Lobbying must become transparent and regularised

Andrew Azzopardi

We need to do all that is possible to avoid having our social policy stained by commercial, money- and profit-making interests, and pledge that the needs of the vulnerable and...

Subsidy is not a dirty word

James Debono

The Chamber of Commerce would rather have society subsidise the energy bills of its members, than invest in a public transport system for all.

Claudine Cassar

The message must be that crime, including tax evasion and benefit fraud, does not pay.

The message must be that crime, including tax evasion and...

The inappropriateness of parliament as a judicial body

Kevin Aquilina

Members of Parliament cannot be considered to be independent and impartial...

Members of Parliament cannot be considered to be...

As the latest Enemalta scandal unfolds, there is an increasing danger of losing sight of what really happened in the mad scramble to apportion or deflect...

As the latest Enemalta scandal unfolds, there is an...

Claudine Cassar

Teaching our youngsters to abstain and be faithful is clearly not sufficient for the circumstances at hand.

Teaching our youngsters to abstain and be faithful is...

Michael Falzon

Corruption does exist in all walks of life but blaming corruption for any controversial decision with which one disagrees is not on

Corruption does exist in all walks of life but blaming...

Laying the foundation for tomorrow’s education?

Evarist Bartolo

Having one strategy for all educational initiatives allows everyone to focus on...

Having one strategy for all educational initiatives allows...

The next President should be able to offer a social, reconciliatory hand and straddle the political divide as a unifying figurehead, embracing an understanding...

The next President should be able to offer a social,...

Farrugia Sacco – injustice in the making?

Kevin Aquilina

Applying proportionality to Farrugia Sacco indicates that judicial removal...

Applying proportionality to Farrugia Sacco indicates that...

Saviour Balzan

If Muscat thinks his AC Milan has no news value, he is missing the point: News is not determined by who smells the coffee, but by who casts the dice.

If Muscat thinks his AC Milan has no news value, he is...

Franco Mercieca should make his plans for the immediate future clear

Franco Mercieca should make his plans for the immediate...

James Debono

In a country where political patronage and nepotism are rampant, naming and shaming those party to bribery is vital to dispel any impression that a cover-up is...

In a country where political patronage and nepotism are...

Raphael Vassallo

The Beatles's 'Come Together' is a terrible choice as Malta's theme song for the country's 50th anniversary celebrations. Here's why.

The Beatles's 'Come Together' is a terrible choice as...

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Josanne Cassar

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Kevin Aquilina

The Speaker should ensure that biased Members of Parliament are debarred from taking part in the removal procedure, including in voting

The Speaker should ensure that biased Members of Parliament...

The government is claiming to have advice from the Attorney General that what so many consumers and businesses did in paying the perpetrators of the rigged...

The government is claiming to have advice from the Attorney...

Court blocks construction works pending title claim

The First Hall of the Civil Courts upheld a request to issue a warrant of...

The First Hall of the Civil Courts upheld a request to...

Saviour Balzan

Surely the revelation that Enemalta meter readers had been involved in accepting bribes to reduce the value of an electricity bill comes as no surprise to most...

Surely the revelation that Enemalta meter readers had been...

James Debono

The decision on where to store and process natural gas should have been the first one to be taken and only after widespread public consultation with local...

The decision on where to store and process natural gas...

Raphael Vassallo

Take the next MEP election in June 2014. You can already predict what most (admittedly not all) candidates will say under any given circumstance.

Take the next MEP election in June 2014. You can already...