‘Vitals is the new Egrant’. Discuss…
Raphael Vassallo
In Joseph Muscat’s mind, ‘Egrant’ has clearly become something of a ‘magic word’, that automatically ‘absolves’ him of… in this...
A populist budget
Michael Falzon
I must confess that before I read this piece, I have never found myself being totally in agreement with Alfred Sant!
Reforming the personal assistance scheme for persons with a disability
Julia Farrugia

In our daily contact with persons with a disabililty and their parents and guardians, we are often reminded of the dilemma facing them when a surviving parent...

In our daily contact with persons with a disabililty and...

Are we are sleepwalking into an educational abyss? | Louis Naudi

Can we continue to ignore this debate? A workforce possessing these thinking...

Can we continue to ignore this debate? A workforce...

16-year-olds running the country? Maybe it’s not such a bad idea, after all…
Raphael Vassallo

Ah, but can we say the same for all the ‘adult politicians’, that we vote for in each and every election? No, I didn’t think so,...

Ah, but can we say the same for all the ‘adult...

Judge recognises defendant’s right to abandon business after plaintiff’s default
Malcolm Mifsud

Once a plaintiff defaulted on his obligations contracted with a defendant, the same defendant had every right to abandon the business set up with the plaintiff

Once a plaintiff defaulted on his obligations contracted...

Our prehistoric past faces another threat | Dawn Adrienne Saliba

Sadly, as the power dynamics currently stand, the voices of the many are...

Sadly, as the power dynamics currently stand, the voices of...

The will and the tools to fight corruption

Six long years after Daphne’s murder it would appear that at best...

Six long years after Daphne’s murder it would appear...

A case of mid-term blues?
Michael Falzon

For the PN to persuade the majority of the one-third potential ‘abstainers’ to vote for a change in government, it needs to have a popular and...

For the PN to persuade the majority of the one-third...

It’s not ‘whataboutism’, to recognise that there are two sides to any conflict
Raphael Vassallo

Who do people like Roberta Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen think they’re actually ‘representing’, when they speak (so unilaterally)...

Who do people like Roberta Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen...

Cartoon: 15 October 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea 

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea 

The Left’s Hamas dilemma

It is hard to understand how some on the political Left, including some elements close to the Maltese Labour Party, just cannot get themselves to condemn the...

It is hard to understand how some on the political Left,...

Abortion change that preserved the status quo | Neil Muscat

In stark contrast, the Diluted Amendment limits the scope of who may access the...

In stark contrast, the Diluted Amendment limits the scope...

Silver economy in Malta: A growing opportunity | Steve Ellul

Like most EU Mediterranean countries, Malta is experiencing a significant...

Like most EU Mediterranean countries, Malta is experiencing...

They call it ‘horse-trading’, but… why is only the EPP benefitting from the deal?
Raphael Vassallo

It’s not as though the EPP has simply ‘beaten all other parties’ to those positions, fair-and-square, in a democratic contest…...

It’s not as though the EPP has simply ‘beaten...

Job terminations: Delivering the bad news transparently
Mark Camilleri Gambin

As an HR manager or business owner, it is most wise to keep a close eye on...

As an HR manager or business owner, it is most wise to keep...

How does Malta intend to ‘unwaveringly support’ Ukraine, exactly?
Raphael Vassallo

Not-news | So why should the same ‘Neutrality clause’ suddenly...

Not-news | So why should the same ‘Neutrality...

Brincat’s opinions might be a load of BS…  but so was the ensuing ‘outrage’
Raphael Vassallo

Now: like all good dictionary definitions, this one is sufficiently vague to account for a certain ‘flexibility’, in the way the word is actually...

Now: like all good dictionary definitions, this one is...

The Air Malta tragedy
Michael Falzon

In the case of Air Malta, amongst other things, the company was saddled with excess employees, thanks to political interference

In the case of Air Malta, amongst other things, the company...

A disservice to the Palestinian cause

Palestinians need to believe in a leadership that can bring about changes that improve their lives. Palestinians need to see a horizon where they can live in...

Palestinians need to believe in a leadership that can bring...