A state of the nation speech

The days ahead will surely lead to further discussion and scrutiny of the budget and a more profound examination of the accuracy of the estimates and targets being proposed.

Precarious work needs full-time solution

Action needs to be taken at both local (government) and international (EU) level, with a view to ensuring that all workers are entitled to benefit from the same basic rights and...

Evarist Bartolo

A full-time commitment against homophobia

By Helena Dalli, minister for civil liberties

Opposition leader Simon Busuttil has already declared that he is opposed to an increase in NI contributions to finance maternity leave; but while this may...

Opposition leader Simon Busuttil has already declared that...

Time to investigate links between police and politics

Raphael Vassallo

James Debono

Simon Busuttil says he is opposed to any increase in National Insurance to fund free maternity leave for working mums. In so doing he may be pandering to...

Simon Busuttil says he is opposed to any increase in...

Josanne Cassar

Conchita ran into a snag because the reaction to her beard has simply reinforced bigotry, rubbing many straight people the wrong way

Conchita ran into a snag because the reaction to her beard...

Devil Wears Pra-duh live-blogs the Eurovision!

Daniel Azzopardi

Daniel Azzopardi from Devilwearspraduh.com is live-blogging the...

Daniel Azzopardi from Devilwearspraduh.com is live-blogging...

Courts do not need to quote every document in its judgements

Malcolm Mifsud

The Constitutional Court turned down a request for retrial since it was alleged...

The Constitutional Court turned down a request for retrial...

Ronaldo: I’m rooting for a Brazil-Germany final at Maracana

Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario da Lima writes that he wants to see Brazil and...

Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario da Lima writes that he wants...

Michael Briguglio

The Labour government is carrying out a silent revolution on work-life balance, but on other reforms there is a dose of conditionality

The Labour government is carrying out a silent revolution...

Raphael Vassallo

The simple fact that some people want a referendum, on its own, is apparently enough to make the PN retreat into a corner and say nothing at all.

The simple fact that some people want a referendum, on its...

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Josanne Cassar

The really good news is that the economic growth projected in the EC forecast should give the government the protective financial cushion...

The really good news is that the economic growth...

Evarist Bartolo

We must address the high incidence of early school leavers and increase participation in adult learning, and promote and raise levels of student attainment in...

We must address the high incidence of early school leavers...

Michael Falzon

The EP election cannot but be reduced to a referendum on Joseph Muscat’s first 14 months in government and Simon Busuttil’s record in...

The EP election cannot but be reduced to a referendum...

Konrad Mizzi keeping it together on the gas front

Frank Psaila

Simon Busuttil has mountains to climb but Joseph Muscat’s honeymoon is long over" his appeal to the ‘soldiers of steel’ at the Bormla...

Simon Busuttil has mountains to climb but Joseph...