Butlers to the cosmopolites? We’ll pay the price
Matthew Vella
Profit rules in Malta’s brave new cosmopolitan future, but we have no idea how to repel the brusque gentrification that is elbowing us out
You reap what you sow
Josanne Cassar
Many political pundits and observers had warned that this type of thing was inevitable, but there is no real satisfaction in saying, 'we told you so'
The real world
Saviour Balzan

The island is under siege and politicians have only themselves to blame

The island is under siege and politicians have only...

Climate of abnormality

This election takes place under the most surreal of circumstances, where allegations built around circumstantial evidence have set in motion a chain of events...

This election takes place under the most surreal of...

North Korea’s dash for nuclear deterrence
Matthew Bugeja

Despite the rhetoric, both sides will want to avoid war at all costs,...

Despite the rhetoric, both sides will want to avoid war at...

Property above and below land belongs to the landowner
Malcolm Mifsud

Whoever has the ownership of the land has also that of the space above it, and...

Whoever has the ownership of the land has also that of the...

Election time for our drama queen nation
Josanne Cassar

An election campaign does not have to be such a drama. It’s just a part of the cycle of every administration, and there is no need for the country to...

An election campaign does not have to be such a drama....

The fate of Europe depends on France | Richard Maher
The Conversation

After last year’s Brexit vote, a Le Pen victory would signal that...

After last year’s Brexit vote, a Le Pen victory would...

Sense of irresponsibility

Muscat’s decision to call a snap election is highly irresponsible because he should have waited for the outcome of the inquiry to be known to all before...

Muscat’s decision to call a snap election is highly...

Call me mad, but I choose sanity
Raphael Vassallo

What was needed from the very start was a rational, forensic, clinical approach to solving a crime through evidence... not hot-headed, irrational emotion...

What was needed from the very start was a rational,...

Cartoon: 3 May 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Delivering firsts in education
Evarist Bartolo

We can continue investing in support and social programmes so that those students who come from difficult backgrounds get all the attention and help they need

We can continue investing in support and social programmes...

From scratch
Saviour Balzan

Before trying to decipher what is true and what is not, we should really ask ourselves if we are facing a crisis that goes beyond the semantics of this...

Before trying to decipher what is true and what is not, we...

The real scandal is our failure to heal the divide
Raphael Vassallo

 I just want to live in a normal country where you don’t have to...

 I just want to live in a normal country where you...

A June election on the cards?
Michael Falzon

Calling an election and winning it will give Joseph Muscat some respite because the people’s approval of his performance will fly in the face of Simon...

Calling an election and winning it will give Joseph Muscat...

It’s all about the bling
Josanne Cassar

As much as we need money to live decently, we are always walking that tightrope trying to find a balance between slaving away to earn those bits of paper, and...

As much as we need money to live decently, we are always...

The die is cast
Saviour Balzan

Politics need to change in Malta, and yes they can change but not by simply embracing those who have removed their old coat for a newer one

Politics need to change in Malta, and yes they can change...

A matter of authenticity

Even without the proven accusation of bribery, Joseph Muscat’s cavalier attitude on Panamagate undermines the credibility of the prime minister and...

Even without the proven accusation of bribery, Joseph...

[WATCH] We are here to encourage people to think with their minds
Saviour Balzan

MediaToday's managing editor Saviour Balzan opens up on the reaction to the...

MediaToday's managing editor Saviour Balzan opens up on...

Quasi-contract services do not preclude lack of compensation
Malcolm Mifsud

Services rendered to an aunt by her niece are to be compensated for, even if...

Services rendered to an aunt by her niece are to be...