What needs to happen now…
Saviour Balzan
And it is also true that someone like Jason Azzopardi has not always got it right and is a veritable pain in the ass, but no matter how much I dislike the guy and find his...
BirdLife’s assumed monopoly on bird-ringing | Lino C. Farrugia
Such a discriminatory measure is not included in any European country's legislation. Indeed, in the majority of these countries, hunters are also licensed bird-ringers
Deficit myths, debunked
Michael Falzon

The real deficit was even bigger… the KMB government was drawing funds from the Posterity Fund and the real deficit would have otherwise been Lm89.4...

The real deficit was even bigger… the KMB government...

Oh ye of too much faith
Raphael Vassallo

We are expected to ‘have faith’ in an investigation that can only be inconclusive at best and highly politicised at worst

We are expected to ‘have faith’ in an...

[WATCH] Stop using inquiries to defend status quo
Saviour Balzan

Among the reforms required to truly guarantee their independence, inquiries...

Among the reforms required to truly guarantee their...

Would you say that to my face?
Josanne Cassar

People always forget that writing stuff on Facebook is like publishing it in your own little newspaper. I would say that it’s worse because it spreads...

People always forget that writing stuff on Facebook is like...

Stories from another world
Saviour Balzan

What is clear is that the aides around Simon Busuttil are clearly not on the ball, and are not used to buffering their leader from embarrassing moments and...

What is clear is that the aides around Simon Busuttil are...

Shattering ‘maximum popularity’ in France
Charles Xuereb

It is a pity that in Hollande, Malta will be losing a great friend who remains...

It is a pity that in Hollande, Malta will be losing a great...

[WATCH] Protocol needed for holding of inquiries
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan calls for an established protocol guiding the setting up and...

Saviour Balzan calls for an established protocol guiding...

A police force stretched to its limits
Josanne Cassar

The way things are going, with so much of our moral fabric being torn apart, the future of the country depends on establishing more law and order and discipline

The way things are going, with so much of our moral fabric...

Seriously? You must be joking...
Raphael Vassallo

‘Fake news’ may have conquered the Internet... but ‘real news’ remains far more surreal than anything the limited human imagination can...

‘Fake news’ may have conquered the Internet......

[WATCH] We cannot forget the victims of traffic accidents
Saviour Balzan

Victims of traffic accidents should not be forgotten in the din of public outcry

Victims of traffic accidents should not be forgotten in the...

Securing democracy through education
Evarist Bartolo

Education must prepare students for complexity because that is the reality of our societies

Education must prepare students for complexity because that...

Not so equal(ity)
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

We cannot wait 269 years for gender parity to be achieved in this country: Time is running out. We must act now

We cannot wait 269 years for gender parity to be achieved...

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen
Michael Falzon

The UK’s Brexit misadventure is the result of one man – David Cameron – choosing what is good for his party over what is good for his country

The UK’s Brexit misadventure is the result of one man...

Knock-knock-knocking on Europe’s door...
Raphael Vassallo

The same man who spent years equating ‘EU accession’ with...

The same man who spent years equating ‘EU...

The demographic of vulnerable divorcees
Josanne Cassar

The question is: should a woman be compensated for having stayed at home to look after the children, making it possible for the husband to be successful...

The question is: should a woman be compensated for having...

Behind the scenes
Saviour Balzan

The battle to oust Borg Cardona has been won, but employees might still have to contend with a war against wasteful human resources

The battle to oust Borg Cardona has been won, but employees...

‘The Best in (Stone Age) Europe’
Raphael Vassallo

In an age without electricity... yes, we certainly would be ‘centre of excellence’. And we really would be ‘the best in Europe’... by...

In an age without electricity... yes, we certainly would be...

It’s a scary time to be raising teenage girls
Josanne Cassar

I feel for parents today because it is a scary time to be raising teenage...

I feel for parents today because it is a scary time to be...