All I want for Christmas is (yet another) Asylum and Migration Pact…
Raphael Vassallo
But while one would provide actual ‘relief’, for any crisis-stricken territory… where would the other leave tiny islands like Lampedusa - or Malta, if it comes...
Striking the right note for Christmas Eve 
Josanne Cassar
One could say that it is this blind optimism that “everything will be alright” which is necessary for the human spirit to keep going. And, I suppose, that is not a bad...
In our demand for more, are we losing ourselves?
Josanne Cassar

Our lives in Malta have spun headlong into a frantic pace of wanting everything...

Our lives in Malta have spun headlong into a frantic pace...

The end of democracy
Raphael Vassallo

It is, I suppose, fitting that the same country that introduced us all to the concept of democracy, should also be the one to show us exactly where it all ends.

It is, I suppose, fitting that the same country that...

A day for the police
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan’s video blog

Saviour Balzan’s video blog

Towards a brighter future
Evarist Bartolo

For this academic year MCAST has 6,500 full time students and a further 4,000 following a course on a part-time basis.

For this academic year MCAST has 6,500 full time students...

Creating new natural parks, while destroying Zonqor
Ryan Callus

How credible is this government in seeking to designate new natural parks, when...

How credible is this government in seeking to designate new...

Past transgressions cannot be forgotten
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: ‘Consistency and credibility are also important when it comes to people posturing on the environmental front’

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: ‘Consistency and...

The real absolutism in the Zonqor saga
James Debono

Muscat is a tactician who knows how to pander to the middle ground, but the absolutism in the Zonqor saga comes from those who persist on ODZ development, not...

Muscat is a tactician who knows how to pander to the middle...

Where is Renzo Piano when you need him?
Raphael Vassallo

It's a win-win situation - You get to keep your ugly concrete structure and the rest of the country gets a proud new meaningless architectural...

It's a win-win situation - You get to keep your...

More than just an opinion
Saviour Balzan

If the Gaffarena saga tells us anything about politics, it is that memories are short and politicians lack the resolve to take quick decisions. 

If the Gaffarena saga tells us anything about politics, it...

The numbers game Muscat must reckon with
Josanne Cassar

If Muscat keeps ignoring the mutinous rumbling of the people, he should not be too surprised by the election results come 2018. No one is there forever, no one...

If Muscat keeps ignoring the mutinous rumbling of the...

Zonqor: SMEs vs megacompanies
Ralph Cassar

Leo Brincat speaks as if Sadeen’s marketing manager, and Evarist Bartolo speaks of the so-called university as if it is a public service. Smart City is...

Leo Brincat speaks as if Sadeen’s marketing manager,...

Dealing with bias in business decisions
Kevin-James Fenech

The truth is that everyone is prone to cognitive biases and from time to time we all do irrational things.

The truth is that everyone is prone to cognitive biases and...

This is 2015, not 1981…
Raphael Vassallo

Does it actually serve the PN’s own interest to sustain this improbable tempo of activity for the next three years? 

Does it actually serve the PN’s own interest to...

Defend the environment, reclaim the future
Jurgen Balzan

Saturday’s national protest must send a strong message that the...

Saturday’s national protest must send a strong...

Childhood obesity: a critical Maltese health issue
Evarist Bartolo

This government believes that identifying problems is not enough, seeking...

This government believes that identifying problems is not...

Breaking the taboo
Frank Psaila

Our language is loaded with stigma when referring to people with mental health problems – using words like mignun, jekk jarawh barra jigbruh, spissjat,...

Our language is loaded with stigma when referring to people...

Age of Consent: The Evil Abortion Conspiracy…
Raphael Vassallo

In the present climate, any member of parliament who even broaches the idea of...

In the present climate, any member of parliament who even...

Why we should all protest to save Zonqor
James Debono

A huge turnout in next Saturday’s national protest is not only crucial to save Zonqor Point from development but also to stop government from considering...

A huge turnout in next Saturday’s national protest is...