The weakening power of consumers
Michael Falzon
The dip is attributed to shrinking confidence in the services and retail sectors, both of which registered significantly lower scores than in previous months
To ‘dream’; perchance also to ‘believe’… ay, there’s the rub!
Raphael Vassallo
For now, I’m quite happy to go along with the premise that this original dream, of a ‘peaceful Europe’ united by its own common economic interests, has indeed...
Poverty with pretty nails
Josanne Cassar

Is it so bad for a woman who may have everything else wrong in her life, to at least feel some pride and dignity in the fact that she has pulled herself...

Is it so bad for a woman who may have everything else wrong...

If Mizzi is an embarrassment... what about Juncker?
Raphael Vassallo

Unlike Konrad Mizzi, Jean-Claude Juncker was approved for the position of...

Unlike Konrad Mizzi, Jean-Claude Juncker was approved...

Don’t derail press law debate with spin
Mark Camilleri

I will not be apologetic for being irreverent to the hypocritical and...

I will not be apologetic for being irreverent to the...

Great again? We’re already there
Evarist Bartolo

Malta is registering low unemployment rates, record GDP growth, decreasing deficits as well as there being lots of investment and political will to tackle the...

Malta is registering low unemployment rates, record GDP...

We must defend what defines us
Frank Psaila

There are rumblings of growing discontent within the electorate with the government

There are rumblings of growing discontent within the...

The politicians vs the people
Michael Falzon

The ideal of having three branches of government – the executive, the legislative and the judiciary – balancing each other out in a system of...

The ideal of having three branches of government –...

No news? Never mind, just fake some of your own
Raphael Vassallo

Not much happening that is worth reporting? Who cares? Just make some stuff up...

Not much happening that is worth reporting? Who cares? Just...

We are heretics
Saviour Balzan

Everything is politicised in Malta: 'If you do not worship at the altar of the Labour party or the Nationalist party, you are considered to be a...

Everything is politicised in Malta: 'If you do not...

A split-second to cause an accident
Josanne Cassar

The situations which are particularly heart-stopping are where adults have fidgety children with them, or when parents push their pram out in front of them...

The situations which are particularly heart-stopping are...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s video blog
Saviour Balzan

In this week’s Il-Punt, Saviour Balzan argues that defending freedom of expression also means allowing journalists to do their job, without coming under...

In this week’s Il-Punt, Saviour Balzan argues that...

Cure required for politically-obsessed island
Josanne Cassar

Much like the paranoia about “reds under the bed”, if you have...

Much like the paranoia about “reds under the...

The EU plan: Libya is not Turkey
The Conversation

A key olicy argument for keeping migrants in Libya is that it will protect them from falling into the hands of people smugglers. In my interviews, respondents...

A key olicy argument for keeping migrants in Libya is that...

Reporting Bogdanovic’s police bail release was not irresponsible
Matthew Vella

Magistrate Joe Mifsud ignores the Vassallo inquiry that proves Malta’s...

Magistrate Joe Mifsud ignores the Vassallo inquiry that...

Last lesson of the afternoon
Evarist Bartolo

We strive to introduce newer forms of technology in our methodology. We must continue to do so without forgetting that ultimately education is there to serve...

We strive to introduce newer forms of technology in our...

If it ain’t broke, don’t reinvent it
Raphael Vassallo

It remains to be seen whether any of the unnecessary items added to the original bucket list will be worth keeping or not

It remains to be seen whether any of the unnecessary items...

In free fall without a parachute
Frank Psaila

The recent spate of car bombs has so far gone unchecked because the police force is bereft of senior investigators who, in other circumstances, would have...

The recent spate of car bombs has so far gone unchecked...

A lost battle
Frank Psaila

The Nationalist Party described Labour’s Bill Media and Defamation Act 2017 as a knee-jerk reaction

The Nationalist Party described Labour’s Bill Media...

Being inquisitive, not the law, makes a good journalist
Saviour Balzan

Last Sunday was another political stunt like all the stunts we have seen...

Last Sunday was another political stunt like all the...