Cannabis reform in Malta: In 2025 we need to urgently ward off corporate and political infiltration, and ensure the regulatory framework realigns with its grass-roots, human and...
The idea that an official monitoring system is subject to an informal and unofficial monitoring system is not something exclusive to Gozo. It exists all over the world wherever...
Pay our police, teachers and nurses more
We cannot be serious and expect miracles when we know that a police inspector starts off with a basic salary of €21,960
We cannot be serious and expect miracles when we know that...
Boris has little time to make an impression. So far, it’s not looking in his favour
The new British Prime Minister will have to face Brexit, separatist movements, potential unrest and possible economic contraction – and that’s just...
The new British Prime Minister will have to face Brexit,...
The air that we breathe
Sometimes we do not realise just how disturbing and stressful it is to see rows of cranes, ravenous bulldozers crushing their way through neighbourhoods and...
Sometimes we do not realise just how disturbing and...
Why not just rename Ornis the ‘Society for the Protection and Care of Hunters’?
In case it wasn’t already obvious from all the derogations Malta has already obtained from European law… we had to be reminded that the WRBU also...
In case it wasn’t already obvious from all the...
Lack of innovation is education’s biggest risk
The evolutionary steps needed in education are often hindered by political...
The evolutionary steps needed in education are often...
Traffic: back to square one
One can scientifically and safely predict that road widening projects will not solve Malta’s traffic problems – or be the cure for the Maltese...
One can scientifically and safely predict that road...
There is such a thing as ‘foresight’, too…
No matter how popular, politicians can still piss off certain sections of their...
No matter how popular, politicians can still piss off...
The flipside
Today I can say MaltaToday is a respectable liberal and left-of-centre newspaper with strong ideals and solid editorial direction. I do not meddle in its...
Today I can say MaltaToday is a respectable liberal and...
Thank you, next
When Malta became independent and started enjoying self-rule, the acquiescence which the people used to show towards the British was transferred towards...
When Malta became independent and started enjoying...
Small wins that bring about big change
We have come to a place where reading isn't seen as a must-do. It's no longer about ancient books and same-old titles. We've modernised not just...
We have come to a place where reading isn't seen as a...
Missing the wood for the trees
‘Wider roads = less congestion = less traffic fumes = better air quality’, etc. Yes, but only for the first five or so years. For while the roads...
‘Wider roads = less congestion = less traffic fumes =...
Malta through the eyes of a tourist
When tourists come to look at Malta’s spectacular landscape in areas such as Għar Lapsi, with its aquamarine seas and craggy, unforgiving rocks, I...
When tourists come to look at Malta’s spectacular...
Playing hide and seek inside the PN
No wonder many switchers are convinced they will never be welcomed back in the PN if certain PN politicians are in power: these politicians have shied...
No wonder many switchers are convinced they will never be...
Irrespective of Saturday's vote, the PN remains broken
Delia really is unelectable… precisely because his internal opponents...
Delia really is unelectable… precisely because his...
Let our reporting be our yardstick
It is all down to our particular pedigree: we are not partisan journalists, we enjoy being the heretical, critical voice in a sea of yes-people, and we root...
It is all down to our particular pedigree: we are not...
Living what we preach
When we gather to protest against roads such as the proposed Central Link project we should ask ourselves how much we are actually prepared to give up
When we gather to protest against roads such as the...
Why go to all this trouble to sabotage a peaceful protest?
When you go to such lengths to try and diminish a protest, it means you are not...
When you go to such lengths to try and diminish a protest,...
It IS about politics; it always is
In the world of social networks and the tangled web of Facebook friends and acquaintances, it is not always easy making your way through the minefield of which...
In the world of social networks and the tangled web of...
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