The additional mechanism to counter the effects of inflation | Mark Musu
Given the substantial increase in the allocation and the doubling of the eligible population, the impact of the programme this year is projected to be much more pronounced
A budget for all
Miriam Dalli
These savings on energy bills directly impact households' financial well-being, allowing them to allocate resources to other expenses like food, housing, and education and...
Time to investigate links between police and politics
Busuttil: pandering to populism?
James Debono

Simon Busuttil says he is opposed to any increase in National Insurance to fund free maternity leave for working mums. In so doing he may be pandering to...

Simon Busuttil says he is opposed to any increase in...

What a drag
Josanne Cassar

Conchita ran into a snag because the reaction to her beard has simply reinforced bigotry, rubbing many straight people the wrong way

Conchita ran into a snag because the reaction to her beard...

Devil Wears Pra-duh live-blogs the Eurovision!
Daniel Azzopardi

Daniel Azzopardi from Devilwearspraduh.com is live-blogging the...

Daniel Azzopardi from Devilwearspraduh.com is live-blogging...

Ronaldo: I’m rooting for a Brazil-Germany final at Maracana

Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario da Lima writes that he wants to see Brazil and...

Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario da Lima writes that he wants...

A look at the employment reforms
Michael Briguglio

The Labour government is carrying out a silent revolution on work-life balance, but on other reforms there is a dose of conditionality

The Labour government is carrying out a silent revolution...

Pilate had it easy compared to Simon
Raphael Vassallo

The simple fact that some people want a referendum, on its own, is apparently enough to make the PN retreat into a corner and say nothing at all.

The simple fact that some people want a referendum, on its...

A framework for education strategy
Evarist Bartolo

We must address the high incidence of early school leavers and increase participation in adult learning, and promote and raise levels of student attainment in...

We must address the high incidence of early school leavers...

What will we be voting for?
Michael Falzon

The EP election cannot but be reduced to a referendum on Joseph Muscat’s first 14 months in government and Simon Busuttil’s record in...

The EP election cannot but be reduced to a referendum...

Simon Busuttil, one year on
Frank Psaila

Simon Busuttil has mountains to climb but Joseph Muscat’s honeymoon is long over" his appeal to the ‘soldiers of steel’ at the Bormla...

Simon Busuttil has mountains to climb but Joseph...

This is your justice system on drugs
Raphael Vassallo

The truth is that our justice system does not reform criminals. It produces them.

The truth is that our justice system does not reform...

Ten years down the line
Saviour Balzan

Vote for Europe, they said, if you do not want to wait in the line with "Arabs and blacks!"

Vote for Europe, they said, if you do not want to wait in...

Online but out of touch?
Josanne Cassar

Just as the magnetic allure of the wonderous iPad is irresistible to kids, so too is the hypnotic pull of having Facebook and other social media so enticingly...

Just as the magnetic allure of the wonderous iPad is...

Malta needs a gore-horror film
Teodor Reljic

Simshar is all well and good, but wouldn’t it be better if local filmmakers got down and dirty and made a mad, fun little B-movie instead?

Simshar is all well and good, but wouldn’t it be...

Life through the Panini album
Where's Wally?
Raphael Vassallo

Chris Said assures us all ‘we know where we stand’ with the PN in this campaign. He just won’t tell us until after the election, that’s...

Chris Said assures us all ‘we know where we...

On employment, the PN plays a numbers game
Evarist Bartolo

The PN leader’s claims are pure mathematical miscalculation. Eurostat...

The PN leader’s claims are pure mathematical...

MEP elections: some easy predictions
James Debono

Labour is set to win the MEP elections. The unknown variable is the scale of Labour’s victory.

Labour is set to win the MEP elections. The unknown...