‘U il-kotra qamet f’daqqa’…
Raphael Vassallo
And if that’s not a milestone historical moment, for Ruzar Briffa to write a poem about: I don’t know what is, quite frankly…
A budget not for the middle class? | Daniel Attard
While this budget heralds numerous improvements in social security benefits for low-income individuals, alongside a significant rise in the minimum wage, it also offers...
Who’s next?
Frank Psaila

Things got out of hand, and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has only himself to blame. The question is: Who’s next?

Things got out of hand, and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat...

A government with no ears
Ryan Callus

By this way of doing things, the Government has made a mockery out of the public consultation process 

By this way of doing things, the Government has made a...

Classism of 2014
Raphael Vassallo

In Malta, politicians stolidly refuse to step down even when they are themselves the subject of criminal inquiries into allegations of attempting to cover up a...

In Malta, politicians stolidly refuse to step down even...

That’s no way to treat journalists, Simon
Josanne Cassar

Simon Busuttil’s new confrontational attitude was completely misplaced at...

Simon Busuttil’s new confrontational attitude was...

No ‘ifs’ or ‘buts’, Mallia must go
James Debono

Mallia cannot remain responsible for the police force while the same police...

Mallia cannot remain responsible for the police force while...

Joseph Muscat: From PM to CEO?
Kevin-James Fenech

If our Prime Minister wants to run government more like a business he first needs to facilitate a new Constitution and herald a new way of governing. 

If our Prime Minister wants to run government more like a...

Reappraising Giorgio
Henry Frendo

Gorg Borg Olivier’s legacy was as much one of an independent statehood as of an internal freedom where the separation of powers functioned, law and order...

Gorg Borg Olivier’s legacy was as much one of an...

Talk about a 'miscarriage of justice'...
Raphael Vassallo

There is something singularly absurd about a prosecution and conviction for a crime that not only didn’t happen, but – much more significantly...

There is something singularly absurd about a prosecution...

Our economic plan is on track
Evarist Bartolo

The number of employees in the private sector has increased but there are certain interesting factors that give a clearer dimension to this figure. 

The number of employees in the private sector has increased...

Government’s in freefall, and Muscat has no guts to stop it
Frank Psaila

The events of the past days have undoubtedly tarnished the government’s...

The events of the past days have undoubtedly tarnished the...

For want of a horseshoe nail
Michael Falzon

The time has come for a national independent commission on the Police Force, on the way it works and how it assumes responsibilities from existing laws, and to...

The time has come for a national independent commission on...

Let’s discuss abortion. Oh no, wait…
Raphael Vassallo

Removing the criminal penalties in Article 241 would not change the fact that abortion is illegal in Malta. No doctor, hospital or clinic would legally be able...

Removing the criminal penalties in Article 241 would not...

'What goes around comes around'
Saviour Balzan

This new wave of strident calls for political responsibility brings to mind many such cases we would have had in the past. 

This new wave of strident calls for political...

Let’s hope Black Friday doesn’t catch on here
Josanne Cassar

Just think if all the shops and stores adopted the custom of Black Friday...

Just think if all the shops and stores adopted the custom...

Shoot first, ask questions later
Raphael Vassallo

A week later, the precise sequence of events leading to that shootout remains unclear. 

A week later, the precise sequence of events leading to...

Result of a well thought-out strategy
Evarist Bartolo

Those unemployed who have been receiving social benefits improperly, will be required to regularise their position by next February. 

Those unemployed who have been receiving social benefits...

Malta’s sad WEEE saga: Proof of political impotence
Leo Brincat

Electronic and electrical waste is one particular area where we have been off...

Electronic and electrical waste is one particular area...

Tools for low-skilled youths
Evarist Bartolo

The initiatives we have launched focus on a specific area of need, such as early school leavers, illiteracy, languages and absenteeism among many others

The initiatives we have launched focus on a specific area...