A mistrusted and partial speaker?
Mark Said
Perhaps the time has come to consider a constitutional amendment whereby the Speaker is elected by a two-thirds majority with the same procedure as that pertaining to the...
A geriatric for a US president
Michael Falzon
Pity the serious US voter if the campaign centres on the verbal slips of the two candidates! A geriatric race is on
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...

Money, money, money
Ryan Callus

The disagreement between the two major political parties on party financing boils down to the unfair level playing field in favour of the Labour Party 

The disagreement between the two major political parties on...

Spot the tea party
James Debono

Decreasing income tax as proposed by the PN to top up the meager 58 cents increase simply results in less revenue for public services.  With Labour ...

Decreasing income tax as proposed by the PN to top up the...

‘The big one’ in the oil scandal
Saviour Balzan

We cannot stop the tide, the immensity of the social media, but even the social media is waking up to the malicious commentary and blocking it.

We cannot stop the tide, the immensity of the social media,...

All civil servants should be people of trust
Josanne Cassar

A true civil servant should know that his loyalty is to the government of the...

A true civil servant should know that his loyalty is to the...

Re-introducing Simon Busuttil
Frank Psaila

It’s an uphill battle for Simon Busuttil and the PN, but Sunday’s General Convention marked what could be a turning point for the PN.

It’s an uphill battle for Simon Busuttil and the PN,...

Migrants are not terrorists
Jurgen Balzan

When national security takes precedence over human and civil rights, society is on a very slippery slope. In some countries, this has led to the arrest of...

When national security takes precedence over human and...

Toxic energy politics
James Debono

By attacking the Opposition’s record in government whenever it faces questions on its own record, the government is sending out toxic message: that...

By attacking the Opposition’s record in government...

The Church is in no position to teach morality
Raphael Vassallo

We’ve all seen how the Church interprets ‘right’ and...

We’ve all seen how the Church interprets...