Cartoon: 12 July 2017
Cartoon by Mikiel Galea
The cost of overdevelopment
If we are to preserve our natural heritage and conserve our urban tradition – which would entail a strict ‘ODZ is ODZ’ policy – the country needs a...
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...

Not so equal(ity)
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

We cannot wait 269 years for gender parity to be achieved in this country: Time is running out. We must act now

We cannot wait 269 years for gender parity to be achieved...

Media law: bigger than just one person

The reality is that this law will be applied to all media, and will continue to apply even in a distant future where the players are different from today

The reality is that this law will be applied to all media,...

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen
Michael Falzon

The UK’s Brexit misadventure is the result of one man – David Cameron – choosing what is good for his party over what is good for his country

The UK’s Brexit misadventure is the result of one man...

Knock-knock-knocking on Europe’s door...
Raphael Vassallo

The same man who spent years equating ‘EU accession’ with...

The same man who spent years equating ‘EU...

The demographic of vulnerable divorcees
Josanne Cassar

The question is: should a woman be compensated for having stayed at home to look after the children, making it possible for the husband to be successful...

The question is: should a woman be compensated for having...

Behind the scenes
Saviour Balzan

The battle to oust Borg Cardona has been won, but employees might still have to contend with a war against wasteful human resources

The battle to oust Borg Cardona has been won, but employees...

Cartoon: 2 April 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

The right to belong

Louise Chircop • The request for Islamic Studies is legitimate, not only because the students are Maltese citizens but the State should not...

Louise Chircop • The request for Islamic Studies is...

Hints of acceptance of debt, sufficient to interrupt prescription
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court of Appeal has held that an email message saying that the debtor will...

The Court of Appeal has held that an email message saying...

Ethics surely deserves higher place in curriculum

As a basis, ethics and social studies should represent the civic values bedrock...

As a basis, ethics and social studies should represent the...

Power of incumbency

Even if government has so far been successful in juggling economic growth and public expenditure to Malta’s benefit, there is a limit to how far this...

Even if government has so far been successful in juggling...

‘The Best in (Stone Age) Europe’
Raphael Vassallo

In an age without electricity... yes, we certainly would be ‘centre of excellence’. And we really would be ‘the best in Europe’... by...

In an age without electricity... yes, we certainly would be...

It’s a scary time to be raising teenage girls
Josanne Cassar

I feel for parents today because it is a scary time to be raising teenage...

I feel for parents today because it is a scary time to be...