Trust is a lot easier to demolish, than to build…

Raphael Vassallo

And while appointing a brand new (and apparently ‘conflict of interest-free’, this time) BCA chairman is certainly a very good first step, on the part of the Prime...

Conflicts of interest may feel like an inevitable consequence of small-island, Southern European life

No. 179 - Multi-Tasking for Destruction

At least Santa’s still real. We’ll ask him to scrub off one of Malta’s many blemishes next year

The Skinny | No. 171 - A Post-Apocalyptic Yuletide

Michael Falzon

I have today let myself to fall into preaching mood, perhaps. But this is what I feel during this year’s Christmas period – or is it just the...

I have today let myself to fall into preaching mood,...

Raphael Vassallo

Surely, I cannot be the only person in the entire Universe, who actually regards ‘Christmas’ as the clean opposite of a ‘relaxing, care-free...

Surely, I cannot be the only person in the entire Universe,...

The recurring human dilemma: 'Should I stay or should I go?'

Josanne Cassar

There is nothing worse than living in a perpetual state of anger and rage, only...

There is nothing worse than living in a perpetual state of...

2022 showed us Malta is undergoing radical change yet again

Saviour Balzan

The young demographic have little patience and respect for old centres of...

The young demographic have little patience and respect for...

Retrial proceedings should not serve as a means of a further appeal

Malcolm Mifsud

In a judgement in the names of Al-Masri Agostina Vs Valenzia Dr Benjamin Et Noe...

In a judgement in the names of Al-Masri Agostina Vs...

Those who even fail to recognise the kind of compromise proposed in Bill 28, a law aimed squarely at protecting the life of women when an unviable pregnancy...

Those who even fail to recognise the kind of compromise...

Raphael Vassallo

I might be mistaken, of course: it’s not like I rush off to ‘get myself to the Church on time’, whenever Archbishop Charles Scicluna delivers...

I might be mistaken, of course: it’s not like I rush...

PBS's big solution to the impasse will ricochet back at them, hard

No. 170 - A Question of Balance

Santa's little tech helper: the future of festive technology | Alexiei Dingli

Is it better to rely on a computer to pick out a gift, or to put thought and effort into choosing something that will be meaningful to the person you're...

Is it better to rely on a computer to pick out a gift, or...

Instead, however, the message we received from this bottle-scheme is that it was, at best, poorly thought-through, and haphazardly implemented

Instead, however, the message we received from this...

Maternal mortality: nothing but the truth | Gilbert Gravino, Isabel Stabile

the major difficulties in relying on maternal mortality to demonstrate excellence in health care are that maternal deaths remain generally under-reported, and...

the major difficulties in relying on maternal mortality to...

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By injecting realistic funds to sustain the pivotal work of an Authority or...

By injecting realistic funds to sustain the pivotal work of...

Ancient Apocalypse? You can’t be Sirius (pt 2)

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Regardless whether the temples were built 6,000 years ago (as archaeologists...

Regardless whether the temples were built 6,000 years ago...

Local councils reform should include reform on how funds are used

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Producing energy that powers homes and factories from fusion is still decades...

Producing energy that powers homes and factories from...

The problem with Bernard Grech’s misogynistic speech

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To state that there is nothing natural about male supremacy is to state the...

To state that there is nothing natural about male supremacy...

In an unjust society, poverty and privilege live side by side

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Have you had some maintenance or renovation done in your home lately or have...

Have you had some maintenance or renovation done in your...

Saviour Balzan

Considering that the European Parliament has positioned itself as the high moral arbiter in the case of so many countries, including Malta, it follows that it...

Considering that the European Parliament has positioned...