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30 years ago: Pjazza Tlieta, homosexuality and I | Joseph Carmel Chetcuti

Lawyers in Malta are as ‘respectable’ as they are loud, and, as respectable people go, there wasn’t a single homosexual lawyer with the courage to come out...

But who would be president?

Mark Said

Although the head of state does not have political power but only a limited constitutional and ceremonial role, we might eventually have to seriously consider a directly elected...

Josanne Cassar

This convoluted case has brought into play a very crucial element on which everything hinges: credibility

This convoluted case has brought into play a very crucial...

Saviour Balzan

He has said that he will present his declaration of assets after becoming leader. That, I am afraid, is unacceptable. The truth is that his assets and...

He has said that he will present his declaration of assets...

Saviour Balzan

In his latest video blog, MaltaToday’s managing editor Saviour Balzan tackles the latest court revelations surrounding the Egrant whistleblower and the...

In his latest video blog, MaltaToday’s managing...

After ISIS, proxy wars in Syria loom large

Matthew Bugeja

Syria is now an arena for proxy conflict between the West, Russia, and Middle...

Syria is now an arena for proxy conflict between the West,...

What’s the point of ‘more studies’ if you ignore their results?

Raphael Vassallo

Any particular reason to assume a ‘new’ sociological study,...

Any particular reason to assume a ‘new’...

How one Swedish woman is cleaning up Malta

Josanne Cassar

What I would really like to see is politicians coming to the clean-up, to see...

What I would really like to see is politicians coming to...

It won’t always be sunshine and rainbows

Evarist Bartolo

One of the first barriers to be torn down in alternative learning programmes is...

One of the first barriers to be torn down in alternative...

Frank Psaila

Leadership contests are not popularity contests. Substance, vision, values are what PN activists should be after when choosing their next leader

Leadership contests are not popularity contests. Substance,...

Raphael Vassallo

We can’t be selective about which public street brawls to be appalled by

We can’t be selective about which public street...

Michael Falzon

Is there a ‘normal’ democracy in the USA, the UK, Poland or Hungary? This doesn’t mean Malta’s democracy doesn’t need sprucing...

Is there a ‘normal’ democracy in the USA, the...

Over-development: We are reaching breaking point

Josanne Cassar

When people start being directly and personally affected by planning (or...

When people start being directly and personally affected by...

Saviour Balzan

If Simon Busuttil were not around offering coffee, biscuits and useless pleasantries, what would these four candidates truly be saying in their debates and...

If Simon Busuttil were not around offering coffee, biscuits...

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Sexual assault within a marriage is no laughing matter

Josanne Cassar

For many who posted cruel comments online about a husband’s violent...

For many who posted cruel comments online about a...

Martin Galea De Giovanni

Sorry to break your spell, but if you sow concrete don't expect to reap fruits and flowers

Sorry to break your spell, but if you sow concrete...

Evarist Bartolo

The relevance of the education system will only remain if it adapts to the needs of the modern world

The relevance of the education system will only remain if...

The Conversation

In Tuvalu, freshwater supply from reservoirs is already gradually being replaced by seawater. In parallel, it is also being contaminated by sewage

In Tuvalu, freshwater supply from reservoirs is already...

‘Scarface’: proof that prohibition doesn’t work

Raphael Vassallo

If marijuana is a ‘gateway drug’, it is partly due to the present...

If marijuana is a ‘gateway drug’, it is partly...

Michael Falzon

In retrospect, it is obvious that the PN leadership should have given a free vote to the Opposition MPs regarding the gay marriage law. Using the party whip on...

In retrospect, it is obvious that the PN leadership should...