Stories from another world

Saviour Balzan

What is clear is that the aides around Simon Busuttil are clearly not on the ball, and are not used to buffering their leader from embarrassing moments and persons

Cartoon: 9 April 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Mark Camilleri

I’m glad that the National Book Prize has become so prestigious as to serve as an effective national platform for dissent. Bring it on, let the fire...

I’m glad that the National Book Prize has become so...

Carmel Vassallo

For better or for worse, we live in a system of nation states and one of the primary duties of national leaders in such a system is to protect national...

For better or for worse, we live in a system of nation...

Evarist Bartolo

The economic changeover which technology brought about needs to align itself with structured training and educational programmes

The economic changeover which technology brought about...

In an atmosphere where public trust is constantly eroding, only full transparency can deliver a better and more honest service

In an atmosphere where public trust is constantly eroding,...

Michael Falzon

Time will tell but I have the feeling that whilst the forces pulling Europe apart are strong, the opposite forces pushing it together are even stronger

Time will tell but I have the feeling that whilst the...

Great, so now we’re all ‘pro-establishment’ again...

Raphael Vassallo

What would it sound like to the rest of Europe, when the Prime Minister and...

What would it sound like to the rest of Europe, when the...

How we created the ‘special little snowflake’ generation

Josanne Cassar

If having too many snowflakes in one classroom can be a teacher’s...

If having too many snowflakes in one classroom can be a...

Saviour Balzan

The procurement system must change, the culture of direct orders must go. And this system of persons of trust should be revisited, people at all levels must be...

The procurement system must change, the culture of direct...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Some call it ‘populism’, I call it ‘democracy’

Raphael Vassallo

If democracy looks like 10-pin bowling, it’s because that’s how it...

If democracy looks like 10-pin bowling, it’s because...

It’s about accountability and public standards

FTS: The problem is of a systemic, recurring nature. Only a systemic overhaul...

FTS: The problem is of a systemic, recurring nature. Only a...

Living the good life…with other people’s money

Josanne Cassar

Businessmen allowed to amass enormous debts in tax and VAT while simultaneously...

Businessmen allowed to amass enormous debts in tax and VAT...

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Malcolm Mifsud

Alexiei Dingli

Gabriel Apap

Owen Bonnici

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Diversity inside Language Council increases oversight

Mark Camilleri

The reforms to the Language Council will ensure that the Council does not fall...

The reforms to the Language Council will ensure that the...

Evarist Bartolo

The changes weren’t secret. I’ve answered many parliamentary questions detailing everything and we have explained the changes numerous times

The changes weren’t secret. I’ve answered many...

Who’s really in a ‘state of illegality here’

Raphael Vassallo

The naked truth of the matter is that we only apply the ‘illegal...

The naked truth of the matter is that we only apply the...

Malta’s controversial IIP scheme is nothing less than obscene at a time when millions of people are trying to pour into Europe from under-developed or...

Malta’s controversial IIP scheme is nothing less than...

Michael Falzon

Unfortunately organisations like trade unions, as well as NGOs, tend to abandon their mission statement when their income no longer depends on the...

Unfortunately organisations like trade unions, as well as...