Whose side is the Film Commission on, anyway? ‘Commodus’, or ‘Maximus Decimus Meridius’?
Raphael Vassallo
Above all, however, one would expect the Malta Film Commission to also wade directly into the issue at hand... by telling us, for instance, where it actually stands in (to borrow...
The mother of all PR disasters...
Raphael Vassallo
Robert Abela should really have had enough political acumen, of his own, to pre-emptively guage how the public would react to his decisions
Stuff their mouths with gold
Saviour Balzan

Labour’s new brand of political appointees attract a lot of gossip. Some of that talk is unjustified and simply driven by envy. In other cases, however,...

Labour’s new brand of political appointees attract a...

Detention is a cage that spurs frustration
Farah Abdi

As a person who has gone through the system myself, I can attest to the...

As a person who has gone through the system myself, I can...

Wrong medium, wrong message
Josanne Cassar

Every time Michelle Muscat says or does something, or even when she makes a fashion choice, she is up against a swathe of the population which is ready to...

Every time Michelle Muscat says or does something, or even...

The silent suffering of Mater Dei's overcrowding
Paul Pace

Will the personal ordeal suffered by most patients admitted to Mater Dei...

Will the personal ordeal suffered by most patients admitted...

One year later: the travails of democratic change
Michael Falzon

Labour must learn how to better resist the pressure for handouts that is...

Labour must learn how to better resist the pressure for...

What’s in a presidency?
Raphael Vassallo

Moving such players around the chessboard may radically alter the outcome of the political game.

Moving such players around the chessboard may radically...

A left-wing presidency for Malta?
Michael Briguglio

The ideological orientation of the social policy minister who will replace Coleiro Preca will be decisive as to the Labour government's direction on welfare

The ideological orientation of the social policy minister...

Two weights and two friggin’ measures
Saviour Balzan

Policemen have been busily wasting their time to prosecute individuals who have passed comments on a newspaper portal about the horrible state of hunting.

Policemen have been busily wasting their time to prosecute...

D is for democracy. And also for Disney…
Raphael Vassallo

'Impossible' things suddenly become 'possible' when the results...

'Impossible' things suddenly become...

‘Work is not just a four letter word’
Evarist Bartolo

This past year we have given special attention to fifth form students who had...

This past year we have given special attention to fifth...

Calling a spade a spade
Claudine Cassar

The message must be that crime, including tax evasion and benefit fraud, does not pay.

The message must be that crime, including tax evasion and...

The inappropriateness of parliament as a judicial body
Kevin Aquilina

Members of Parliament cannot be considered to be independent and impartial...

Members of Parliament cannot be considered to be...

Grab a condom
Claudine Cassar

Teaching our youngsters to abstain and be faithful is clearly not sufficient for the circumstances at hand.

Teaching our youngsters to abstain and be faithful is...

The case of the outsmarted smart meters
Michael Falzon

Corruption does exist in all walks of life but blaming corruption for any controversial decision with which one disagrees is not on

Corruption does exist in all walks of life but blaming...

Laying the foundation for tomorrow’s education?
Evarist Bartolo

Having one strategy for all educational initiatives allows everyone to focus on...

Having one strategy for all educational initiatives allows...

Farrugia Sacco – injustice in the making?
Kevin Aquilina

Applying proportionality to Farrugia Sacco indicates that judicial removal...

Applying proportionality to Farrugia Sacco indicates that...

The wolves of Malta
Saviour Balzan

If Muscat thinks his AC Milan has no news value, he is missing the point: News is not determined by who smells the coffee, but by who casts the dice.

If Muscat thinks his AC Milan has no news value, he is...

Stealing from the commons
James Debono

In a country where political patronage and nepotism are rampant, naming and shaming those party to bribery is vital to dispel any impression that a cover-up is...

In a country where political patronage and nepotism are...