The great influx in context
Crucially, however, the census should bring about a realisation that Malta is no longer homogenous – if indeed it ever was - but includes different cultures and realities,...
To be fair, I wouldn’t mind skiving work to visit Birmingham
The Skinny | No 150 – Bunburying in Birmingham
On IVF, when people live in a bubble long enough, even truth sounds like a lie: Fr Colin Apap

Fr Colin Apap proposes some provocative reflections on the current debate in Parliament on IVF amendments, analysing the different positions being debated and...

Fr Colin Apap proposes some provocative reflections on the...

On IVF, the PN has painted itself into a corner

All the PN’s past positions on IVF were clearly aimed at appeasing only...

All the PN’s past positions on IVF were clearly aimed...

1 million signatures for End The Slaughter Age legal initiative

Malta requires over 4,000 signatures to support European Citizens Initiative to...

Malta requires over 4,000 signatures to support European...

Of ‘Prehistoric Boobs, and Megalithic Dicks’…
Raphael Vassallo

… I’d say there’s already been just a little too much...

… I’d say there’s already been just a...

Ombudsman’s last hurrah
Michael Falzon

The current administration does not seem unduly worried with this situation – progress on this front does not bring in any votes!

The current administration does not seem unduly worried...

Miracles should surely be made of more ‘miraculous’ stuff…
Raphael Vassallo

Naturally, however, I will leave it entirely up to you, to decide which of...

Naturally, however, I will leave it entirely up to you, to...

Sins of omission: incompetence or corruption

There is more to this story than just the deceit perpetrated by two rogue...

There is more to this story than just the deceit...

Anything can be ġbejna if you let your imagination fly

The Skinny | No 142 – The One True Ġbejna

The Skinny | No 142 – The One True Ġbejna

PN MPs must reflect on Fr Peter’s words before rushing to denounce PGT
Kurt Sansone

Caught between a hard-line statute and embryo genetic testing, Nationalist Party MPs would do well to read Fr Peter’s testimony 17 years ago

Caught between a hard-line statute and embryo genetic...

Diversification is the key to success | Andy Ellul

Diversification of our trading partners ensures that we do not become dependent...

Diversification of our trading partners ensures that we do...

Malta has won no gold medal on disability
Andrew Azzopardi

Can this happen? The way I see things now, no – Mary is probably blocked...

Can this happen? The way I see things now, no – Mary...

The wood from the trees
Saviour Balzan

It seems incredible that someone like Iosif Galea, a gaming broker known to enjoy playing with fire and already in some bad books since the Dalligate scandal,...

It seems incredible that someone like Iosif Galea, a gaming...

This country is flipping out, and we haven’t even had our first heatwave yet
Josanne Cassar

Put yourselves in the shoes of someone new to the country, who can easily encounter such episodes at least once on an average day. The harsh sound of our...

Put yourselves in the shoes of someone new to the country,...

An indictment of the entire political system

It is, in a nutshell, patently unacceptable for government to keep pointing...

It is, in a nutshell, patently unacceptable for government...

Terms of agreement should be clear between contracting parties
Malcolm Mifsud

The parties to an agreement should be clear to each other and each of the...

The parties to an agreement should be clear to each other...

Some animals really are ‘more equal than others’, after all…
Raphael Vassallo

Indeed, we have become so accustomed to this same syndrome, that a local...

Indeed, we have become so accustomed to this same syndrome,...

A reminder to do better: the EP on persecution of minorities | Christian Colombo

Humans are not inherently evil, just inherently human. Yet we we remain capable of the horrendous atrocities that were carried out in the past. We must...

Humans are not inherently evil, just inherently human. Yet...

Fat and loud is a virtue for many, though, surely?

The Skinny | No 141 – Home of the Loud, Land of the Fat

The Skinny | No 141 – Home of the Loud, Land of the...