Of couch potatoes and the legacy of big sporting events | Matthew Muscat Inglott

Why do we continue to under-perform in international sport? Why are we among the most inactive people in Europe? Many claim to have the answers, so why has the situation still not...

A melting pot of sycophants, opportunists, misplaced loyalty and too much pride

Josanne Cassar

The right to protest should never be attacked by people who try to intimidate others through the publication of their photo on social media, which is an indirect invitation for...

If the Virgin Mary cried when we introduced divorce, what does she make of the Mrieħel Towers?

The Skinny | No. 173 – Malta Desecration Association

Gozo airstrip decision leaves the public ‘grounded’

In this sense: even if the airport is approved, it is vital to address the...

In this sense: even if the airport is approved, it is vital...

Michael Falzon

There is no doubt that the PN is still in a quandary. The expected upsurge resulting from so many new and young faces in the Opposition’s Parliamentary...

There is no doubt that the PN is still in a quandary. The...

Raphael Vassallo

I’m the first to agree with the widespread consensus, that Malta’s first-ever Standards Commissioner – George Hyzler – actually did a...

I’m the first to agree with the widespread consensus,...

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to follow a collection schedule

Josanne Cassar

We need to get a grip on the rubbish problem – it has to be our collective national new year’s resolution

We need to get a grip on the rubbish problem – it has...

Disagreement on standards? Not a good omen

Saviour Balzan

That both sides cannot come to a common stand to agree on the role of Standards...

That both sides cannot come to a common stand to agree on...

Clearly, there must be some form of mediation – ideally provided by the President, as well as other parliamentary officers – to impart upon both...

Clearly, there must be some form of mediation –...

Interim measures only granted by the Constitutional Court when no ordinary remedy is available

Malcolm Mifsud

Interim measures will only be granted by the Constitutional Court when no ordinary remedy is at the disposition of the claimant

Interim measures will only be granted by the Constitutional...

Next President after George Vella? There probably won’t even be one…

Raphael Vassallo

Savour the experience of living in a sovereign, independent Republic, for as long it actually lasts… because something tells me Vella may well end up...

Savour the experience of living in a sovereign, independent...

Why bottom-up approach is necessary for not-for-profit cannabis associations | Andrew Bonello, Oscar Pares

As Malta nears its one-year anniversary since enacting legislative changes allowing the limited possession and cultivation of cannabis, various questions...

As Malta nears its one-year anniversary since enacting...

Malta is in no position to criticise ‘Qatargate’

From this perspective, it is clearly hypocritical of countries like Malta to...

From this perspective, it is clearly hypocritical of...

Pelé: a global superstar who put passion at the heart of soccer | Simon Chadwick

The Conversation

Pelé wasn’t just a great player and a wonderful ambassador for the world’s favorite game; he was a cultural icon

Pelé wasn’t just a great player and a...

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Michael Falzon

The follies of 2022 will soon be forgotten, even though many effects of these follies will be with us for long

The follies of 2022 will soon be forgotten, even though...

Conditions for the issuance of a warrant of prohibitory injunction must be cumulatively satisfied

Malcolm Mifsud

A warrant of prohibitory injunction will only be issued by the Court when the conditions outlined in the Law are cumulatively satisfied

A warrant of prohibitory injunction will only be issued by...

In a country where so many people depend on safe pedestrian management for their daily needs, the sheer number of unsafe walkways amounts to no less than a...

In a country where so many people depend on safe pedestrian...

Stop taking people for a ride | Alexia DeBono

Both parties had the chance in the past to make right on their shortcomings and...

Both parties had the chance in the past to make right on...

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