Two years of meritocracy, transparency and accountability… yeah, right!
Ryan Callus
Not only have we been promised that a Labour government would be transparent, but the Prime Minister went as far to state that his government is the most transparent this country...
From NEETs to YEETs
Evarist Bartolo
Inactive youths lead to low income adults in the future. There are several risk factors that have to be identified and there are many individual consequences of being NEET
The growth of Spanish and the ‘Lionel Messi effect’
Carmel Vassallo

The presence of Spanish in Maltese state schools has increased more than...

The presence of Spanish in Maltese state schools has...

If Vella’s charm offensive fails, Juncker will get the blame
Frank Psaila

In his new role as EU Commissioner, Vella would do well to put his charm to...

In his new role as EU Commissioner, Vella would do well to...

Libel as intimidation

The message, this time emanating from the police and law courts as much as from the hunters themselves, is that anyone who tries to stand up to the practice of...

The message, this time emanating from the police and law...

The massive neutrality debate is back
Michael Falzon

Will this archaic attitude drag Joseph Muscat and George Vella down and hinder the needed change in the wording of Malta’s neutrality clause when there...

Will this archaic attitude drag Joseph Muscat and George...

How many MPs does it take to change a law?
Raphael Vassallo

This week two court rulings have again blatantly exposed that Malta’s...

This week two court rulings have again blatantly exposed...

Letters: 5 October 2014
When silence is arrogance
Saviour Balzan

The real issue concerns Cyrus Engerer, the enfant terrible who still continues to receive consultancies in government service and could have nearly made it to...

The real issue concerns Cyrus Engerer, the enfant terrible...

The HELLO! magazine syndrome
Josanne Cassar

I wonder if we will ever come to a point when we will decide to reclaim our private moments and go back to the days when personal photos were only seen by...

I wonder if we will ever come to a point when we will...

Cartoon: 5 October 2014
Court orders son to be returned to the UK
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court ordered that a young boy be taken back to his ordinary residence in...

The Court ordered that a young boy be taken back to his...

Why do we have to wait for summits and tsunamis?
Leo Brincat

I am finding it very reassuring that partly because of growing awareness of the...

I am finding it very reassuring that partly because of...

‘Nul points’ for Karmenu Vella…
Raphael Vassallo

It matters a great deal that a man who proved incapable of giving even a single straight answer to any of the European Parliament's questions, can go on to...

It matters a great deal that a man who proved incapable of...

‘Integrate, work hard, don’t give up’
Farah Abdi

The Maltese must try to understand that multiculturalism is now becoming a...

The Maltese must try to understand that multiculturalism is...

Drifting into a nanny state
Andrew Azzopardi

Politics is not wrong. It is what is wrong in politics that we need to remove. Cutting children and young people off is not only ridiculous but unnatural for a...

Politics is not wrong. It is what is wrong in politics that...

The proof of the tablet is in the reading (and writing)
Evarist Bartolo

Our pledge of giving a tablet to each and every child as from Year 4 in State,...

Our pledge of giving a tablet to each and every child as...

A disappointing performance

By refusing to give any clear answers to specific questions, both Vella and the Commission president have sent out ominous and ambiguous messages regarding the...

By refusing to give any clear answers to specific...

Walk your talk, Mr PM
Ryan Callus

The Labour Government is carving up the public service into two – the selected few, and the rest

The Labour Government is carving up the public service into...

Cartoon: 28 September 2014