Laughing all the way to the Seabank...
Raphael Vassallo
The two parties have spent their energies assiduously weakening and sabotaging the system of checks and balances
Cartoon: 8 March 2017
Cartoon by Mikiel Galea
The other side
Saviour Balzan

Malta is not the Somme, it is just another country with problems, but not with gargantuan complications… that alone should make everyone stop to...

Malta is not the Somme, it is just another country with...

Cartoon: 30 October 2016

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

The non-discussion about energy
Ralph Cassar

What we need is as many different sources of energy as possible; What we really need is to move at a faster rate toward more energy independence, through...

What we need is as many different sources of energy as...

Stay of proceedings is an extraordinary measure
Malcolm Mifsud

A stay of proceedings may be allowed, however, the principle should be that a...

A stay of proceedings may be allowed, however, the...

Sometimes, a court ban on person’s name has the opposite effect
Josanne Cassar

If we are serious about protecting women from sexual harassment, there should...

If we are serious about protecting women from sexual...

On judging others by one’s yardstick

The implications of Simon Busuttil’s attack are that any press story which negatively portrays his own party, is automatically an attack on democracy...

The implications of Simon Busuttil’s attack are that...

Conspiracy theory incorporated
Raphael Vassallo

Part of the anatomy of the classic conspiracy theory involves an erosion of trust in official authorities, which usually happens even when the official...

Part of the anatomy of the classic conspiracy theory...

Cartoon: 26 October 2016

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Is the ElectroGas plant needed?
Mark Anthony Sammut

Although gas is cleaner than HFO, it is definitely not cleaner than the interconnector, which provides electricity being generated somewhere else

Although gas is cleaner than HFO, it is definitely not...

Thriving, not just surviving
Frank Psaila

Edward Scicluna’s budget addresses the needs of families and individuals in need in the short-term, but not in the long-term

Edward Scicluna’s budget addresses the needs of...

€47 million on new schools
Evarist Bartolo

Over these past three and a half years we have invested almost €47 million, and the Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools has delivered major projects

Over these past three and a half years we have invested...

Panama Papers: More than just offshore

To reflect the European spirit at work inside Brussels’s PANA committee, a Maltese parliamentary committee would mean having MPs speak of all...

To reflect the European spirit at work inside...

Steady as it goes
Michael Falzon

Few bother to look beyond their personal interests and assess whether among the budget measures one can find any interesting moves that show a sense of...

Few bother to look beyond their personal interests and...

‘Sex makes everything complicated...’
Raphael Vassallo

We have long removed hard labour from the punitive justice system, and...

We have long removed hard labour from the punitive justice...

I’m talking about this generation
Josanne Cassar

There is such a great deal of confusion and mixed messaging going on that it is no wonder that children, pre-pubescents and adolescents across the board are...

There is such a great deal of confusion and mixed messaging...

Marlene’s party
Saviour Balzan

Marlene Farrugia is vocal and eloquent, but those who can see through her know that behind her political ambitions lie an inflated ego and anger for the Labour...

Marlene Farrugia is vocal and eloquent, but those who can...

Cutting down congestion: a proposal

Combating congestion using an even-, odd-numbered regstration plates system?

Combating congestion using an even-, odd-numbered...

Cartoon: 23 October 2016

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea