An air of despondency
Michael Falzon
The air of despondency continues to increase
The connection between a sense of entitlement and trouble finding a job
Josanne Cassar
There are plenty of jobs out there (unless all these vacancies I see are bogus) - but one cannot expect to find the right job immediately or without slogging away and paying...
Resilience to face the future
Evarist Bartolo

We aim to assist teachers in creating opportunities for a community of learning, through networking, targeted projects and sharing of recourses

We aim to assist teachers in creating opportunities for a...

Schools for scandal
Michael Falzon

The number of schoolchildren that are not ethnic Maltese and are not Catholics has risen so much that the situation can no longer be ignored

The number of schoolchildren that are not ethnic Maltese...

Exceptions break rules, not make them
Raphael Vassallo

Billboards are dangerous things, and must be regulated. But then... why are billboards advertising political slogans or village feasts automatically...

Billboards are dangerous things, and must be regulated. But...

Is there anybody out there?
Saviour Balzan

Looking back it strikes you hard that we have lost so very much. Today, the new firebrands that get assimilated by the political parties have little or no...

Looking back it strikes you hard that we have lost so very...

The curious case of Manila Bottone
Josanne Cassar

While the curious case of Manila Bottone is probably not that curious after all and will certainly not be the last of its kind, it still makes me wonder how...

While the curious case of Manila Bottone is probably not...

Why teaching Islam in state schools is a bad idea
Josanne Cassar

The last thing we need is another religious faith to become part of the school...

The last thing we need is another religious faith to become...

Winning isn’t everything, you know
Raphael Vassallo

Whether you vote for one party or the other, what you will certainly get is the same corrupt system they have both propped up for decades

Whether you vote for one party or the other, what you will...

What the Dutch election means for Europe
The Conversation

If the rise of far-right, anti-EU parties does pose an existential threat for the EU, the union survived its first test on Thursday

If the rise of far-right, anti-EU parties does pose an...

The fight against exclusion
Evarist Bartolo

Areas with disadvantaged children have to be identified as early as possible and these areas have to be given priority and special assistance

Areas with disadvantaged children have to be identified as...

Wilders thrown in the wilderness
Michael Falzon

Having small parties in Parliament with the big needing a coalition to govern can be the right antidote for the political mess Malta finds itself in

Having small parties in Parliament with the big needing a...

How many hats can you wear in politics, anyway?
Raphael Vassallo

Try as I might I cannot see any other way out, than to turn Parliament into a...

Try as I might I cannot see any other way out, than to turn...

Fall from grace
Saviour Balzan

Most vote with their pockets first and could not give two hoots if there is corruption, so long as they can continue to live well and still make more money

Most vote with their pockets first and could not give two...

‘It’s his money, he can do what he likes with it’
Josanne Cassar

If many of us common mortals do it, the reasoning goes, surely a Prime Minister...

If many of us common mortals do it, the reasoning goes,...

The system must change, starting from the electoral system
Saviour Balzan

Killing nepotism and patronage in Malta will mean changing the electoral system...

Killing nepotism and patronage in Malta will mean changing...

A window of opportunity
Anthony Buttigieg

Each and every day we Maltese are contributing to the wanton destruction of both our natural and man-made heritage either by direct action, collusion or...

Each and every day we Maltese are contributing to the...

Fractured marriages don’t have to mean fractured children
Josanne Cassar

The very least estranged couples can do is stop thinking up 100 million ways of...

The very least estranged couples can do is stop thinking up...

‘This is the system’ is not an answer
Raphael Vassallo

Business donations are not acceptable...as many seem suddenly to understand

Business donations are not acceptable...as many seem...

Three commissioners, one exception
Frank Psaila

The Police Commissioner’s inaction is causing great harm to the Police Force

The Police Commissioner’s inaction is causing great...