A coalition of cranes, planes and fossil fuels
Ralph Cassar
The PN took credit for the removal of stamp duty on properties in Gozo – not for first-time buyers, but for everyone and anyone. Another PL-PN coalition to speed up the...
Malta’s political orphans
Michael Falzon
In their efforts to eat into the other party’s natural electorate, both parties are ending up abandoning the sectors that harbour their own traditional supporters
Censorship reform: a concession too far?
Ingram Bondin

Perhaps the vilification law is not the only fossil whose time is long past - Ingram Bondin

Perhaps the vilification law is not the only fossil whose...

Of censorship and cyberbullying

The recent clash between Brikkuni vocalist Mario Vella and OPM aide and blogger Glenn Bedingfield has once again exposed the limitations of freedom of speech

The recent clash between Brikkuni vocalist Mario Vella and...

Water, water everywhere
Michael Falzon

It is worth looking into how different parties choose their leader. No one seems to have found the ‘ideal’ solution

It is worth looking into how different parties choose their...

The rule of law is ‘up in smoke’
Raphael Vassallo

People wouldn’t have complained so much, if it were a case of only one random individual getting let off lightly, by a system that was otherwise equally...

People wouldn’t have complained so much, if it were a...

Clarification on letters published 3 July 2016
Matthew Vella

An appreciation for a former UHM official carried the wrong surname

An appreciation for a former UHM official carried the wrong...

Financial services arbiter not a public office
Kevin Aquilina

A former Broadcasting Authority member may be appointed Arbiter even...

A former Broadcasting Authority member may be...

We cannot afford another Frontex failure

Described as ‘the worst shipwreck in years’ by the International Organisation for Migration, this latest catastrophe points towards a dramatic...

Described as ‘the worst shipwreck in years’ by...

Children in care deserve better
Josanne Cassar

It’s the height of irony that the prostitutes seemed to have a greater sense of common decency than their client who could not see why defiling his...

It’s the height of irony that the prostitutes seemed...

Benefiting from tax planning

This economic system is based on the belief that in a free economy with private ownership of resources, each individual will maximise his own profit

This economic system is based on the belief that in a free...

Cartoon: 3 July 2016

On political vultures feeding off party critics

On political vultures feeding off party critics

Public loss, private gain?
Ralph Cassar

Public-private partnerships do not have a good track record. The profit motive and public healthcare do not go hand in hand.

Public-private partnerships do not have a good track...

Free speech vs crossing the line
Josanne Cassar

As an employee at OPM, Bedingfield causes a lot of damage to the Labour government: it is coming across as totalitarian, ready to censor anyone who does not...

As an employee at OPM, Bedingfield causes a lot of damage...

Brexit: the consequences

Politically, the impact of Brexit is likely to be even more earth-shattering than the economic consequences

Politically, the impact of Brexit is likely to be even more...

Marijuana decriminalised… for celebrities
Raphael Vassallo

‘Decriminalisation’ has not stopped the Malta Police Force from...

‘Decriminalisation’ has not stopped the Malta...

Cartoon: 29 June 2016

Iceland deals England their second Brexit from the European nations' tournament

Iceland deals England their second Brexit from the European...

The chilling effect of defamatory libel
Kevin Aquilina

A criminal sanction on defamatory libel cases is liable to have a chilling effect on the exercise of freedom of expression

A criminal sanction on defamatory libel cases...

Words can kill
Evarist Bartolo

The language of politics has become one of shouting, name-calling and mud-slinging

The language of politics has become one of shouting,...

After the earthquake

The consequences of Britain’s decision to pull out of the EU are nothing if not far-reaching and momentous

The consequences of Britain’s decision to pull out of...