A party in flux
Michael Falzon
It seems that the PN must have understood this by now after so many electoral disasters. So Abela’s efforts should - in theory - also take care of this aspect
A renewed approach to international politics l John Grech
Malta is a small island with a big voice. Our nation stands to seize the moment to redefine its role on the international stage and continue to make bold, strategic moves that...
The visual and verbal cues of a debate
Josanne Cassar

Clearly, Joseph Muscat had too little respect of his adversary to defuse the growing perception that he has already become too arrogant, but Simon...

Clearly, Joseph Muscat had too little respect of his...

‘Next year’ never comes
Raphael Vassallo

Nothing breeds confidence in future success quite like a string of successive, identical failures in the past, now does it? For let’s face it: this is...

Nothing breeds confidence in future success quite like a...

The wider perspective of the European environment
Leo Brincat

We often talk of resource efficiency and the low carbon economy, but for...

We often talk of resource efficiency and the low carbon...

Two years of meritocracy, transparency and accountability… yeah, right!
Ryan Callus

Not only have we been promised that a Labour government would be transparent, but the Prime Minister went as far to state that his government is the most...

Not only have we been promised that a Labour government...

From NEETs to YEETs
Evarist Bartolo

Inactive youths lead to low income adults in the future. There are several risk factors that have to be identified and there are many individual consequences...

Inactive youths lead to low income adults in the future....

An appeal to re-think cultural policy
Mark Camilleri

Serving to all its intents and purposes as a pseudo-intellectual diatribe against populist aesthetic contempt, the Piano debate has certainly not been an...

Serving to all its intents and purposes as a...

Give wildlife a chance? No!
Raphael Vassallo

To imagine an Ornis Committee which took its decisions on the basis of the scientific data placed at its disposal – instead of to blindly rubberstamp the...

To imagine an Ornis Committee which took its decisions on...

Are we enabling young adults to be lazy?
Josanne Cassar

If kids are not “trained” from a very early age that they have to help around the house because that is what being part of a family means, then how...

If kids are not “trained” from a very early age...

The customer experience
Kevin-James Fenech

Clever branding on its own simply isn’t enough; the brand promise must be kept

Clever branding on its own simply isn’t enough;...

Error message: Total System Failure
Raphael Vassallo

What are all these scandals, exactly… if not a regular stream of subliminal error messages, sent out by a motherboard that is now so utterly riddled...

What are all these scandals, exactly… if not a...

The problem with SOCAR
James Debono

The government’s justification that it asked Enemalta to consider SOCAR to avoid raising the price of petrol by 2 cents raises more questions on...

The government’s justification that it asked...

Science: not just for nerds
Evarist Bartolo

The initial encounter with science and technology at child-care, kindergarten and primary level represents a decisive pillar in the individual development of...

The initial encounter with science and technology at...

It’s like a revolution has begun
Frank Psaila

Scicluna has to do one big thing to turn the Church’s fortunes round, which is to return to the true soul of the Catholic Church

Scicluna has to do one big thing to turn the Church’s...

Europe and gender equality: an unfinished story
Věra Jourová

We have to tackle the remaining challenges for gender equality to become a...

We have to tackle the remaining challenges for gender...

What women want
Josanne Cassar

Rather than blaming external factors, I sometimes wonder, when listening to women talk, whether they are not giving permission to themselves to just be what...

Rather than blaming external factors, I sometimes wonder,...

Derogate? What's that?
Saviour Balzan

The truth is that Malta’s accession to the European Union depended on addressing the Birds directive and Habitats directive issues

The truth is that Malta’s accession to the European...

Netanyahu’s speech adds injury to insult
Alon Ben-Meir

Netanyahu pretends to be Israel’s saviour when all he seeks is to save...

Netanyahu pretends to be Israel’s saviour when all he...

The consequences of a Yes victory
James Debono

If you are still hesitating on whether to vote or not, just imagine waking up on April 13 to the sound of shotguns celebrating a victory which gives a...

If you are still hesitating on whether to vote or not, just...