Shaping Europe's high-value economic future
Alex Agius Saliba
With the promise of tomorrow beckoning, let’s shape it into one of prosperity, inclusivity, and enduring value for everyone in Europe and beyond
Abortions can be prevented | Natalie Psaila
Studies have long shown that comprehensive sex education and easy access to contraception will lead to fewer abortions. When will the penny drop for the government to make...
The Syrian catastrophe and the world’s deafening silence
Alon Ben-Meir

Russia and Iran ought to warn Assad that he must immediately cease and desist...

Russia and Iran ought to warn Assad that he must...

In Malta, greed remains good
Ralph Cassar

The party faithful will clap and cheer, but what we have is just a continuation of what started a long, long time ago, bad governance and the closing of an eye...

The party faithful will clap and cheer, but what we have is...

‘Today’s youth, tsk, tsk, tut, tut…’
Raphael Vassallo

It was with extreme relief that I heard the Education Minister (no less) giving...

It was with extreme relief that I heard the Education...

Malta’s only winner at the Baku European Games: the travel agent
Pippo Psaila

The Baku European Games revealed for the fourth time since 2013, the sorry...

The Baku European Games revealed for the fourth time since...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Banning the burqa in Malta? Not the best idea a politician has ever come up with...

Banning the burqa in Malta? Not the best idea a politician...

Education – More than just schooling
Evarist Bartolo

The purpose of education is much more than exam results, it is about forming active citizens with employability skills

The purpose of education is much more than exam results, it...

British Labour, its leader and its future
John Baldacchino

British Labour is at a juncture in history: political discourse has become...

British Labour is at a juncture in history: political...

A police force in need of a radical shake-up
Frank Psaila

Heads must roll, rotten apples must be discarded, and we need an overhaul...

Heads must roll, rotten apples must be discarded, and we...

Power corrupts. But absolute lack of power kind of sucks…
Raphael Vassallo

Tell you what: instead of talking endlessly about ‘building new power...

Tell you what: instead of talking endlessly about...

Muscat’s Zonqor moment
James Debono

It’s cheeky for Muscat to justify Zonqor’s AUM as the only ODZ controversy Labour has had to face so far, when he pilots a planning regime that...

It’s cheeky for Muscat to justify Zonqor’s AUM...

Outrageous statements always get more attention
Josanne Cassar

The problem with those who think it is so hilarious to offend a certain sector...

The problem with those who think it is so hilarious to...

If you want change, change the way you choose people in power
Saviour Balzan

The truth is that Joe Gaffarena is unprincipled and is only interested in...

The truth is that Joe Gaffarena is unprincipled and is only...

[WATCH] People should vote for parties, not candidates
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan calls for a change in Malta's electoral system, so...

Saviour Balzan calls for a change in Malta's electoral...

Just bricks in the wall…
Raphael Vassallo

As with Pink Floyd’s brick wall, the implication is of a country held in a stranglehold by all-powerful forces: a state of play we all accept as fact,...

As with Pink Floyd’s brick wall, the implication is...

Why Corbyn is winning – and how Labour’s moderates can stop him
The Conversation

Labour’s moderates would have to argue that it is important for the party...

Labour’s moderates would have to argue that it is...

Celebrating co-ed in the state’s middle schools
Evarist Bartolo

Co-educational schools provide a much more realistic model of training boys and...

Co-educational schools provide a much more realistic model...

A national language debate stifled by righteousness
Mark Camilleri

If the council expects to release communiques in the form of diktats, without...

If the council expects to release communiques in the form...

Death of a (celebrity) lion…
Raphael Vassallo

Walter Palmer, it seems, slew more than just a random lion on his ill-fated hunting trip to Zimbabwe. He also took aim at, and shot, all our most cherished...

Walter Palmer, it seems, slew more than just a random lion...