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Dear Owen, Dear Roderick
Saviour Balzan

We know that your Prime Minister wants to derail the referendum process because he believes in appeasing Lino Farrugia et al

We know that your Prime Minister wants to derail the...

Everyone’s doing it
Josanne Cassar

With social media, public opinion can be moulded even more effortlessly because so many declare their stands on national issues in a very public way.

With social media, public opinion can be moulded even more...

Respect (just a little bit)…
Raphael Vassallo

Those Italians were told to respect the police force not out of genuine admiration for (to give an example) their impeccable crime-busting abilities...

Those Italians were told to respect the police force not...

Making learning lifelong
Evarist Bartolo

Our drive is to empower citizens through more personalised and innovative approaches in adult learning.

Our drive is to empower citizens through more personalised...

The unpleasant truth is that the Archbishop’s time is over
Frank Psaila

The leadership vacuum within the local Church was evident as early as three...

The leadership vacuum within the local Church was evident...

It can’t be just a mere coincidence
Michael Falzon

Joseph Muscat is known to have close relations with Matteo Renzi. Italy’s stance towards Malta on migration in the Mediterranean has radically changed....

Joseph Muscat is known to have close relations with Matteo...

Don’t mention the leadership crisis…
Raphael Vassallo

I have noticed a growing loquacity among members of the Nationalist Party involving a great many issues and incidents of the sort most ordinary political...

I have noticed a growing loquacity among members of the...

Like it or not, the church is a political movement
James Debono

By its very nature the church is a political movement. What the divorce...

By its very nature the church is a political movement. What...

An ice bucket for our democracy
Saviour Balzan

According to the police investigation, it turns out that Cities Entertainment were trying to sell off their government lease on the market due to business...

According to the police investigation, it turns out that...

Is the customer always right?
Josanne Cassar

It is true that as customers we have become more demanding, less tolerant, and less willing to overlook bad customer service. But then again, why should we?

It is true that as customers we have become more demanding,...

A lesson Israel and Hamas should remember
Alon Ben-Meir

Israel and Hamas need a face-saving way out, but they remain haunted by a deep...

Israel and Hamas need a face-saving way out, but they...

The Mote in God’s Eye
Raphael Vassallo

Speaking out critically of the Catholic Church is actually a crime in this country. It’s called ‘offending religious sentiment’, and the...

Speaking out critically of the Catholic Church is actually...

The phenomenology of Joseph Muscat
James Debono

Joseph Muscat’s government likes to be liked. The €200,000 giveaway defines its modus operandi as a populist government.

Joseph Muscat’s government likes to be liked. The...

The Leopard
Leo Brincat

The Renzi factor has not only worked but is also expected to succeed, even if it might eventually go through difficult patches

The Renzi factor has not only worked but is also expected...

Youth Guarantee, making a difference
Evarist Bartolo

We have not shied away from exposing problems over the past 17 months and we promise not to do so in the coming years. If you don’t acknowledge the...

We have not shied away from exposing problems over the past...

Did someone say ‘compensation’?
Raphael Vassallo

The offer of compensation for household damages incurred by last Tuesday’s power cut is demonstration that time travel really is possible

The offer of compensation for household damages incurred by...

When it is no longer fashionable to be modern
Saviour Balzan

The modern society is exemplified by our new set of values, which we can now...

The modern society is exemplified by our new set of values,...

The cathartic effect of collective mourning
Josanne Cassar

What is wrong in sharing a feeling of sorrow through social media if it helps...

What is wrong in sharing a feeling of sorrow through social...