Villa Rosa: When local plans are not cast in stone
James Debono
For the past years, the Labour government has told local communities faced with overdevelopment that it can’t change local plans for their benefit. So why does the...
Europe’s New AI-ge
Alexiei Dingli
Europe’s future is AI, and the stakes have never been higher. With coordinated action, strategic investments, and a commitment to innovation, the EU can catch up with global...
Malta’s little political mental health problem
Raphael Vassallo

Clearly we have a nationwide anger-management problem, coupled with a...

Clearly we have a nationwide anger-management problem,...

Agriculture: a political Cinderella?

AD candidate Simon Galea writes: Agriculture has been absent from the political discourse and discussion for ages. But it can be an area where economic,...

AD candidate Simon Galea writes: Agriculture has been...

Dignifying lives

PL candidate Nikita Alamango writes: When your partner is in his or her hospital deathbed, and you are prevented from being at his/her side because you...

PL candidate Nikita Alamango writes: When your partner...

Respecting our pensioners through serious proposals

PN candidate Robert Cutajar writes: We want to guarantee a society that...

PN candidate Robert Cutajar writes: We want to...

Eurovision, European Union: what’s the difference?
Raphael Vassallo

Another year, another painful Eurovision humiliation, and yet another gradual...

Another year, another painful Eurovision humiliation, and...

Of checks and balances
Michael Falzon

Simon Busuttil was asking the Attorney General to break the law twice – first by getting a copy of the report and then by publishing it

Simon Busuttil was asking the Attorney General to break the...

Institutional reform: Four under forty have their say

Every week, MaltaToday is asking the youngest candidates in the general...

Every week, MaltaToday is asking the youngest candidates in...

Don’t insult those whose vote you want
Josanne Cassar

Did I blink and suddenly find myself in a country where everyone is obliged to vote the same way or else risk finding themselves at the receiving end of abuse?

Did I blink and suddenly find myself in a country where...

Don’t dare raise the subject, or else …
Saviour Balzan

People, especially politicians, purposely do not distinguish between perception...

People, especially politicians, purposely do not...

Dignity is what it should be all about

PN candidate Claudio Grech writes: Rather than wasting precious time in petty bickering we should converge our strengths to address these social challenges

PN candidate Claudio Grech writes: Rather than wasting...

Principled proposals

Labour candidate Robert Abela writes: We have to sustain a culture of sharing of responsibilities and all this is based on the fundamental principle of...

Labour candidate Robert Abela writes: We have to sustain a...

I know nothing
Ralph Cassar

Alternattiva Demokratika does not base its campaigns on pet hates and jump on bandwagons at the drop of a hat.

Alternattiva Demokratika does not base its campaigns on pet...

You can tell a big liar from the small lies | Ryan Callus

PN candidate Ryan Callus writes: Given that this is about the reputation of...

PN candidate Ryan Callus writes: Given that this is about...

Considering not voting? Read on | Mario Mallia

AD candidate Mario Mallia writes: Before you stick your voting document to a...

AD candidate Mario Mallia writes: Before you stick your...

In leaps and bounds, with purpose | Rosianne Cutajar

PL candidate Rosianne Cutajar writes: Let us stay on course to build, step by...

PL candidate Rosianne Cutajar writes: Let us stay on course...

My Little Phoneys
Raphael Vassallo

Either Joseph Muscat and Simon Busuttil have gotten slightly ahead of themselves, and started smoking marijuana before actually legalising it... or else, my...

Either Joseph Muscat and Simon Busuttil have gotten...

Anything you can do, I can do better
Josanne Cassar

Social justice means that everyone is given a fair chance of living a decent life, and this does not always mean simply throwing money at a problem, but...

Social justice means that everyone is given a fair chance...

Dangerous, ‘Terinu’ politics
Evarist Bartolo

This is a choice between a party which has strong proposals in place and someone who has no idea on how to govern

This is a choice between a party which has strong proposals...