If you really want to stop the abuse, go after the source
Josanne Cassar
On being told that cramming numerous strangers into a house like animals was inhumane, they shrugged with indifference and nonchalantly said, 'Maltese would sell their own...
A dirty red flag of convenience
Saviour Balzan
Muscat’s flirtations on the Manuel Cuschieri show weaken Abela’s standing. If Muscat stands as an MEP candidate it will signal the demise of the Abela administration.
Sometimes, a court ban on person’s name has the opposite effect
Josanne Cassar

If we are serious about protecting women from sexual harassment, there should...

If we are serious about protecting women from sexual...

Conspiracy theory incorporated
Raphael Vassallo

Part of the anatomy of the classic conspiracy theory involves an erosion of trust in official authorities, which usually happens even when the official...

Part of the anatomy of the classic conspiracy theory...

Is the ElectroGas plant needed?
Mark Anthony Sammut

Although gas is cleaner than HFO, it is definitely not cleaner than the interconnector, which provides electricity being generated somewhere else

Although gas is cleaner than HFO, it is definitely not...

Thriving, not just surviving
Frank Psaila

Edward Scicluna’s budget addresses the needs of families and individuals in need in the short-term, but not in the long-term

Edward Scicluna’s budget addresses the needs of...

€47 million on new schools
Evarist Bartolo

Over these past three and a half years we have invested almost €47 million, and the Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools has delivered major projects

Over these past three and a half years we have invested...

Steady as it goes
Michael Falzon

Few bother to look beyond their personal interests and assess whether among the budget measures one can find any interesting moves that show a sense of...

Few bother to look beyond their personal interests and...

‘Sex makes everything complicated...’
Raphael Vassallo

We have long removed hard labour from the punitive justice system, and...

We have long removed hard labour from the punitive justice...

I’m talking about this generation
Josanne Cassar

There is such a great deal of confusion and mixed messaging going on that it is no wonder that children, pre-pubescents and adolescents across the board are...

There is such a great deal of confusion and mixed messaging...

Marlene’s party
Saviour Balzan

Marlene Farrugia is vocal and eloquent, but those who can see through her know that behind her political ambitions lie an inflated ego and anger for the Labour...

Marlene Farrugia is vocal and eloquent, but those who can...

Budget 2017 gets it wrong on traffic
Ralph Cassar

Accountant and lawyer MPs must decide if they want to be full-time elected representatives or keep having their cake and eating it and making a mockery of...

Accountant and lawyer MPs must decide if they want to be...

Congratulations to those who deserve it
Raphael Vassallo

Neither of the two parties initiated the discussion on emergency contraception, and neither made any form of valid contribution once it got going

Neither of the two parties initiated the discussion on...

Waitering. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it
Josanne Cassar

If no Maltese want these jobs, and foreign nationals are only happy to do them,...

If no Maltese want these jobs, and foreign nationals are...

A miracle at Paola
Evarist Bartolo

It’s about time that we have an educational experience that caters for each and every person

It’s about time that we have an educational...

With a flip, and a flop, and a flippety-flop...
Raphael Vassallo

Nobody can take the media seriously as a custodian of the public interest, if...

Nobody can take the media seriously as a custodian of the...

Stifling competition
Michael Falzon

Enemed takes advantage of its dominant position, especially with the fact that it is practically impossible for most other would-be competitors to have fuel...

Enemed takes advantage of its dominant position, especially...

‘Tutto il mondo è paese’
Saviour Balzan

It has always been the practice with politicians to shoot the messenger and forget about the message. And perhaps it has always been difficult for me and other...

It has always been the practice with politicians to shoot...

Strong men don’t have to put women down to feel powerful
Josanne Cassar

Women do not expect to walk into a pharmacy and have a mean-spirited man look...

Women do not expect to walk into a pharmacy and have a...

Educational investment, key for our economy
Evarist Bartolo

Providing the right tools for a better education is important because it...

Providing the right tools for a better education is...