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Bouncers’ misrule
Mark Said
Bouncers who work in bars and discotheques have to solve problems, but one needs to consider how their jobs are to be done. Their task should be coordinated with the police
Losing the moral compass
Michael Falzon

Muscat’s administration has reached a defining moment: whether to go on ignoring the moral compass or make the right ethical choices

Muscat’s administration has reached a defining...

The two-party system has failed. Get over it
Raphael Vassallo

The alternative is to carry on voting for a system we all know has always...

The alternative is to carry on voting for a system we all...

The incorruptible(s)
Saviour Balzan

Somehow I was still waiting for the PM to pronounce some innovative administrative steps to sort of ensure that politicians are more transparent about their...

Somehow I was still waiting for the PM to pronounce some...

Why people don’t trust the media
Josanne Cassar

We should not allow ourselves to get sidetracked by the well-oiled partisan propaganda which will start to dictate the media agenda and make us lose sight of...

We should not allow ourselves to get sidetracked by the...

Wanted: a quantum leap forward
Raphael Vassallo

A public protest? Against corruption? Organised by the Nationalist Party? You may as well expect us to attend an anti-racism rally organised by the Ku Klux...

A public protest? Against corruption? Organised by the...

It’s not about Panama, it’s about us
Jurgen Balzan

There has never been a better time, or a greater need, for a third party (or more) to break the system and at least save a bit of the family silver from the...

There has never been a better time, or a greater need, for...

XL comes to Malta
Evarist Bartolo

The qualification of the XL Programme into the MQF will ensure that skills and qualifications young people achieve through the programme are acknowledged

The qualification of the XL Programme into the MQF will...

Why deporting criminals will not work
Jurgen Balzan

If people are going to be deported because of their illegal actions, then why make a difference between a Maltese or foreign criminal?

If people are going to be deported because of their illegal...

A wake up call from Panama
James Debono

Revelations on Konrad Mizzi's shell company in Panama were a wake-up call for the nation. It leaves the government with egg on its face, the Opposition...

Revelations on Konrad Mizzi's shell company in Panama...

Mad dogs and Englishmen
Michael Falzon

The eurosceptics should drop this nonsense and realise that it is better to be in than out, both for economic reasons and for political ones.

The eurosceptics should drop this nonsense and realise that...

Appeasing David Cameron
Frank Psaila

Sensing discontent with the EU and its regulations, populist European leaders will now be tempted to do a Cameron, rendering the EU’s laws and...

Sensing discontent with the EU and its regulations,...

Someone left the tap dripping...
Raphael Vassallo

Tax avoidance is not the same thing as tax evasion; and I guess that ‘trust’ is not the same thing either, when it comes to trusting your own...

Tax avoidance is not the same thing as tax evasion; and I...

In God we trust
Saviour Balzan

Mizzi may be the Prime Minister’s rising star, but as a counter to his energy he surely has a superabundance of political naivety

Mizzi may be the Prime Minister’s rising star, but as...

Konrad Mizzi: Sheer indifference or stunned silence?
Josanne Cassar

This issue isn’t about aspirations and achievements, but about being...

This issue isn’t about aspirations and achievements,...

No shame. Just play the aspiration card
Ralph Cassar

Joseph Muscat came to Konrad’s rescue in Żejtun by mimicking one of the most anti-worker, anti-middle class Prime Minister ever, UK’s David...

Joseph Muscat came to Konrad’s rescue in Żejtun by...

Prison population is no indicator of crime
Raphael Vassallo

An 'impromptu study' on a sector of the population that are...

An 'impromptu study' on a sector of the population...

Future-proofing the economy
Leo Brincat

Future-proof boils down to a better way of doing business 

Future-proof boils down to a better way of doing...

What a mother told me about exams
Evarist Bartolo

A concerned parent and teacher raised concerns about the damaging effect primary school exams can have on children's motivation and confidence

A concerned parent and teacher raised concerns about the...