Lack of parental discipline has led to the ‘no children allowed’ rule

Josanne Cassar

The need for discipline has been watered down and diluted to such an extent, that it is no wonder so many are horrified when a family with a gaggle of kids enters a restaurant or...

Praise me – when I am gone

Saviour Balzan

Arrigo turned out to be an asset for the PN, for he was a simple and ordinary Nationalist from Sliema seeking to represent his constituency, who could garner thousands of votes...

‘No one will turn our streets into a jungle… except me!’

Raphael Vassallo

The Police Force is woefully understaffed – and ill-equipped – to...

The Police Force is woefully understaffed – and...

Gone fishing... but what could Robert Abela be afraid of?

Michael Falzon

Seems Robert Abela cannot have the luxury of a summer holiday during...

Seems Robert Abela cannot have the luxury of a...

When a man goes missing: the tragic case of Carmelo Fino

Josanne Cassar

There have been a number of occasions when dementia patients have wandered off,...

There have been a number of occasions when dementia...

Saviour Balzan

Senior government officials should be handsomely remunerated to block them from being associated with big business for at least three years after they quit -...

Senior government officials should be handsomely...

Individuals cannot for the government to issue property on tender

Malcolm Mifsud

Although individuals may have property adjacent to government land, they do not...

Although individuals may have property adjacent to...

Now that the dust has settled, after the unruly scenes witnessed in Ħamrun last week, it may be worth putting the entire incident into some perspective...

Now that the dust has settled, after the unruly scenes...

The Maltese malaise of selective moral blindness

The Skinny | No 153 – The Unsinnable Saints

Who needs the Far Right, anyway, when we have PN/PL?

Raphael Vassallo

In a sense, then, this next election could almost be regarded as a straight...

In a sense, then, this next election could almost be...

Michael Falzon

Bernard Grech has become less and less effective as time passes...His words hardly excite the most loyal PN supporters, let alone those who have led their...

Bernard Grech has become less and less effective as time...

Remote governing... does Abela have a trust issue?

But his obsession with remaining in control all the time without trusting...

But his obsession with remaining in control all the time...

Interim measures in human rights cases should be applied in exceptional cases

Malcolm Mifsud

An interim measure should be allowed in very exceptional circumstances, such when the life of an individual is in danger

An interim measure should be allowed in very exceptional...

How can online porn be ‘bad’… when Malta is making so much money out of it?

Raphael Vassallo

At which point, we do have to ask ourselves: who’s the biggest ‘money-launderer’ in all this, anyway? Fr Luke Seguna… or the...

At which point, we do have to ask ourselves: ...

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Malcolm Mifsud

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Saviour Balzan

Air Malta stands a chance of passing muster for the cut-throat competition of aviation only if it is shut down as a company, and then recreated as a new...

Air Malta stands a chance of passing muster for the...

After a two-year absence, festas are back with a vengeance

Josanne Cassar

While it is nice to see the centuries’ old traditions being upheld, it is...

While it is nice to see the centuries’ old traditions...

It’s not just 'competitiveness' that needs safeguarding

Malta’s business community needs to remember that its own competitiveness...

Malta’s business community needs to remember that its...

Climate inaction, corruption and dictators | Daniel Desira

We need a unified and vigilant environmental movement, as well as a strong...

We need a unified and vigilant environmental movement, as...

Embrace the madness: Congrats, you’ve cracked the Maltese electorate coping code

The Skinny | No 152 – Dense and Sweaty

Michael Falzon

The Labour Party and the current administration – both led by Robert Abela – did not react to Muscat’s outbursts. But is feigning that Muscat...

The Labour Party and the current administration –...