Division. O Joy!
Raphael Vassallo
Somehow I must have missed the whole Joy Division thing back when it was actually happening.
MaltaLabourBondiPlus
Saviour Balzan
Lou Bondi has been the nemesis to all those who have been critical of the Gonzi administration or served as a threat to Malta’s greatest statesman - Ann Fenech’s words, not...
Once upon a time there was a troika...
Carmen Sammut

Secularisation in a place like Malta does not merely entail a decline of religious influence but also a decline of ideologically-committed institutions.

Secularisation in a place like Malta does not merely entail...

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Bailing out inconsistencies

We question the validity of a judicial system which views simple possession of cannabis a more serious offence than either double murder, attempted robbery,...

We question the validity of a judicial system which views...

In support of an independent mayor
James Debono

Floriana has an independent mayor supported by the PN. Labour cries foul, thus betraying its aversion to anything which goes beyond the two-party system.

Floriana has an independent mayor supported by the PN....

With a mother like Nature…
Raphael Vassallo

What cheek, what nerve, what flaming hypocrisy, that they can cite ‘Mother Nature’ as a pretext to deprive other people of opportunities.

What cheek, what nerve, what flaming hypocrisy, that they...

Quotas – a necessary evil?
Claudine Cassar

Quotas are the only way that we can kick-start true progress towards achieving equality

Quotas are the only way that we can kick-start true...

PN bodyguards with criminal records
Evarist Bartolo

Setting the record straight on party bodyguards.

Setting the record straight on party bodyguards.

5 August, 2013
Saviour Balzan

How things will not change...

How things will not change...

Battle of the billboards

Both PN and Labour campaigns seem to mirror each other in some respect.

Both PN and Labour campaigns seem to mirror each other in...

Prisoners of conscience

How much more public funds are we willing to spend, and how much more procrastination are we willing to endure, to ensure that the conscience of some of our...

How much more public funds are we willing to spend, and how...

Problem: no money
Raphael Vassallo

Both parties have for decades benefited from an incongruous state of affairs whereby no donation – no matter how astronomical – has to be registered.

Both parties have for decades benefited from an incongruous...

The police’s duty to inform

Why was there no press conference at any stage of the Rahman investigation to keep the media informed… as tends to happen in all serious countries?

Why was there no press conference at any stage of the...

That’s irresponsible
Raphael Vassallo

‘Lack of DNA evidence’ is really just an excuse for the police not to take responsibility for the conclusions of their own investigations.

‘Lack of DNA evidence’ is really just an excuse for the...

Questions too hot to handle
Evarist Bartolo

Does not the finance minister that the impotency of MFSA to enforce its own regulations demonstrates a regulatory authority lacking in personality and...

Does not the finance minister that the impotency of MFSA to...

It’s all so surreal
Michael Falzon

I hazard to guess that come Election Day, the percentage of abstainers and vote spoilers will be much more than what has been the average in the past.

I hazard to guess that come Election Day, the percentage of...

Mistra and the aftermath
Edward Mallia

There is no way any “PN official” could have passed on a copy of the Mistra contract to the PL without Dr Gonzi (a great practitioner of Nixonian...

There is no way any “PN official” could have passed on...

To trust or not to trust... that is the question
Carmen Sammut

Now that the PN’s methods were revealed, shouldn’t the party be engaging...

Now that the PN’s methods were revealed, shouldn’t the...