Time is now | Charmaine Mangion
I want to see more direct collaboration between the various entities which ultimately are all working towards one common goal. This will lead to better and faster solutions
A voice for island communities | Josianne Cutajar
As a member of the Socialist and Democrats Group, I actively worked towards achieving the twin transition; the vision of Europe as the first climate neutral continent as...
Populism: a threat to democracy
Michael Falzon

Some Nationalist diehards are beholden by the idea that Muscat’s methods are akin to a type of populism... I do not agree with this assessment

Some Nationalist diehards are beholden by the idea that...

Country, party, and the ‘best in Europe’
Ralph Cassar

What is happening is totally Joseph Muscat’s fault. He defended his two...

What is happening is totally Joseph Muscat’s fault....

A university for the 21st century
Evarist Bartolo

We acknowledge the successes of the past to strengthen higher education, but we cannot keep clinging to the past or trying to stand still

We acknowledge the successes of the past to strengthen...

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Frank Psaila

These are not normal circumstances. The egg has cracked and all the Prime...

These are not normal circumstances. The egg has cracked and...

So the proof really was in the pudding after all...
Raphael Vassallo

Looking back today, the seeds of this mess can be seen to have been planted a...

Looking back today, the seeds of this mess can be seen to...

Smells like an election
Josanne Cassar

We shouldn’t have to wait around, with begging bowl in hand, until the government of the day starts distributing pay rises

We shouldn’t have to wait around, with begging bowl...

Someone’s head will roll
Saviour Balzan

When I broke the oil kickbacks scandal in January 2013, I had hard facts and documents. I presented them to the police assistant commissioner Michael Cassar on...

When I broke the oil kickbacks scandal in January 2013, I...

Don’t give us any leeway, because we just can’t handle it
Josanne Cassar

It is not a very wise idea to give this nation any sort of absolution, or...

It is not a very wise idea to give this nation any sort of...

Free healthcare, but at what cost?
Raphael Vassallo

The sustainability of the healthcare system has become one of our island’s most cherished political fairy tales

The sustainability of the healthcare system has become one...

Facts not frenzy
Evarist Bartolo

The rhetoric will get louder between now and election day, but it is worth collecting our thoughts and analysing things from a factual point of view

The rhetoric will get louder between now and election day,...

The serpentine road of the defamation Bill
Ingram Bondin

The Bill is attempting to put a special emphasis on insults as a way of...

The Bill is attempting to put a special emphasis on insults...

The politics of consensus
Ann Fenech

Marlene Farrugia understands only too well that standing for election on one’s own, will counter-intuitively, help Labour get an approval for the...

Marlene Farrugia understands only too well that standing...

Go on, Sandro: make hay while the sun shines!
Raphael Vassallo

Nobody in the Labour camp seems to have any trouble believing their party would...

Nobody in the Labour camp seems to have any trouble...

Coalition: To be, or not to be
Michael Falzon

It seems to be a big gamble on Simon Busuttil’s part, that could lead to a quasi-Pyrrhic victory because Marlene will certainly not let go and start...

It seems to be a big gamble on Simon Busuttil’s part,...

Traffic, the seemingly insurmountable problem
Josanne Cassar

We can either spend the next 20 years complaining about the traffic while doing...

We can either spend the next 20 years complaining about the...

The last bastion
Saviour Balzan

We need to remove at once those policies that are causing irreversible harm that have changed the look of our country. We need to address the issue of...

We need to remove at once those policies that are causing...

Are you a pessimist or an optimist?
Josanne Cassar

We are surrounded by a world where everything seems to be crumbling, and bad things happen every day, but it might be better for our own well-being in the long...

We are surrounded by a world where everything seems to be...

Make it a bit more obvious, why don’t you?
Raphael Vassallo

The rules were making voters unhappy; so the rules had to go. In all honesty, I...

The rules were making voters unhappy; so the rules had to...