A populist budget
Michael Falzon
I must confess that before I read this piece, I have never found myself being totally in agreement with Alfred Sant!
More than just a social budget | Steve Ellul
This budget undeniably aimed to bolster the purchasing power and income of a substantial portion of our working population and pensioners
Muscat can yet ‘buy’ MPs to the electorate’s gain
Matthew Vella

To turn Taghna Lkoll into a process of democratic politics, Muscat must revoke...

To turn Taghna Lkoll into a process of democratic politics,...

The uncultured bourgeoisie of the Maltese islands
Mark Camilleri

Concepts such as social responsibility and research and development are totally...

Concepts such as social responsibility and research and...

Shots in the dark
Raphael Vassallo

What I do know is that this attempt to minimise the incident – based on the underlying assumption that the ‘official version’ would be...

What I do know is that this attempt to minimise the...

A budget-busted week
Ryan Callus

What a week this has been for the Prime Minister! In truth, he can only blame himself for taking the wrong side

What a week this has been for the Prime Minister! In truth,...

Quite frankly, it stinks
Frank Psaila

This is no ordinary crisis and quite frankly, it stinks. We should be looking at three resignations not one. And that would only be the tip of the iceberg.

This is no ordinary crisis and quite frankly, it stinks. We...

The fall of an icon
Josanne Cassar

The more women speak up, the more difficult it is to believe that he is innocent, because the obvious question many of us are asking is: how can it be that...

The more women speak up, the more difficult it is to...

No ifs, no buts, time to go
Saviour Balzan

Political responsibility in the modern sense does not mean that you carry out the act yourself. It goes beyond that.

Political responsibility in the modern sense does not mean...

Red line crossed, again. Mallia must go
Frank Psaila

Mallia crossed the red line again and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has no option but to make him go

Mallia crossed the red line again and Prime Minister Joseph...

Voting rights: who dropped the clanger?
Marlene Mizzi

Electoral laws are, and should remain, in the remit of national governments and not be subjected to cut and paste laws and regulations of the EU

Electoral laws are, and should remain, in the remit of...

Budget: Between prejudice and supplements
James Debono

Being a single parent is not a profession says a moralising finance minister....

Being a single parent is not a profession says a moralising...

The untouchables
Frank Psaila

Under both Nationalist and now Labour administrations blue-eyed boys and girls have been appointed to positions of trust just because they happen to be...

Under both Nationalist and now Labour administrations...

Let’s all bash single mothers, then…
Raphael Vassallo

Just think of all the things we could do with those €4.5 million when we’re no longer using it to feed and clothe your children

Just think of all the things we could do with those...

Joseph’s Cabinet blues
Michael Falzon

It is obvious that the euphoria of Labour’s historic electoral victory is over and Joseph Muscat’s ministers have been re-dimensioned by the man in...

It is obvious that the euphoria of Labour’s historic...

The Phantom of the Orpheum (a wild ghoul chase)
Raphael Vassallo

What contemporary myths suggest is that it takes more than just folklore and...

What contemporary myths suggest is that it takes more than...

MaltaToday, 15 years later
Saviour Balzan

MaltaToday found its roots in the journalism of
1989 in alternattiva, where I spent a good seven years hitting out at a corrupt and unreformed Labour Party...

MaltaToday found its roots in the journalism of
1989 in...

Our virtual arguments seldom feature in the real world
Josanne Cassar

When I talk to people face to face, rather than virtually, I realize that quite...

When I talk to people face to face, rather than virtually,...

Providing for the present, and the future
Evarist Bartolo

Unlike in the past, the graduates of today don’t know where they will be...

Unlike in the past, the graduates of today don’t know...

Waste, climate and shale challenges
Leo Brincat

Malta argued that a long term and sustainable vision for waste management and in particular recycling is necessary, particularly for a small country of its size

Malta argued that a long term and sustainable vision for...