Life is like a box of chocolates

Raphael Vassallo

What was clearly intended as a maxim to illustrate the unpredictability of life, actually illustrates the clean opposite

An ill wind blows nobody any good

It seems the likeliest outcome of the failed military coup in Turkey is further erosion of the democratic process

Saviour Balzan

It is also common knowledge that the de Marcos have been targeted for ages by the blogger from Bidnija

It is also common knowledge that the de Marcos have been...

Corruption and tax avoidance - how the two leaders treat the matter...

Corruption and tax avoidance - how the two leaders treat...

Alon Ben-Meir

Erdogan’s appetite for increasing power, harsh treatment of dissidents, religious zeal, and narcissistic predisposition made him feared by much of...

Erdogan’s appetite for increasing power, harsh...

Departmental decision is required for judicial review

Malcolm Mifsud

A court may delve into a government department’s decision and not into...

A court may delve into a government department’s...

‘Panamagate’ touches on several crucial endemic problems with our political system, first and foremost the question of accountability

‘Panamagate’ touches on several crucial endemic...

Raphael Vassallo

Having howled for years about the secrecy of the Gonzi administration with regard to public contracts, the present government has doggedly refused to publish...

Having howled for years about the secrecy of the Gonzi...

Evarist Bartolo

Students will also understand that they have obligations and responsibilities towards the community and that they have to be ethical

Students will also understand that they have obligations...

Mark Anthony Sammut

Millions of our hard-earned taxes have been spent to reward friends, to bail out friends, and to enrich the pockets of the innermost circle.

Millions of our hard-earned taxes have been spent to reward...

Michael Falzon

Muscat’s administration has reached a defining moment: whether to go on ignoring the moral compass or make the right ethical choices

Muscat’s administration has reached a defining...

The two-party system has failed. Get over it

Raphael Vassallo

The alternative is to carry on voting for a system we all know has always...

The alternative is to carry on voting for a system we all...

The Prime Minister must come to terms with the seriousness of the situation for another reason: ‘Panamagate’ has also exposed glaring...

The Prime Minister must come to terms with the seriousness...

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Saviour Balzan

Somehow I was still waiting for the PM to pronounce some innovative administrative steps to sort of ensure that politicians are more transparent about their...

Somehow I was still waiting for the PM to pronounce some...

Josanne Cassar

We should not allow ourselves to get sidetracked by the well-oiled partisan propaganda which will start to dictate the media agenda and make us lose sight of...

We should not allow ourselves to get sidetracked by the...

Joseph Muscat's announcement that he is in favour of a debate on gay marriage, in the midst of the 'Panamagate' scandal, is received with some...

Joseph Muscat's announcement that he is in favour of a...

Interpretation of a contract is taken from the wording of the contract

Malcolm Mifsud

The interpretation of a contract is done in accordance with Article 1002 of the Civil Code and therefore, the interpretation should be extracted from the...

The interpretation of a contract is done in accordance with...

Raphael Vassallo

A public protest? Against corruption? Organised by the Nationalist Party? You may as well expect us to attend an anti-racism rally organised by the Ku Klux...

A public protest? Against corruption? Organised by the...