Everything that’s wrong with Maltese politics, in one online app…
Raphael Vassallo
But like I said at the very beginning: this is an experiment you can try for yourselves, at home. And I think you’ll find that it explains… Oh! So very much, about...
For someone to buy your vote, you have to be willing to sell it
Josanne Cassar
As the Prime Minister, himself has pointed out with the publication of the Vitals inquiry, timing is everything, so he should be the first to appreciate why the nation is so...
The 'most transparent government ever' joke
Ryan Callus

The Opposition has every right to question and request the publication of the...

The Opposition has every right to question and request the...

Europe grapples with its difficult Greek reality
Leo Brincat

After months of pondering about who Syriza really is or could be, the next...

After months of pondering about who Syriza really is or...

The four pillars of education
Evarist Bartolo

These four pillars form an integrated whole, complementing and strengthening each other. Education is, after all, a total experience.

These four pillars form an integrated whole, complementing...

Simon, people want direct politics
Andrew Azzopardi

In the past the PN was known as a factory of ideas but now it is still struggling to engineer proposals, even because Joseph Muscat’s team always seem to...

In the past the PN was known as a factory of ideas but now...

Cities are about people, not monuments
Raphael Vassallo

Whichever way you look at Piano’s parliament – and I stress I refer only to the building itself, and not its immediate surroundings – it...

Whichever way you look at Piano’s parliament –...

Hunting referendum: No campaigners must get their act together
Carmen Sammut

The question we must ask is, why is it that that ‘no campaign’ is...

The question we must ask is, why is it that that ‘no...

Hands off Joseph, this is a people’s referendum
Saviour Balzan

If the referendum is lost, the gangs of contractors and speculators will have...

If the referendum is lost, the gangs of contractors and...

How to feel like a law-abiding fool
Josanne Cassar

It seems that everything in this country is favourably geared towards those who openly flout the law because somehow they know that, if they wait it out long...

It seems that everything in this country is favourably...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

We have to vote no in the referendum on spring hunting because this referendum is about reclaiming a countryside that is overrun by hunters

We have to vote no in the referendum on spring hunting...

Syriza: Power to authenticity
James Debono

The victory of a party which grew from just 4% ten years ago to become a party of government is an inspiration to all those who yearn for radical but sensible...

The victory of a party which grew from just 4% ten years...

Nine ways of knowing whether your business is fit and healthy
Kevin-James Fenech

The forthcoming list is a tall order and it isn’t easy to score well in...

The forthcoming list is a tall order and it isn’t...

Something happened on the way to drug law reform…
Raphael Vassallo

The White Paper published last year reflected many concerns. But it has now...

The White Paper published last year reflected many...

Walking the talk
Evarist Bartolo

Malta’s competitive advantage lies in its bilingualism and it is clear that the local community has an important role in the educational experience of...

Malta’s competitive advantage lies in its...

The PN’s problem: easy to state, hard but not impossible to solve
Frank Psaila

In 2013, people had had enough of the PN’s inflexible attitude towards...

In 2013, people had had enough of the PN’s inflexible...

Simon’s choice on hunting
Michael Falzon

As a result of Busuttil’s decision, come the next general election, bird hunting will no longer be an electoral issue for the first time in over 20 years...

As a result of Busuttil’s decision, come the next...

It’s about wildlife conservation, not satisfying a primal instinct
Raphael Vassallo

Has it really never occurred to anyone that the autumn season is so paltry...

Has it really never occurred to anyone that the autumn...

A referendum’s gamble
John Baldacchino

The more I reflect on this, the less I am convinced that this referendum is simply about hunting rights or the protection of migrating birds. 

The more I reflect on this, the less I am convinced that...

A salutary lesson in people power
Josanne Cassar

If people cower in the face of authority, nothing will ever change, and those who take heartless bureaucratic decisions which affect people’s lives will...

If people cower in the face of authority, nothing will ever...