‘What will you do?’
Having a UN resolution to back up arguments in favour of humanitarian pauses or a ceasefire is always better than having nothing. At the very least it provides a reference point...
A government in waiting? | Mark Said
To what extent is the PN today organised as a unit and sufficiently recognised that it has had experience in office and is prepared to form a government when the incumbent Labour...
Our prehistoric past faces another threat | Dawn Adrienne Saliba

Sadly, as the power dynamics currently stand, the voices of the many are...

Sadly, as the power dynamics currently stand, the voices of...

The will and the tools to fight corruption

Six long years after Daphne’s murder it would appear that at best...

Six long years after Daphne’s murder it would appear...

A case of mid-term blues?
Michael Falzon

For the PN to persuade the majority of the one-third potential ‘abstainers’ to vote for a change in government, it needs to have a popular and...

For the PN to persuade the majority of the one-third...

It’s not ‘whataboutism’, to recognise that there are two sides to any conflict
Raphael Vassallo

Who do people like Roberta Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen think they’re actually ‘representing’, when they speak (so unilaterally)...

Who do people like Roberta Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen...

Cartoon: 15 October 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea 

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea 

The Left’s Hamas dilemma

It is hard to understand how some on the political Left, including some elements close to the Maltese Labour Party, just cannot get themselves to condemn the...

It is hard to understand how some on the political Left,...

Abortion change that preserved the status quo | Neil Muscat

In stark contrast, the Diluted Amendment limits the scope of who may access the...

In stark contrast, the Diluted Amendment limits the scope...

Silver economy in Malta: A growing opportunity | Steve Ellul

Like most EU Mediterranean countries, Malta is experiencing a significant...

Like most EU Mediterranean countries, Malta is experiencing...

They call it ‘horse-trading’, but… why is only the EPP benefitting from the deal?
Raphael Vassallo

It’s not as though the EPP has simply ‘beaten all other parties’ to those positions, fair-and-square, in a democratic contest…...

It’s not as though the EPP has simply ‘beaten...

Job terminations: Delivering the bad news transparently
Mark Camilleri Gambin

As an HR manager or business owner, it is most wise to keep a close eye on...

As an HR manager or business owner, it is most wise to keep...

How does Malta intend to ‘unwaveringly support’ Ukraine, exactly?
Raphael Vassallo

Not-news | So why should the same ‘Neutrality clause’ suddenly...

Not-news | So why should the same ‘Neutrality...

Brincat’s opinions might be a load of BS…  but so was the ensuing ‘outrage’
Raphael Vassallo

Now: like all good dictionary definitions, this one is sufficiently vague to account for a certain ‘flexibility’, in the way the word is actually...

Now: like all good dictionary definitions, this one is...

The Air Malta tragedy
Michael Falzon

In the case of Air Malta, amongst other things, the company was saddled with excess employees, thanks to political interference

In the case of Air Malta, amongst other things, the company...

A disservice to the Palestinian cause

Palestinians need to believe in a leadership that can bring about changes that improve their lives. Palestinians need to see a horizon where they can live in...

Palestinians need to believe in a leadership that can bring...

Hamas’s actions are hideous but the occupation has to be challenged
James Debono

There can be no justification for killing hundreds of people in a rampage which...

There can be no justification for killing hundreds of...

The desired unity | Mark Said

Unity means not advancing policies that are opposed by the other side. This has been a repeated mantra on Net News, but it is not limited to conservative media

Unity means not advancing policies that are opposed by the...

Oh, so you punched someone? It’s ok, everyone makes mistakes…
Josanne Cassar

Apart from the audacity of those who are in the wrong, who ingeniously manage...

Apart from the audacity of those who are in the wrong, who...

Silver Economy in Malta: A Growing Opportunity | Steve Ellul

Maltese and Gozitan families want a dynamic and growing economy that provides...

Maltese and Gozitan families want a dynamic and growing...