Restoring Selmun Palace
Michael Falzon
If the Palace needs a hotel or some other commercial venture to be maintained, it should be designed with taste and with the full awareness of the status of Selmun Palace as a...
People beg for donations while public money is squandered
Josanne Cassar
When one is hit like a bolt of lightning out of the blue by a health issue which completely turns your life upside down... There should not be any need for begging or grovelling,...
Knock-knock-knocking on Europe’s door...
Raphael Vassallo

The same man who spent years equating ‘EU accession’ with...

The same man who spent years equating ‘EU...

The demographic of vulnerable divorcees
Josanne Cassar

The question is: should a woman be compensated for having stayed at home to look after the children, making it possible for the husband to be successful...

The question is: should a woman be compensated for having...

Behind the scenes
Saviour Balzan

The battle to oust Borg Cardona has been won, but employees might still have to contend with a war against wasteful human resources

The battle to oust Borg Cardona has been won, but employees...

‘The Best in (Stone Age) Europe’
Raphael Vassallo

In an age without electricity... yes, we certainly would be ‘centre of excellence’. And we really would be ‘the best in Europe’... by...

In an age without electricity... yes, we certainly would be...

It’s a scary time to be raising teenage girls
Josanne Cassar

I feel for parents today because it is a scary time to be raising teenage...

I feel for parents today because it is a scary time to be...

Full-time MPs wanted (the money-oriented need not apply)
Frank Psaila

People interested in a political career should not have an equal interest in...

People interested in a political career should not have an...

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...