Why do political debates have to be turned into mass meetings?
Josanne Cassar
Anyone who is directly affiliated with a political party should not be allowed to attend the University Debate in order to encourage more students who are non-committal to be...
Ten years of soul-searching later, we are ready to govern
Emma Portelli Bonnici
The Nationalist Party has spent the past ten years soul-searching, listening to the electorate and mapping out a clear vision for our country. We are now ready to govern
‘Snow White and the Seven Shapeless, Formless, Nameless and Utterly Inoffensive Little… Things’
Raphael Vassallo

Once again, I invoke the ancient gods to succour me, in this moment of my ordeal… but… by Toutatis, that must be the single, goddamned STUPIDEST...

Once again, I invoke the ancient gods to succour me, in...

Not fighting the mafia, is what makes a ‘Mafia State’

Politicians on both sides must show less pride and more maturity at this...

Politicians on both sides must show less pride and more...

Breaking the wheel: unlocking the secrecy of party financing is crucial
Robert Louis Fenech

Political parties raise millions on television marathons. Mass meetings are held with concert-grade sound systems and stages. But do we know where the money...

Political parties raise millions on television marathons....

Joseph presses the subtle messaging button for a powder-keg broadcast

The Skinny | No 123 – Knock, Knock: The Sound of Da Police

The Skinny | No 123 – Knock, Knock: The Sound of Da...

‘The Transfiguration of Roberta Metsola’
Raphael Vassallo

Roberta Metsola now faces far more criticism (and altogether more savage, too)...

Roberta Metsola now faces far more criticism (and...

What a mise en scène!
Michael Falzon

Is Muscat trying to pre-empt any moves against him that Abela might be reserving for after the election?

Is Muscat trying to pre-empt any moves against him that...

Up, up and away: the Air Malta saga
Josanne Cassar

If it feels like we have been hearing about the demise of Air Malta for years, it is because we have

If it feels like we have been hearing about the demise of...

Does Muscat expect us to look the other way?
Saviour Balzan

Prime Minister Robert Abela has the arduous task of walking a tightrope,...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has the arduous task of walking...

Muscat is a ‘Citizen Joe’, just like everyone else

Joseph Muscat cannot be allowed to twist the sharp corners of the way the law...

Joseph Muscat cannot be allowed to twist the sharp corners...

Appeal from Industrial Tribunal must be filed within 12 days
Malcolm Mifsud

An appeal from an Industrial Tribunal decision must be filed within 12 days and...

An appeal from an Industrial Tribunal decision must be...

Last Tango in Strasbourg…
Raphael Vassallo

But no matter WHY both Robert and Roberta engaged in this ‘two steps forward, three steps back’ sort of rhythmic dance; fact remains that it is...

But no matter WHY both Robert and Roberta engaged in this...

A lot of people live with unprocessed resentment for women due to a myriad factors

No 122 – Gender Violence? What Gender Violence?

No 122 – Gender Violence? What Gender Violence?

A crowning achievement for Metsola (and Malta)

Many will expect Metsola to invest the credibility gained in Europe, in...

Many will expect Metsola to invest the credibility gained...

It’s about a better economy, and it’s not stupid
Miriam Dalli

We need to encourage this evolution in all other key sectors of our economy

We need to encourage this evolution in all other key...

If rape is not ‘gender-related’… what the heck is?
Raphael Vassallo

f, for argument’s sake, you found yourself charged with...

f, for argument’s sake, you found yourself charged...

A good PN move
Michael Falzon

This PN move will probably not help it to attract new voters in time for the next election, but it will still create a much more positive depiction of the PN...

This PN move will probably not help it to attract new...

Human rights, public health and the consequences of the ongoing vaccine debate
Josanne Cassar

The world has endured countless rapid tests and PCR tests, and we’ve become so used to wearing masks that carrying one around has become second...

The world has endured countless rapid tests and PCR...

Tough talk by the minister of bluntness
Saviour Balzan

Caruana’s Air Malta revolution appears to be the only way forward for a legacy airline which the country cannot do without, especially if we are to...

Caruana’s Air Malta revolution appears to be the only...