‘This is how our political system works’, he said...
Raphael Vassallo
... I mean, what more I can even say? If they still can’t see anything wrong, with any of that... there’s a very good optician down the road from where I live, you know
People and dance floors in Malta | Karen Mamo, Dr Giulia Zampini
While the law is becoming less punitive towards drug users, and particularly cannabis users, there is still a general reluctance to adopt a public health approach towards other...
Last man standing
Saviour Balzan

Dalli was not exactly Mr Darling, and in many ways his deportment does not help his plight... Nonetheless I cannot say that in this Island of ours there are...

Dalli was not exactly Mr Darling, and in many ways his...

Dissecting a relationship
Josanne Cassar

'Gone Girl' has so many twists and turns that revealing anything more will just serve as spoilers: there is an accurate depiction of the expectations...

'Gone Girl' has so many twists and turns that...

Leaving no escape route for ISIS
Alon Ben-Meir

The battle against ISIS cannot be carried out incrementally; it must be overwhelming from the ground, sea and air, forcing them to be on the run and preventing...

The battle against ISIS cannot be carried out...

Hong Kong Phooey
Raphael Vassallo

Busuttil is in no position to complain, seeing as how his own precious Nationalist Party – the only real guarantor of democracy, if its leader is to be...

Busuttil is in no position to complain, seeing as how his...

Providing employment opportunities for persons with disabilities
Evarist Bartolo

Providing opportunities of recruitment and career advancement for persons with...

Providing opportunities of recruitment and career...

The growth of Spanish and the ‘Lionel Messi effect’
Carmel Vassallo

The presence of Spanish in Maltese state schools has increased more than...

The presence of Spanish in Maltese state schools has...

If Vella’s charm offensive fails, Juncker will get the blame
Frank Psaila

In his new role as EU Commissioner, Vella would do well to put his charm to...

In his new role as EU Commissioner, Vella would do well to...

The massive neutrality debate is back
Michael Falzon

Will this archaic attitude drag Joseph Muscat and George Vella down and hinder the needed change in the wording of Malta’s neutrality clause when there...

Will this archaic attitude drag Joseph Muscat and George...

How many MPs does it take to change a law?
Raphael Vassallo

This week two court rulings have again blatantly exposed that Malta’s...

This week two court rulings have again blatantly exposed...

When silence is arrogance
Saviour Balzan

The real issue concerns Cyrus Engerer, the enfant terrible who still continues to receive consultancies in government service and could have nearly made it to...

The real issue concerns Cyrus Engerer, the enfant terrible...

The HELLO! magazine syndrome
Josanne Cassar

I wonder if we will ever come to a point when we will decide to reclaim our private moments and go back to the days when personal photos were only seen by...

I wonder if we will ever come to a point when we will...

Why do we have to wait for summits and tsunamis?
Leo Brincat

I am finding it very reassuring that partly because of growing awareness of the...

I am finding it very reassuring that partly because of...

‘Nul points’ for Karmenu Vella…
Raphael Vassallo

It matters a great deal that a man who proved incapable of giving even a single straight answer to any of the European Parliament's questions, can go on to...

It matters a great deal that a man who proved incapable of...

‘Integrate, work hard, don’t give up’
Farah Abdi

The Maltese must try to understand that multiculturalism is now becoming a...

The Maltese must try to understand that multiculturalism is...

Drifting into a nanny state
Andrew Azzopardi

Politics is not wrong. It is what is wrong in politics that we need to remove. Cutting children and young people off is not only ridiculous but unnatural for a...

Politics is not wrong. It is what is wrong in politics that...

The proof of the tablet is in the reading (and writing)
Evarist Bartolo

Our pledge of giving a tablet to each and every child as from Year 4 in State,...

Our pledge of giving a tablet to each and every child as...

Walk your talk, Mr PM
Ryan Callus

The Labour Government is carving up the public service into two – the selected few, and the rest

The Labour Government is carving up the public service into...

Malta's midlife crisis
Raphael Vassallo

You can almost pick out any problem area at random and find the same underlying pattern. As we all saw in the recent case of Mr Justice Farrugia Sacco –...

You can almost pick out any problem area at random and find...