The PA is supposed to protect Malta’s cultural heritage… not destroy it
Raphael Vassallo
So the fact that it did – in defiance of all UNESCO’s concerns – only proves that neither the Superintendence, nor the PA itself, is even remotely interested in...
Reining in Clayton’s overspending
Michael Falzon
Will the government do this? Or will existing Air Malta employees be allowed to have the cake and eat it when they are re-employed by the ‘new’ Air Malta?
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...

Cruel politics: the unjust arrest of Sliema's local councillors
Saviour Balzan

The evidence presented in court included taped conversations presented by the...

The evidence presented in court included taped...

The shabbiness of it all
Josanne Cassar

I often daydream of being an environmental warden for just one day, with the authority to impose the heftiest of fines.

I often daydream of being an environmental warden for just...

Odious hunters and their right to protest
James Debono

The right to protest is sacrosanct. Beating journalists and birdwatchers is not.

The right to protest is sacrosanct. Beating journalists and...

Bring on the referendum
Raphael Vassallo

It was Labour which started the strategy, in 1996, when George Vella signed a shabby pre-electoral contract with the hunters. But what 'Labour started'...

It was Labour which started the strategy, in 1996, when...

Diversity, liberty and solidarity
John Baldacchino

To be Maltese or Scottish, British or European, is a consequence and not the cause of being a willing participant in a democracy that sustains diversity,...

To be Maltese or Scottish, British or European, is a...