Once upon a time there was a super majority
Saviour Balzan
Robert Abela will have to accept that the super majorities for Labour are a thing of the past and that the new campaign strategy will have to be based on differences of a few...
After Europe, it will be yet another day... except for some
Saviour Balzan
We will wake up with an electoral result that will determine to what extent Abela will continue defending Joseph Muscat, and help Bernard Grech decide whether he will stay or go
Aspiration. It can make you do bad things
Matthew Vella

What does Labour stand for? The question nobody asked during Labour’s AGM.

What does Labour stand for? The question nobody asked...

[WATCH] ‘No MP ever defended journalists sued for libel’
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: No politician ever defended a journalist who...

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: No politician ever...

Lions and tigers and bungling amateurs, oh my!
Raphael Vassallo

Our unassuming little island is without a doubt the world capital of lion and...

Our unassuming little island is without a doubt the world...

On Simon Busuttil’s transparency
Evarist Bartolo

The PN is finding it very hard to break away from the tradition it has built over the years through the JS list

The PN is finding it very hard to break away from the...

They will be back
Frank Psaila

Integration on its own, without the proper policies and strategy in place is not the solution

Integration on its own, without the proper policies and...

The politics of mudslinging
Michael Falzon

The attack on Beppe’s so called ‘palace’ relies on the fact that planning policies tend to confuse the ordinary citizen

The attack on Beppe’s so called ‘palace’...

Libel and (don’t) let libel…
Raphael Vassallo

Jason Azzopardi seems to have suddenly developed very vocal qualms about using ‘libel’ as a ‘political weapon’… but only, it...

Jason Azzopardi seems to have suddenly developed very vocal...

On tax morality, nobody can hold their head up high
Matthew Vella

If we saw the ‘Panama Papers’ for what they really are, would we...

If we saw the ‘Panama Papers’ for what they...

After Panamagate: Presidentialism has failed us
James Debono

While everyone expected Labour to face this question in seven years’ time...

While everyone expected Labour to face this question in...

Is it at all about democracy?
Saviour Balzan

In another twist to the contorted storyline of Maltese politics, Busuttil is seeing red on a legal matter that suits only him and his politics, and nobody else

In another twist to the contorted storyline of Maltese...

Politicians’ wives under the microscope
Josanne Cassar

I don’t like it when people are torn to shreds simply because they...

I don’t like it when people are torn to shreds simply...

Let there be Labour and PN…
Raphael Vassallo

The PN and Labour responded to the threat of a new political party in exactly the same way - it’s not a threat to themselves, naturally, but a...

The PN and Labour responded to the threat of a new...

Defiance in the face of horror
Roberta Metsola

It was the longest day I remember in Brussels. Everyone was on a knife edge waiting for the next attack. But while people were scared and concerned, there was...

It was the longest day I remember in Brussels. Everyone was...

Politics as a public service
Evarist Bartolo

A life dedicated to serving others, mainly the most vulnerable, is Guze Ellul Mercer's legacy and should still be an inspiration to us who believe in...

A life dedicated to serving others, mainly the most...

‘Personality cults’ only work with personalities
Raphael Vassallo

I hate to say it, but this too looks like it will end in tears. The ‘cult...

I hate to say it, but this too looks like it will end in...

The threat of terrorism
Michael Falzon

The mess created in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq and its ‘liberation’ from Saddam Hussein spawned Isis – or Daesh, its proper name...

The mess created in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq...

Love to be a Cabu?
Saviour Balzan

Cabu, whom French film-maker Jean-Luc Godard described as the “the best journalist in France”, was killed in 2015 in Paris aged 76

Cabu, whom French film-maker Jean-Luc Godard described as...

Do the Maltese want a third party?
Josanne Cassar

While there are many who are openly disgusted by the behaviour of the Labour government, will that disgust manifest itself into a vote for a third party in...

While there are many who are openly disgusted by the...