Vassallo and Fenech are not alone on gay marriage
I obviously don’t think that a fundamentalist state is in order but, on the other hand, what’s wrong in having an enriching Catholic presence in our parliament
'Daddy, what is a tree?'
Josanne Cassar
If this culture change by those in charge doesn’t happen fast, we will one day wake up to a world where little children look up from their electronic devices, turn to their...
Good intentions gone bad
Frank Psaila

It was a curious mistake by the Archbishop. Good intentions are not enough. Timing matters

It was a curious mistake by the Archbishop. Good intentions...

Building our way to hell

Despite an attempted greenwash it remains a fact that both main parties are in bed with the construction industry and big businesses

Despite an attempted greenwash it remains a fact that...

Deficit myths, debunked
Michael Falzon

The real deficit was even bigger… the KMB government was drawing funds from the Posterity Fund and the real deficit would have otherwise been Lm89.4...

The real deficit was even bigger… the KMB government...

Oh ye of too much faith
Raphael Vassallo

We are expected to ‘have faith’ in an investigation that can only be inconclusive at best and highly politicised at worst

We are expected to ‘have faith’ in an...

[WATCH] Stop using inquiries to defend status quo
Saviour Balzan

Among the reforms required to truly guarantee their independence, inquiries...

Among the reforms required to truly guarantee their...

Would you say that to my face?
Josanne Cassar

People always forget that writing stuff on Facebook is like publishing it in your own little newspaper. I would say that it’s worse because it spreads...

People always forget that writing stuff on Facebook is like...

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...

What is clear is that the aides around Simon Busuttil are...

Cartoon: 9 April 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Shattering ‘maximum popularity’ in France
Charles Xuereb

It is a pity that in Hollande, Malta will be losing a great friend who remains...

It is a pity that in Hollande, Malta will be losing a great...

Joint and Several Liability cannot be presumed
Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Court held that joint liability of two debtors has...

The First Hall of the Civil Court held that joint liability...

[WATCH] Protocol needed for holding of inquiries
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan calls for an established protocol guiding the setting up and...

Saviour Balzan calls for an established protocol guiding...

A police force stretched to its limits
Josanne Cassar

The way things are going, with so much of our moral fabric being torn apart, the future of the country depends on establishing more law and order and discipline

The way things are going, with so much of our moral fabric...

Seriously? You must be joking...
Raphael Vassallo

‘Fake news’ may have conquered the Internet... but ‘real news’ remains far more surreal than anything the limited human imagination can...

‘Fake news’ may have conquered the Internet......

A sense of perspective on Brexit

Malta has done well out of the financial services and related industries, but it would be unwise to rely too much on a notoriously fickle sector for economic...

Malta has done well out of the financial services and...

[WATCH] We cannot forget the victims of traffic accidents
Saviour Balzan

Victims of traffic accidents should not be forgotten in the din of public outcry

Victims of traffic accidents should not be forgotten in the...

Conviction or convenience?

It goes without saying that it would have made more sense for the Nationalist Party to discuss issues such as full-time MPs when in government rather than...

It goes without saying that it would have made more sense...

Cartoon: 5 March 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Securing democracy through education
Evarist Bartolo

Education must prepare students for complexity because that is the reality of our societies

Education must prepare students for complexity because that...