The game of self-preservation
Saviour Balzan
Sometimes I get the feeling that our political leaders are more obsessed with self-preservation
Diary of a volunteer: On the front line of war
Christina Lejman
Maltese mother-of-two Christina Lejman works with local humanitarian voluntary organisation MOAS. In June, their HQ team travelled to Ukraine to visit their projects on the front...
From scratch
Saviour Balzan

Before trying to decipher what is true and what is not, we should really ask ourselves if we are facing a crisis that goes beyond the semantics of this...

Before trying to decipher what is true and what is not, we...

The real scandal is our failure to heal the divide
Raphael Vassallo

 I just want to live in a normal country where you don’t have to...

 I just want to live in a normal country where you...

A June election on the cards?
Michael Falzon

Calling an election and winning it will give Joseph Muscat some respite because the people’s approval of his performance will fly in the face of Simon...

Calling an election and winning it will give Joseph Muscat...

It’s all about the bling
Josanne Cassar

As much as we need money to live decently, we are always walking that tightrope trying to find a balance between slaving away to earn those bits of paper, and...

As much as we need money to live decently, we are always...

The die is cast
Saviour Balzan

Politics need to change in Malta, and yes they can change but not by simply embracing those who have removed their old coat for a newer one

Politics need to change in Malta, and yes they can change...

[WATCH] We are here to encourage people to think with their minds
Saviour Balzan

MediaToday's managing editor Saviour Balzan opens up on the reaction to the...

MediaToday's managing editor Saviour Balzan opens up on...

She called it plain. We all heard her
Raphael Vassallo

It would be unfortunate to have to conclude that the real motive behind all this highly damaging suspense is merely to inflict maximum political damage to an...

It would be unfortunate to have to conclude that the real...

People will believe whom they want to believe
Josanne Cassar

I’m impressed with how news stories are received, digested and absorbed...

I’m impressed with how news stories are received,...

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,...