That’s a whole new definition of ‘Pensions Time Bomb’…
Raphael Vassallo
Let’s face it, folks… Clyde Caruana is not exactly the first Maltese government minister – in any administration of government - to dangle the fabled...
Newsflash: David Casa discovers that his own medicine doesn’t taste all that great, after all…
Raphael Vassallo
David Casa cannot so easily distance himself from the (entirely predictable) consequences of his own actions
Beyond the call of duty
Evarist Bartolo

Sometimes we overlook the fact that teaching is not a one-size-fits-all exercise

Sometimes we overlook the fact that teaching is not a...

The season to be Ornis
Raphael Vassallo

In their eagerness to accommodate hunters in all things, both political parties would be perfectly willing to move not only mountains, but also the entire...

In their eagerness to accommodate hunters in all things,...

Women. Phenomenally, phenomenal women
Farah Abdi

Oprah has Gayle, Beyonce has Kelly, Barack has Michelle. I have my mum.

Oprah has Gayle, Beyonce has Kelly, Barack has Michelle. I...

The privatisation of energy
James Debono

Privatisation has enabled Joseph Muscat to honour his major electoral pledge to reduce electricity bills without increasing spending. But what are the...

Privatisation has enabled Joseph Muscat to honour his major...

Signs of waning interest
Josanne Cassar

Reactions to the Muscat-Busuttil Xarabank debate suggest that local politicians should fear one thing above all: indifference.

Reactions to the Muscat-Busuttil Xarabank debate suggest...

Saving Syria and its children
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

Aid organizations need more support but it is not too late to make a difference and be a part of the movement to help save a generation of Syria’s...

Aid organizations need more support but it is not too late...

Idleness is not an option
Evarist Bartolo

The government is being proactive in making inroads for unemployed individuals to break out of an unemployed life

The government is being proactive in making inroads for...

Invasion of the closet skeletons
Raphael Vassallo

When you turn to the Opposition to enquire how it intends opposing the political lunacy of the government, all you see are the somnambulating skeletons of all...

When you turn to the Opposition to enquire how it intends...

Of accents, governments and oppositions
John Baldacchino

One year in, the weight of governance has somewhat frustrated Joseph Muscat’s ambition to sustain his inclusive 'movement'

One year in, the weight of governance has somewhat...

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...

Losing the moral high ground
Michael Falzon

I do get the feeling that Muscat’s attempt at using the Engerer case in the way he did must have lost him more votes than he might have possibly won back.

I do get the feeling that Muscat’s attempt at using...

Vote for the Doughnut Man. Who else?
Raphael Vassallo

How much simpler, to use our vote to support those in life who tell us simple things we know to be true. Like how goddamn good their doughnuts are.

How much simpler, to use our vote to support those in life...

Karaoke journalists and politicians
Letting things slide is not an option
Josanne Cassar

Labour was voted into power by the kind of majority Malta rarely sees, the kind of power that needs to be handled with extreme care and caution. But recent...

Labour was voted into power by the kind of majority Malta...

When an Opposition matters

By Ryan Callus

By Ryan Callus

Shame on you, BA
Frank Psaila

Heads should roll at the BA over the Imperium Europa political spot for the European elections – but they won’t. This is European, progressive...

Heads should roll at the BA over the Imperium Europa...