Bouncers’ misrule
Mark Said
Bouncers who work in bars and discotheques have to solve problems, but one needs to consider how their jobs are to be done. Their task should be coordinated with the police
Disability and humour: Comic or tragic? | Vickie Gauci
Unity | How can disability, traditionally viewed as a tragic and pitiable phenomenon, be associated with humour? Can persons with disabilitiesproduce and appreciate humour?
Squeezing the stuffiness out of the Nationalist Party
Frank Psaila

The stuffiness of the Nationalist Party on a number of social issues has driven...

The stuffiness of the Nationalist Party on a number of...

Gaza: Kudos for George but…
James Debono

Malta’s objection to Israel’s bid to win a UN security council seat should also take into consideration Israel's repeated failure to abide by...

Malta’s objection to Israel’s bid to win a UN...

More than a tad too cynical
Michael Falzon

Muscat had hinted at probable impending changes some time ago, just after the EP elections, saying that holding local elections frequently was a recurring...

Muscat had hinted at probable impending changes some time...

‘Absurd’? ‘Illogical’? ‘Nonsensical’? – must be the justice system…
Raphael Vassallo

I am tempted to draw analogies with Monty Python’s dead parrot sketch here, but seriously: the real life experience is more surreal.

I am tempted to draw analogies with Monty Python’s...

Better the dictator you know…
Saviour Balzan

There is little or nothing we can do to change the international situation.  We are if anything insignificant and without influence and to believe that we...

There is little or nothing we can do to change the...

To stay or to flee
Josanne Cassar

If my life or that of my family were in danger I would not be quibbling about having to pay money in order to get the heck out of a dangerous, war-torn country.

If my life or that of my family were in danger I would not...

Air Malta, beer and sauerkraut
George M. Mangion

Today Air Malta is on its knees scraping though the intravenous intervention of a massive rescue operation. The sad truth is that during its chequered history...

Today Air Malta is on its knees scraping though the...

Suspending local elections to help out hunters?
Arnold Cassola

The real motive behind the plan to suspend local council elections is the Prime...

The real motive behind the plan to suspend local council...

King of the Hill
Raphael Vassallo

Without your finger on the big red button, it is quite simply impossible to turn to building contractors and big businesses for donations – or...

Without your finger on the big red button, it is quite...

Raising the profile of vocational education
Evarist Bartolo

Vocational education should not be seen as a competitor to academic...

Vocational education should not be seen as a competitor to...

A saga ‘not well handled’ at all
Ryan Callus

Ultimately, this country is bogged down with two ambassadors for China. That is an expense we can do without.

Ultimately, this country is bogged down with two...

Where justice is a game…
Raphael Vassallo

I can easily predict a scenario where Wenzu Mintoff may suddenly cease to be a Sith Lord in the eyes of the Rebellion, and once again becomes a Jedi in shining...

I can easily predict a scenario where Wenzu Mintoff may...

Two and a half Russians
Saviour Balzan

Western-style democracy is not something that grows on trees. It is an achievement that takes ages to evolve and it makes a nation different from another.

Western-style democracy is not something that grows on...

Why our brains can’t cope with tragedy overload
Josanne Cassar

Many of these world events are so completely out of our control that if we...

Many of these world events are so completely out of our...

It’s not a ‘song’.  It’s a distress call
Raphael Vassallo

By his own admission Roderick Galdes found a loophole that would allow bird...

By his own admission Roderick Galdes found a loophole that...

Teachers as leaders
Evarist Bartolo

The Ministry of Education is convinced of the importance of teachers. They can contribute to their school’s success. We want teachers to take on a...

The Ministry of Education is convinced of the importance of...

Change or be damned
Frank Psaila

Simon Busuttil has what it takes to implement radical changes within the PN – but he has to make sure that all his MPs and party officials are on the...

Simon Busuttil has what it takes to implement radical...

Condemning the Gaza atrocity
James Debono

What Israel is doing in Gaza is criminal. Full stop.

What Israel is doing in Gaza is criminal. Full stop.