Eurovision is supposed to be a song contest… not a ‘declaration of principles’
Raphael Vassallo
At the moment, they’re all about whether Israel should be allowed to even compete in this year’s ESC: when that country stands accused, by large sections of global...
An industrial travesty
Michael Falzon
In the case of the mess made by Malta Enterprise and INDIS Malta, Minister Silvio Schembri is politically responsible. Up to the time of writing, he did not resign
Five ways forward for Brexit
Matthew Bugeja

Theresa May has reached out to Labour to solve the Brexit impasse, and still has other options - but a lot will depend on flexibility from Brussels.

Theresa May has reached out to Labour to solve the Brexit...

Don’t want Maltese culture to die out? It’s up to us
Josanne Cassar

It is true that certain traditions may have taken on a more slick appearance...

It is true that certain traditions may have taken on a more...

‘Sven’ will we ever learn…?
Raphael Vassallo

Sven Giegold’s approach is not to convince, or persuade, individual member states to co-operate on tax issues… no, it is to force us all to...

Sven Giegold’s approach is not to convince, or...

Saviour Balzan: Sven Giegold’s Article 7 crusade against Malta
Saviour Balzan

Balzan also says that Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia requesting an...

Balzan also says that Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia...

Is this how we want to be remembered in history?
Evarist Bartolo

The distinction between economic immigration and asylum seekers should be...

The distinction between economic immigration and asylum...

How did we go from ‘gender balance’, to… this?
Raphael Vassallo

  Getting more women into Parliament is one thing; but allowing...

  Getting more women into Parliament is one thing;...

Quotas by any other name…
Michael Falzon

If we are going to study what are the Constitutional amendments that Malta needs, why don’t we make one radical change rather than changing the...

If we are going to study what are the Constitutional...

What is the best way to achieve the pink wave in Malta?
Josanne Cassar

The more women there are in any posts or sectors, the more likely that girls...

The more women there are in any posts or sectors, the more...

A distraction purposely designed
Saviour Balzan

I will say this with some reluctance, but with much conviction: Delia’s fake signature saga is a distraction designed to deviate our attention away from...

I will say this with some reluctance, but with much...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's videoblog: Adrian Delia's troubles and no opposition
Saviour Balzan

Constrained to continuously defend himself and his actions, Adrian Delia is dragging down the PN with him

Constrained to continuously defend himself...

No one wants to live surrounded by rubbish
Josanne Cassar

One cannot realistically expect the population of this island to multiply in...

One cannot realistically expect the population of this...

Whose big idea was it to ‘discuss abortion’, anyway?
Raphael Vassallo

A discernible popular movement has arisen to challenge the ‘taboo’...

A discernible popular movement has arisen to challenge the...

Worrying wage drop means we must look beyond GDP
Michael Briguglio

Malta requires an economic vision that does not simply look at GDP growth rates...

Malta requires an economic vision that does not simply look...

It’s educators on the ground who change education
Evarist Bartolo

You may ask: you’re a government minister responsible for education, so...

You may ask: you’re a government minister responsible...

A sad end for Perfidious Albion
Michael Falzon

Brexit will make Britain more irrelevant. It will be further cut off from Europe, irrespective of whether there is fog over the English Channel

Brexit will make Britain more irrelevant. It will be...

Even prehistory repeats  itself sometimes...
Raphael Vassallo

… suddenly, it starts looking like we might learn a whole lot from the...

… suddenly, it starts looking like we might learn a...

A mandate to govern doesn't mean we must accept everything
Josanne Cassar

Where it gets questionable are those major decisions which were technically on...

Where it gets questionable are those major decisions which...

A blast from the past
Saviour Balzan

Despite having to compete, perhaps unfairly, with low-cost carriers, Air Malta has so far proven that it can fend off this challenge

Despite having to compete, perhaps unfairly, with low-cost...