Prying into public-private lives
Mark Said
The democratic function of the press falters when trivial details about the lives of politicians consume all the resources of our finite attention economy
Paceville bouncers were supposed to have been ‘regulated’. What happened?
Raphael Vassallo
Clearly, there has been an intensification of the street-crime associated with Paceville, over the years: both in terms of numbers, and also the severity of the violence itself
Not everyone is ‘wise after the event’…
Raphael Vassallo

Listen to the reactions today, and you’d think ‘car-crashes’...

Listen to the reactions today, and you’d think...

Tackling the skills’ gap
Evarist Bartolo

Both educators and employers have to work hand in hand to ensure that our young people can apply both the knowledge and the hard and soft skills they learn at...

Both educators and employers have to work hand in hand to...

Keeping vilification law is about power politics
Mark Camilleri

We shouldn’t allow the Nationalists to scaremonger their way into power...

We shouldn’t allow the Nationalists to scaremonger...

The word ‘custody’ has a meaning
Raphael Vassallo

Is there any equivalent set of guidelines governing the local police custody scenario? We are, after all, talking about one of the highest risk-of-suicide...

Is there any equivalent set of guidelines governing the...

The way to hell
Michael Falzon

Scrap ‘our’ electoral system. It is the only way this country can get out of the clientelism trap.

Scrap ‘our’ electoral system. It is the only...

The writing on the wall
Saviour Balzan

Government can no longer blame the past anymore. It can no longer blame the previous administration for simply everything that goes wrong.

Government can no longer blame the past anymore. It can no...

Sending the wrong message on domestic violence
Josanne Cassar

When a magistrate says “he could understand” a man’s...

When a magistrate says “he could...

Make them shiny, make them wide…
Raphael Vassallo

That’s the thing with old photos. They have a habit of making you look at the present from a slightly different perspective.

That’s the thing with old photos. They have a habit...

Why PN’s cheap fuel demand is downright loony
Ralph Cassar

Fuel costs are burdened by excise duties because our thirst for oil means...

Fuel costs are burdened by excise duties because our thirst...

Before and beyond the Syrian calamity
Alon Ben-Meir

The search for a solution to Syria’s civil war and the unfolding tragedy of the Syrian refugees can be found only by defeating ISIS while simultaneously...

The search for a solution to Syria’s civil war and...

The world's largest lesson
Evarist Bartolo

Education will be at the heart of this activity and The ‘World’s Largest Lesson’ will be the cornerstone in permeating the education community

Education will be at the heart of this activity and The...

You can’t take our freedom, but you can make us want it less
Raphael Vassallo

‘Freedom’ of the national, self-determination variety is no longer...

‘Freedom’ of the national, self-determination...

Give me a break
Josanne Cassar

A Facebook rant-filled week is guaranteed once again with more of the usual traffic mayhem until everyone settles back into their scholastic routine. 

A Facebook rant-filled week is guaranteed once again with...

Did somebody say corruption?
Saviour Balzan

The truth is that civil servants and other appointees in the departments that dealt with residence permits have been replicating what their peers have been...

The truth is that civil servants and other appointees in...

In support of the bus strike
James Debono

How would you expect a driver who is not even allowed a 30 minutes break after six hours of driving to provide a service with a smile?  

How would you expect a driver who is not even allowed a 30...

Contrariwise…
Raphael Vassallo

All these years later, Alice gets drawn into a world she will surely find familiar: the ‘contrariwise’ world of Malta’s increasingly neurotic...

All these years later, Alice gets drawn into a world she...

Needed: A coordinated response to a global crisis
Frank Psaila

Merkel’s unilateral decision to throw her doors wide open, and then...

Merkel’s unilateral decision to throw her doors wide...

Working for work
Evarist Bartolo

Productive and decent employment is the most important source of income security. 

Productive and decent employment is the most important...