‘These words will cost ten thousand [votes] this day…’
Raphael Vassallo
Now: do I really need to remind the audience, that the ‘great battle’ for that very prize – General Election 2022 - is now scheduled to take place in just a few...
COVID rules and mixed messages
Ultimately, government’s disregard of infringements by its own agencies, only nullifies its own message of safety and discipline
Let’s remove the drama and mystery surrounding the election date
Josanne Cassar

This love of mystery and drama surrounding the election date is all...

This love of mystery and drama surrounding the election...

Happy holidays and no kissing under the mistletoe
Saviour Balzan

To move away from the mistletoe and onto the all-important turkey, perhaps the...

To move away from the mistletoe and onto the all-important...

The ‘right to forget’ must be balanced with the ‘right to know’

In any democratic country, the rulings handed down by law courts do not attest merely to the verdict of any one specific case;...

In any democratic country, the rulings handed...

The energy sector: 12 months on
Miriam Dalli

 During this year, we encouraged households and businesses to invest more in renewable energy

 During this year, we encouraged households and...

Fund administrators and trustees cannot depend on advice given by other professionals
Malcolm Mifsud

Fund administrators and trustees of pensions funds must carry administer the investments in a diligent manner and not depend solely of what third party...

Fund administrators and trustees of pensions funds must...

We are empowering whistleblowers yet again | Edward Zammit Lewis

Explained: the new amendments to the Maltese whistleblower law following up on...

Explained: the new amendments to the Maltese whistleblower...

This party ain’t big enough for both of us…
Raphael Vassallo

Based only on a lifetime of watching Westerns, my own prediction is that...

Based only on a lifetime of watching Westerns, my own...

The concrete siege of Gozo | Maresca Demanuele

Preserving what makes Gozo unique is the best investment in the island’s...

Preserving what makes Gozo unique is the best investment in...

Watery clickbait has indeed never been this wholesome

The Skinny | No 115 – Rain Wracked Rock

The Skinny | No 115 – Rain Wracked Rock

Blaming climate change will not wash

This suggests that the much-vaunted system was not designed to cater for the expected increase in rainfall; and, worse still, that it cannot even cope with the...

This suggests that the much-vaunted system was not designed...

‘Water, water everywhere…’ and not a drop was saved
Raphael Vassallo

… and when we evidently can’t even handle the sheer amount of...

… and when we evidently can’t even handle the...

A legacy of hate
Michael Falzon

Will Roberta Metsola’s success in European politics be the spark that starts the road to politicians ditching fanaticism and hate and replacing them with...

Will Roberta Metsola’s success in European politics...

Getting things done? More like getting us drowned
Josanne Cassar

Despite the millions spent and the snappy hashtag about #gettingthingsdone,...

Despite the millions spent and the snappy hashtag about...

A reform that needs all stakeholders on board
Saviour Balzan

The press is facing a threat of extinction because of a lack of revenues, and...

The press is facing a threat of extinction because of a...

Media needs reform, but also assistance

Losing the media may well be convenient for the powers that be; but it is definitely not in the interest of democracy itself

Losing the media may well be convenient for the powers that...

Termination of community of acquests during separation proceedings concern future dealings only
Malcolm Mifsud

The community of acquests may be terminated during separation proceedings, but this concerns future dealings of the spouses

The community of acquests may be terminated during...

Our experience: fertility struggles are emotionally taxing and we must talk about them
Mark Camilleri Gambin

There seems to be an unspoken consensus that such matters ought be kept secret. Yet we believe that the benefits from not suffering in silence outweigh these...

There seems to be an unspoken consensus that such matters...

An agency that invests in the community | Alex Muscat

The old IIP raised €1.7 billion. The results can be seen everywhere, in...

The old IIP raised €1.7 billion. The results can be...