Reining in Clayton’s overspending
Michael Falzon
Will the government do this? Or will existing Air Malta employees be allowed to have the cake and eat it when they are re-employed by the ‘new’ Air Malta?
Fame, resilience and mental health
Josanne Cassar
After reaching dizzying heights with his talent, the tabloid press in the UK completely turned against him when during the 1998 World Cup, he got a red card for kicking an...
Don’t beat yourself up over those exam results
Josanne Cassar

Paradoxically, it is sometimes those who have floated through life without...

Paradoxically, it is sometimes those who have floated...

The age of political media is over
Raphael Vassallo

The political media does not produce journalism. It does a Mafia-style hit-job, nothing more, nothing less. In the hands of political parties, ‘the...

The political media does not produce journalism. It does a...

Where is Simon Busuttil?
James Debono

The problem for the PN goes beyond Simon Busuttil’s leadership qualities. The PN has never answered the existential questions posed by Muscat’s...

The problem for the PN goes beyond Simon Busuttil’s...

Bringing education into the 21st century
Evarist Bartolo

In the proposed setup, the role and function of schools have improved; schools have been empowered and democratised

In the proposed setup, the role and function of schools...

From pushback to Brexit
Michael Falzon

The old chestnut of foreigners ‘invading our country and taking our jobs’ hides the ugliness of bigotry posing as patriotism, and it is no...

The old chestnut of foreigners ‘invading our country...

Blame it on Brexit
Raphael Vassallo

‘Brexit’ actually got us to re-evaluate our entire understanding of what this whole ‘EU thing actually is’

‘Brexit’ actually got us to re-evaluate our...

The way to Neverland
Angelo Chetcuti

These Championships have shown that having more teams compete in the final tournament was not a bad idea after all – the so-called minnows fared more...

These Championships have shown that having more teams...

Are you sure you want to post that on Facebook?
Josanne Cassar

Cyberspace is intangible but every drop of information shared is like leaving a...

Cyberspace is intangible but every drop of information...

I’ll take it, if no one else wants it
Raphael Vassallo

What was the whole point of the referendum? How is the result even going to be implemented, if the people who brought it about have no intention of actually...

What was the whole point of the referendum? How is the...

Breaking the culture of violence
Josanne Cassar

Let us not forget that watching all this abuse unfold are boys and girls, tomorrow’s men and women, who are absorbing this behaviour daily

Let us not forget that watching all this abuse unfold are...

Wanted in Europe: leadership
Frank Psaila

EU leaders should humbly respect the UK referendum result and see that the EU strives to reconnect its leadership, polices and institutions with its citizens

EU leaders should humbly respect the UK referendum result...

Thank you, Juanito
Evarist Bartolo

We worked very well together for the last three years to improve the education system as a whole by recognising vocational subjects as entry...

We worked very well together for the last three years to...

When it all goes wrong, watch out for ‘the Farage’
James Debono

Malta may be a more fertile ground for home-grown Farages than we think. For...

Malta may be a more fertile ground for home-grown Farages...

Censorship reform: a concession too far?
Ingram Bondin

Perhaps the vilification law is not the only fossil whose time is long past - Ingram Bondin

Perhaps the vilification law is not the only fossil whose...

Water, water everywhere
Michael Falzon

It is worth looking into how different parties choose their leader. No one seems to have found the ‘ideal’ solution

It is worth looking into how different parties choose their...

The rule of law is ‘up in smoke’
Raphael Vassallo

People wouldn’t have complained so much, if it were a case of only one random individual getting let off lightly, by a system that was otherwise equally...

People wouldn’t have complained so much, if it were a...

Financial services arbiter not a public office
Kevin Aquilina

A former Broadcasting Authority member may be appointed Arbiter even...

A former Broadcasting Authority member may be...

Children in care deserve better
Josanne Cassar

It’s the height of irony that the prostitutes seemed to have a greater sense of common decency than their client who could not see why defiling his...

It’s the height of irony that the prostitutes seemed...