

You WILL agree with me, if it’s the last thing you do
Josanne Cassar

Having opposing views is natural because we are all unique individuals who look...

Having opposing views is natural because we are all unique...

‘Norbert’s Nails’, revisited
Raphael Vassallo

It seems to me that the source of the outrage is not the concept of Jesus actually eating a pizza but the fact that there is no longer any legal...

It seems to me that the source of the outrage is not...

The Last Supper, but not the last controversy

What this case has revealed is a deep and widespread misunderstanding of...

What this case has revealed is a deep and widespread...