New definition of irony: Robert Abela complaining about ‘cushy jobs’
Raphael Vassallo
“We made mistakes, of course we did. But one thing I feel no remorse about, is that: if you were to ask me whether, in these past months, [my government] could have given a...
The people have spoken, but it’s being lost in translation
Josanne Cassar
The MEP elections were a cold shower for a complacent, arrogant administration which had become too used to gliding easily through elections, smugly convinced that they had the...
Hunting and the Lisbon effect
Raphael Vassallo

There seems to be a good deal more at work behind the scenes in the imminent spring hunting referendum, than the issue of whether or not we should allow birds...

There seems to be a good deal more at work behind the...

Greece – It’s about your future, not your money
Mark Camilleri

We cannot afford to be short sighted at a time of great historical change in...

We cannot afford to be short sighted at a time of great...

So who decides what’s socially acceptable?
Josanne Cassar

Too many people are afraid of going against the grain for holding a different...

Too many people are afraid of going against the grain for...

The tragic tear in US-Israel relations
Alon Ben-Meir

The Israelis must deny Netanyahu another term in office because should he win, his victory will demonstrate that they are following a blind shepherd who is...

The Israelis must deny Netanyahu another term in office...

‘Treat me like a fool, treat me mean and cruel…’
Raphael Vassallo

They are 'treated mean and cool' for selling superior habiliments... by...

They are 'treated mean and cool' for selling...

A fat cat’s bordello of an amnesty
James Debono

Government wants to rake in millions of euros from fines while rewarding abusers with planning  permits through which they will make enough money to...

Government wants to rake in millions of euros from fines...

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...