It’s the economy, stupid
Michael Falzon
One of the secrets behind Muscat’s economic success is that rather than ditching whatever the previous administration did in the economic sector they continued to build...
Ask a silly question…
Raphael Vassallo
Most of the issues up for discussion in this country will inevitably be the offspring of Maltese politics
The politics of mudslinging
Michael Falzon

The attack on Beppe’s so called ‘palace’ relies on the fact that planning policies tend to confuse the ordinary citizen

The attack on Beppe’s so called ‘palace’...

Libel and (don’t) let libel…
Raphael Vassallo

Jason Azzopardi seems to have suddenly developed very vocal qualms about using ‘libel’ as a ‘political weapon’… but only, it...

Jason Azzopardi seems to have suddenly developed very vocal...

On tax morality, nobody can hold their head up high
Matthew Vella

If we saw the ‘Panama Papers’ for what they really are, would we...

If we saw the ‘Panama Papers’ for what they...

We are only as strong as we are united

By Sara Ezabe

By Sara Ezabe

After Panamagate: Presidentialism has failed us
James Debono

While everyone expected Labour to face this question in seven years’ time...

While everyone expected Labour to face this question in...

Letters: 3 April 2016
Is it at all about democracy?
Saviour Balzan

In another twist to the contorted storyline of Maltese politics, Busuttil is seeing red on a legal matter that suits only him and his politics, and nobody else

In another twist to the contorted storyline of Maltese...

Politicians’ wives under the microscope
Josanne Cassar

I don’t like it when people are torn to shreds simply because they...

I don’t like it when people are torn to shreds simply...

Stability is not an end in itself

Stability and freedom are not interchangeable. The world’s most repressive dictatorships are ‘stable’, precisely because they curtail the...

Stability and freedom are not interchangeable. The...

A co-owner has to pay his share for urgent works
Malcolm Mifsud

The shares of the co-owners shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed...

The shares of the co-owners shall, unless the contrary is...

Let there be Labour and PN…
Raphael Vassallo

The PN and Labour responded to the threat of a new political party in exactly the same way - it’s not a threat to themselves, naturally, but a...

The PN and Labour responded to the threat of a new...

Cartoon: 30 March 2016
Defiance in the face of horror
Roberta Metsola

It was the longest day I remember in Brussels. Everyone was on a knife edge waiting for the next attack. But while people were scared and concerned, there was...

It was the longest day I remember in Brussels. Everyone was...

Politics as a public service
Evarist Bartolo

A life dedicated to serving others, mainly the most vulnerable, is Guze Ellul Mercer's legacy and should still be an inspiration to us who believe in...

A life dedicated to serving others, mainly the most...

‘Personality cults’ only work with personalities
Raphael Vassallo

I hate to say it, but this too looks like it will end in tears. The ‘cult...

I hate to say it, but this too looks like it will end in...

Snapshot of a changing nation

Malta’s political parties often seem content with a status quo that no longer suffices to placate an increasingly demanding and independent-minded public

Malta’s political parties often seem content with a...

The threat of terrorism
Michael Falzon

The mess created in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq and its ‘liberation’ from Saddam Hussein spawned Isis – or Daesh, its proper name...

The mess created in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq...

Letters: 27 March 2016