‘Why vote for others to be cheated? Vote for us instead!’
Raphael Vassallo
Elsewhere, both the Socialists and Liberals are equally keen to appease Far-Right sympathisers in other, arguably less ‘contentious’ ways: for instance, by supporting...
What the latest statistics tell us about a changing Malta
Josanne Cassar
The fact that the previous barriers which used to divide Malta into two distinct sub-cultures are being slowly dismantled, is a good thing
Needed changes in mindset
Leo Brincat

With the post-COP21 and the circular economy understandably high on the priority list of the Netherlands EU Presidency, what can make the whole processes...

With the post-COP21 and the circular economy understandably...

Requiem for a party’s Fascist roots
Raphael Vassallo

This week, the secretary general of the Nationalist Party told us that the “PN needs to rediscover its centre-left roots” if it is to win the...

This week, the secretary general of the Nationalist...

Malta must resist tax harmonisation
Roberta Metsola

Not being able to control the level of taxation for companies based in Malta would make us lose our competitive edge

Not being able to control the level of taxation for...

Confusing employability with employment
Evarist Bartolo

Employability and obtaining skills in your skills portfolio are complementary but not necessarily the same thing.

Employability and obtaining skills in your skills portfolio...

The Archbishop speaks freely, as he should
Michael Falzon

Bedingfield’s comment was more than simply stupid, considering that when...

Bedingfield’s comment was more than simply stupid,...

Way to go, David…
Raphael Vassallo

I, personally, do not know how I would react if told I had 18 months to live. For David Bowie the answer was to record a final album, and to bow out gracefully...

I, personally, do not know how I would react if told I had...

Notion of a nation
Saviour Balzan

Everywhere you look, it appears that everyone is on the take.  Everyone has a price, and money, I am afraid, has no political colour.

Everywhere you look, it appears that everyone is on the...

Patriot games and porkies
Josanne Cassar

It is pretty ironic to call yourself a patriot when you immediately lash out against your fellow countrymen just because they don’t agree with you. It is...

It is pretty ironic to call yourself a patriot when you...

Civil disobedience is the Palestinians’ best option
Alon Ben-Meir

What has not been given much attention is civil disobedience, which is perhaps...

What has not been given much attention is civil...

The Magical Mystery Tour
Raphael Vassallo

Where Frenc tal-Gharb has been allowed to retain his status as magical mystery guru of Gharb, Angelik Caruana’s identical claims to spiritual stardom...

Where Frenc tal-Gharb has been allowed to retain his status...

Independent reading
Evarist Bartolo

The development of early literacy skills has a positive impact on a child’s success in learning to read independently later on in life

The development of early literacy skills has a positive...

The execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr
Frank Psaila

Al-Nimr’s execution was no miscalculation but it proved to be a very short-sighted decision which might come back to haunt Saudi Arabia. If the unrest...

Al-Nimr’s execution was no miscalculation but it...

Why Archbishop Scicluna is a breath of fresh air
James Debono

I have proudly voted yes for divorce and supported the introduction of civil...

I have proudly voted yes for divorce and supported the...

Inside Joseph’s kitchen cabinet
Michael Falzon

The weakest link limits the strength of the chain. Muscat has been ill-served by his own chosen cronies

The weakest link limits the strength of the chain. Muscat...

The Frenc connection
Raphael Vassallo

If a hypothetical researcher were to publish a PhD thesis on Ebejer’s work, and impugn the author with some improbable and patently fabricated vice...

If a hypothetical researcher were to publish a PhD thesis...

There is a time for prayer, and a time for prudence
Josanne Cassar

Seeing a large manifestation of men gathered together, even though they were...

Seeing a large manifestation of men gathered together, even...

The need to get one’s act together
In these dangerous times we should not scapegoat innocent Muslims
Carmen Sammut

Since when has prayer become dangerous? The danger lies in fanaticism, the...

Since when has prayer become dangerous? The danger lies in...