How to lose an election without trying
Saviour Balzan
Jason Micallef and Manuel Cuschieri have turned out to be the most ardent apologists of Joseph Muscat in the face of overwhelming evidence that the former prime minister has some...
Euthanasia: Another taboo broken
Mark Said
If autonomy is the issue, why do we not respect every disabled or suicidal person’s wish for death? Regardless of their health condition or life expectancy, there are always...
On transport, heads should roll
Frank Psaila

Mizzi micromanages and is unable to look at the bigger picture. He’s alarmingly short of substance and unable to think outside the box

Mizzi micromanages and is unable to look at the bigger...

Revitalising apprenticeships
Evarist Bartolo

There seems to be a mismatch between the number of apprenticeships on offer and the actual labour market needs

There seems to be a mismatch between the number of...

The writing on the wallpaper
Michael Falzon

As is normal in the political scene in this small island of ours, a government in mid term reaches a low level in popularity

As is normal in the political scene in this small island of...

Another referendum? Bring it on…
Raphael Vassallo

Here we are again, faced with another lobby-group deluded enough to believe it actually speaks on behalf of some moral majority

Here we are again, faced with another lobby-group deluded...

Stay home please, Dr Gonzi. Stay home
Saviour Balzan

For Gonzi to share the same podium with the River of Love’s self-appointed pastor Gordon John Manche – a questionable figure by any stretch...

For Gonzi to share the same podium with the River of...

We need a proper discussion to address people’s fears
Josanne Cassar

I have no problem with people of other lands or religions coming to live here...

I have no problem with people of other lands or religions...

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...