Cartoon: 27 August 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Electronic tagging: get on with it!

The use of electronic tagging in cases of bail also helps balance society’s right to feel protected with the accused’s right to be released from custody

It is a shame that instead of standing on the right side of history, Robert Abela has turned his back to the genuine pleas of two hurt parents and thousands of...

It is a shame that instead of standing on the right side of...

Youth: Caricatured as the blame and the solution | Valerie Visanich

There has been an increase in the tone of voice of discontent amongst youth on...

There has been an increase in the tone of voice of...

Fingerprints alone may be sufficient for an accused to be found guilty of theft

Malcolm Mifsud

There is no need of other circumstantial evidence, if fingerprints are found, in order to convict a suspect of theft

There is no need of other circumstantial evidence, if...

A third political party winner? | Mark Said

Building a major new party in Malta is not impossible. Indeed, if we stand back...

Building a major new party in Malta is not impossible....

Maybe Jesus should just get himself another ‘parrot’...

Raphael Vassallo

But, oh well. All it really means, ultimately, is that Gordon John manche...

But, oh well. All it really means, ultimately, is that...

A small victory in the never-ending fight for free speech

The Dalli judgments are just one small victory in the never-ending fight for...

The Dalli judgments are just one small victory in the...

Love Island winners Allen and Chelsea calling it quits nary a week after the cameras stopped rolling at the villa

No. 199 - The Love Island Hangover

Michael Falzon

In other words whether the bait is more expensive than the fish that it will catch is a question that can only be answered in the future

In other words whether the bait is more expensive than the...

‘There’s a rat in San Anton, what are we gonna do?’

Raphael Vassallo

I’ve been visiting that place, every once in a while, for the better part...

I’ve been visiting that place, every once in a while,...

The poverty debate: defining what makes one poor

Josanne Cassar

You have people who are comfortable, with enough disposable income to eat out...

You have people who are comfortable, with enough disposable...

Saviour Balzan

There is little interest in what is happening and everyone, it seems, is geared into doing nothing but having a damn good time

There is little interest in what is happening and everyone,...

Endorsing the sustainable development goals

Alex Agius Saliba

I believe that if back in 2016 all countries, including Malta, agreed on...

I believe that if back in 2016 all countries, including...

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Mark Said

Malcolm Mifsud

Andrew Azzopardi

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Justice for Jean Paul: Prime Minister, do the right thing

Robert Abela must do the right thing and set up a public inquiry in the...

Robert Abela must do the right thing and set up a...

Paris riots: when police shot a teenager dead, a rumbling pressure cooker exploded | Joseph Downing

Successive governments have used policing to control the population to prevent political turmoil, eroding the legitimacy of law enforcement along the way

Successive governments have used policing to control the...

Michael Falzon

Robert Abela had no choice but to practically withdraw the original proposals by heavily diluting the effects of the Bill in order to avoid a political crisis...

Robert Abela had no choice but to practically withdraw the...

Video games, to blame for French riots? That’s like saying: ‘Qu’ils mangent de brioche!’

Raphael Vassallo

What was it again, that Marie-Antoinette has so often (and so unfairly) been vilified for, over the past two and a half centuries? Because as far as I can see,...

What was it again, that Marie-Antoinette has so often (and...

Israel’s war of aggression right under our nose

Sanctions against Israel, if it continues to flaunt international law and shun...

Sanctions against Israel, if it continues to flaunt...