Pardons do not solve crimes
It is abundantly clear that the ‘truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth’ has not yet emerged in the oil procurement case
Welcome to the Super Mudbowl…
Raphael Vassallo
They promised us the fragrance of ‘Coco-Chanel Eau-de-Toilet’. It seems they left out the ‘Chanel’, ‘Eau’ and ‘De’ parts…...
Cartoon: 1 November 2015

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat says he has a ten-year plan for his leadership...

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat says he has a ten-year plan...

A gift by any other name

Clear, unequivocal rules are therefore needed to ensure that Malta’s House of Representatives does not degenerate into a marketplace for politicians and...

Clear, unequivocal rules are therefore needed to ensure...

Changeover and continuity
Michael Falzon

Keeping secret state agreements that somehow involve public financial matters should be a ‘no no’ for any government of any democratic...

Keeping secret state agreements that somehow involve public...

Embryos should be shown the same respect as children

By Suzanne Vella and members of Save The Embryo Protection Act

By Suzanne Vella and members of Save The Embryo...

Letters: 1 November 2015
The Caflangu and the frame-up
Saviour Balzan

To claim that all those gifts from Gaffarena were now part of some elaborate frame-up was utterly silly and stupid. 

To claim that all those gifts from Gaffarena were now part...

Is it worth it?
Josanne Cassar

It cannot be denied that there is a definite sickness at the core of our society; a sickness which has grown deeper over the years and is now so pervasive that...

It cannot be denied that there is a definite sickness at...

Criminalise our children, please…
Raphael Vassallo

As I have often observed, just mention the frightening word ‘drugs’, and all logic and common sense immediately flies out of the window.

As I have often observed, just mention the frightening word...

When a latent defect claim is time-barred
Malcolm Mifsud

In his application Vella Laurenti had purchased a property in Xaghra, Gozo on...

In his application Vella Laurenti had purchased a property...

The criminal libel bandwagon

Even if never carried out, the threat of prison in itself constitutes a direct affront to freedom of expression. But there are other, less direct threats...

Even if never carried out, the threat of prison in itself...

Human rights apply to masons, too…
Raphael Vassallo

The ‘nastiest move’ imaginable, back in the 1920s, was to label someone a ‘mason’. How on earth do you explain that to someone who...

The ‘nastiest move’ imaginable, back in the...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Former minister Joe Cassar has deceived the public by not declaring the acquisition of a vehicle that was set off against a donation to his own party. Surely...

Former minister Joe Cassar has deceived the public by not...

Fraud that goes beyond diesel
Leo Brincat

 No wonder that a number of customers are demanding not only answers but compensation over the recent emissions scandal

 No wonder that a number of customers are demanding...

In politics, never shoot down
Frank Psaila

The fact that Joseph Muscat feels the need to attack Simon Busuttil, instead of focusing on the economy, tells us something about Muscat’s own...

The fact that Joseph Muscat feels the need to attack Simon...

Cartoon: 28 October 2015

Joseph Muscat is worried about the WHO's report on carcinogenic symptoms of meat products

Joseph Muscat is worried about the WHO's report on...

Migration – as old as humanity
Michael Falzon

This everlasting activity is now also reaching the shores of our small island in a more pronounced way, provoking some short-sighted individuals to believe...

This everlasting activity is now also reaching the shores...

A political stalemate

In his two-hour speech in Parliament, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat went to great lengths to discredit the Opposition leader’s economic credentials while...

In his two-hour speech in Parliament, Prime Minister Joseph...

Holy Budget, Batman!
Raphael Vassallo

Almost everywhere you look in the world today, what passes for ‘political debate’ is increasingly beginning to resemble the climactic final round...

Almost everywhere you look in the world today, what passes...