Gonzi’s ‘no regrets’

At the end of the day, neither Lawrence Gonzi nor any other politician can expect to be taken seriously when they claim to be infallible, or indeed indispensable to the...

Tax cuts: the social obscenity

James Debono

It is the anti-social, regressive and unsustainable tax cut – not Franco Debono – which is the elephant in the room.

Saviour Balzan

Managing editor Saviour Balzan on MaltaToday's 12th anniversary and how the PN media misreports the ousting of a Labour councillor.

Managing editor Saviour Balzan on MaltaToday's 12th...

Cautious, prudent and… clinically precise?

Like all its recent forebears, Budget 2012 has revealed a pattern of behaviour...

Like all its recent forebears, Budget 2012 has revealed a...

Like all its recent forebears, Budget 2012 has revealed a pattern of behaviour...

Like all its recent forebears, Budget 2012 has revealed a...

Pretending that our students are sexless

Evarist Bartolo

We should deal openly with sex education for our children now that a new national curriculum is being discussed.

We should deal openly with sex education for our children...

Claudine Cassar

When I look at the government benches several adjectives spring to mind – however stable is not one of them.

When I look at the government benches several adjectives...

Raphael Vassallo

Being himself a Christian democrat, Tonio Borg sees no contradiction in a Constitution that on the one hand promises equal rights to all its citizens… and on...

Being himself a Christian democrat, Tonio Borg sees no...

The financial situation at both Enemalta and WSC has clearly not been calculated as part of Malta’s balance of payments.

The financial situation at both Enemalta and WSC has...

Bianca Caruana

testing dates

Carmen Sammut

Dissenting backbenchers may have burnt their fingers, if not their whole political career. But MPs should not be afraid to speak their mind if we embrace...

Dissenting backbenchers may have burnt their fingers, if...

Michael Falzon

More often than not, the clash between the right for privacy and public interest leads to grey areas.

More often than not, the clash between the right for...

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Mark Said

With his address to the House of Representatives yesterday, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi illustrated a clear and unmistakable pattern of behaviour which has...

With his address to the House of Representatives yesterday,...

James Debono

Nobody can escape the fundamental truth that Austin Gatt is still in government because of the speaker’s casting vote.

Nobody can escape the fundamental truth that Austin Gatt is...

James Debono

Dear minister, lowering standards to make up for the route fuck-up is not on and erodes the most positive aspect of the reform.

Dear minister, lowering standards to make up for the route...

James Debono

Nobody can escape the fundamental truth that Austin Gatt is still in government because of the speaker’s casting vote.

Nobody can escape the fundamental truth that Austin Gatt...

Yellow Pages, a broken computer and a €220 million BWSC contract

Evarist Bartolo

Last Tuesday and Wednesday we had nearly eight hours of hearings by the...

Last Tuesday and Wednesday we had nearly eight hours of...

Friday’s parliamentary debate, which ended in Minister Austin Gatt surviving a vote of no confidence by the skin of his teeth, raised a number of serious...

Friday’s parliamentary debate, which ended in Minister...