Two friends, two destinies, one life
Saviour Balzan
They lived worlds apart; the only thing they shared was that they lived in Malta. It was great to have been your friend. Saħħiet Sandro Mallia; adieu Zvezdan Reljic
Social cohesion is paramount
Alex Agius Saliba
The uplifting mood of the festive season stimulates us to be more compassionate with others, not least by donating to those in need
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...

Public loss, private gain?
Ralph Cassar

Public-private partnerships do not have a good track record. The profit motive and public healthcare do not go hand in hand.

Public-private partnerships do not have a good track...

Free speech vs crossing the line
Josanne Cassar

As an employee at OPM, Bedingfield causes a lot of damage to the Labour government: it is coming across as totalitarian, ready to censor anyone who does not...

As an employee at OPM, Bedingfield causes a lot of damage...

Marijuana decriminalised… for celebrities
Raphael Vassallo

‘Decriminalisation’ has not stopped the Malta Police Force from...

‘Decriminalisation’ has not stopped the Malta...

The chilling effect of defamatory libel
Kevin Aquilina

A criminal sanction on defamatory libel cases is liable to have a chilling effect on the exercise of freedom of expression

A criminal sanction on defamatory libel cases...

Words can kill
Evarist Bartolo

The language of politics has become one of shouting, name-calling and mud-slinging

The language of politics has become one of shouting,...

An axe-wielding bridge-builder?
Michael Falzon

Economy minister Chris Cardona seemed to contradict himself with his declaration of wanting to be a bridge builder while threatening political...

Economy minister Chris Cardona seemed to contradict...

It’s a threat to democracy, but not as we know it
Raphael Vassallo

Brexit is a perfectly legal and valid democratic decision – taken in full...

Brexit is a perfectly legal and valid democratic decision...

Selective reading, selective interpretation
Josanne Cassar

Pro-lifer Paul Vincenti's claims that “a hidden group”...

Pro-lifer Paul Vincenti's claims that “a hidden...