It’s not ‘whataboutism’, to recognise that there are two sides to any conflict
Raphael Vassallo
Who do people like Roberta Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen think they’re actually ‘representing’, when they speak (so unilaterally) ‘on Europe’s...
Abortion change that preserved the status quo | Neil Muscat
In stark contrast, the Diluted Amendment limits the scope of who may access the necessary treatment, since it requires that the life or health of the patient must be ‘in...
Changeover and continuity
Michael Falzon

Keeping secret state agreements that somehow involve public financial matters should be a ‘no no’ for any government of any democratic...

Keeping secret state agreements that somehow involve public...

The Caflangu and the frame-up
Saviour Balzan

To claim that all those gifts from Gaffarena were now part of some elaborate frame-up was utterly silly and stupid. 

To claim that all those gifts from Gaffarena were now part...

Is it worth it?
Josanne Cassar

It cannot be denied that there is a definite sickness at the core of our society; a sickness which has grown deeper over the years and is now so pervasive that...

It cannot be denied that there is a definite sickness at...

Criminalise our children, please…
Raphael Vassallo

As I have often observed, just mention the frightening word ‘drugs’, and all logic and common sense immediately flies out of the window.

As I have often observed, just mention the frightening word...

Human rights apply to masons, too…
Raphael Vassallo

The ‘nastiest move’ imaginable, back in the 1920s, was to label someone a ‘mason’. How on earth do you explain that to someone who...

The ‘nastiest move’ imaginable, back in the...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Former minister Joe Cassar has deceived the public by not declaring the acquisition of a vehicle that was set off against a donation to his own party. Surely...

Former minister Joe Cassar has deceived the public by not...

Fraud that goes beyond diesel
Leo Brincat

 No wonder that a number of customers are demanding not only answers but compensation over the recent emissions scandal

 No wonder that a number of customers are demanding...

In politics, never shoot down
Frank Psaila

The fact that Joseph Muscat feels the need to attack Simon Busuttil, instead of focusing on the economy, tells us something about Muscat’s own...

The fact that Joseph Muscat feels the need to attack Simon...

Migration – as old as humanity
Michael Falzon

This everlasting activity is now also reaching the shores of our small island in a more pronounced way, provoking some short-sighted individuals to believe...

This everlasting activity is now also reaching the shores...

Holy Budget, Batman!
Raphael Vassallo

Almost everywhere you look in the world today, what passes for ‘political debate’ is increasingly beginning to resemble the climactic final round...

Almost everywhere you look in the world today, what passes...

We must stop stoking hatred
Saviour Balzan

I do not believe the woman is sorry for anything, and if I had to put together the innumerable number of times she has hit out at those closest to me, I...

I do not believe the woman is sorry for anything, and if I...

When it comes to ‘jobs for the boys’, will Malta ever change?
Josanne Cassar

I'm asking politicians to please do us all a favour. Respect our...

I'm asking politicians to please do us all a favour....

Skating on thin ice
Angelo Chetcuti

When sport becomes an economic activity, it has to balance out its traditional autonomy and specificity on one hand, and compliance with market and employment...

When sport becomes an economic activity, it has to balance...

Puli’s bluster on ‘gay books’ and Islamic veils is miguided
James Debono

Our society should support women and men who denounce abuse and exploitation,...

Our society should support women and men who denounce abuse...

Budgets, tunnels and books for teachers
Ralph Cassar

I might as well stop writing about the tunnel – mark my words, it will never happen. In the meantime the real and difficult solutions to sustainable...

I might as well stop writing about the tunnel – mark...

Trapped… on bird trapping
Raphael Vassallo

The government of Malta presses on with a flagrant illegality, thus subliminally sending out the message that ‘laws’ are only there to be urinated...

The government of Malta presses on with a flagrant...

Business, and environmentally-friendly
Leo Brincat

A strong and healthy economy called for a strong push in the direction of the environmental and social sectors, and this is indeed what Budget 2016 did.

A strong and healthy economy called for a strong push in...

Bridges to employability
Evarist Bartolo

The Europe 2020 strategy is about delivering growth that is: smart, through effective investments in education, research and innovation; and that is...

The Europe 2020 strategy is about delivering growth that...