Simon Busuttil: A diminished leader
James Debono
Simon Busuttil's stature is diminished by the 53% confidence vote in the government.
[WATCH] Carmen Sammut and Michael Falzon: the campaign analysis
Michael Falzon / Carmen Sammut
Carmen Sammut and Michael Falzon have stripped down the 2014's European campaign, where local issues and the leaders' opinion poll trumped all other EU concerns
Cartoon 7 October 2012

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Chronicle of a tragedy foretold

This latest tragedy has only reinforced an already existing widespread perception that there is simply no such thing as a common European policy or even...

This latest tragedy has only reinforced an already existing...

Farewell to spring hunting?
Michael Briguglio

The spring hunting campaign could help re-open the door for more broad environmental alliances which go beyond narrow partisanship.

The spring hunting campaign could help re-open the door for...

Cartoon 2 October 2013

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

You’re under arrest. No, wait, you’re not…
Raphael Vassallo

If they felt there was evidence to issue an arrest warrant for John Dalli…...

If they felt there was evidence to issue an arrest warrant...

A question of propriety

It is irrelevant how many skeletons the previous administration has in its own closet. What the public deserves to hear is not a reminder of how poorly the...

It is irrelevant how many skeletons the previous...

A judgement is no certificate

The First Hall of the Civil Court on 26 September 2013 decided that an action cannot be instituted if its intention is that the court merely issues a...

The First Hall of the Civil Court on 26 September 2013...

Asylum seekers are not smuggled goods
James Debono

Calling asylum seekers ‘illegal immigrants’ puts these human beings in the same category as smuggled goods or illegal substances

Calling asylum seekers ‘illegal immigrants’ puts these...

This is the story
Saviour Balzan

The big question is, why did John Rizzo not charge John Dalli?

The big question is, why did John Rizzo not charge John...

How to make a Maltese Fascist cross…
Raphael Vassallo

You can generally tell your country’s lost its mojo when people start paying more attention to the events of around 70 years ago, than to things that...

You can generally tell your country’s lost its mojo when...

Spending your way out of a recession
Claudine Cassar

The recession that has hit Europe in the last few years has put macroeconomics at the forefront of many news bulletins.

The recession that has hit Europe in the last few years has...

Vocational education: learning by doing
Evarist Bartolo

Children are exceedingly intuitive and value respect, perhaps even if not fully comprehending the principle itself. Reaching out to them can give us insight

Children are exceedingly intuitive and value respect,...

How to make a Maltese Fascist cross…
Raphael Vassallo

You can generally tell your country’s lost its mojo when people start paying more attention to the events of around 70 years ago, than to things that...

You can generally tell your country’s lost its mojo when...

An inconvenient truth

Seven months after the change in government, there is a decided feeling of déjà vu in the country.

Seven months after the change in government, there is a...

That is why we are a Western democracy
Saviour Balzan

Is it right for a minister’s wife to be given an appointment, like a direct order by a government entity?

Is it right for a minister’s wife to be given an...

To bind the bully’s fist

As the recently formed Anti-Cyber Harassment Alliance made its first public appearance yesterday, there is mounting evidence that the issue it purports to...

As the recently formed Anti-Cyber Harassment Alliance made...

Ten years later
Saviour Balzan

Simon Busuttil wants the PN to be a fighting force. But he must invest in the younger generation, and reinvent what the PN stands for.

Simon Busuttil wants the PN to be a fighting force. But he...

What’s in a ‘boo’?
Claudine Cassar

When I heard that the crowd booed when the presenter called out Simon Busuttil’s name I could not help but wonder – did the PN supporters in the crowd want...

When I heard that the crowd booed when the presenter called...