The PA is supposed to protect Malta’s cultural heritage… not destroy it
Raphael Vassallo
So the fact that it did – in defiance of all UNESCO’s concerns – only proves that neither the Superintendence, nor the PA itself, is even remotely interested in...
A smart move: The imperative of an AI and technology committee in parliament | Rebekah Borg
By acknowledging our fears, updating our laws, bridging the digital gap, and collaborating internationally, we can ensure that AI and technology serve as tools for progress and...
When the price is right
Josanne Cassar

After all those years that Sant spent railing and protesting against Bondiplus, deflating the whole thing turned out to be quite easy huh?

After all those years that Sant spent railing and...

Football ought to help, not squeeze economies
Angelo Chetcuti

And the question is: will England get another chance at 2022?

And the question is: will England get another chance at...

Genuine or fake, the hunters’ petition must be verified
Raphael Vassallo

If it also turns out that a number of signatures are fakes, there should be...

If it also turns out that a number of signatures are fakes,...

Teenagers and the internet
Evarist Bartolo

The possible effects of excessive use of internet has sparked a debate between different schools of thought: those who believe that moderate internet use is...

The possible effects of excessive use of internet has...

Back to the drawing board
Michael Falzon

After last week’s disappointing electoral result, will the PN go back to the drawing board, eat some humble pie and change its tactics?

After last week’s disappointing electoral result,...

Four funerals and a baptism
Raphael Vassallo

The Nationalist Party does not need to bury itself wholesale – it only needs to bury those things that have made it so unpopular over the years

The Nationalist Party does not need to bury itself...

What's worse than being in denial?
Saviour Balzan

We need a strong opposition, one that offers an alternative.

We need a strong opposition, one that offers an alternative.

When a mother lies
Josanne Cassar

Children desperately need their fathers too, and our society will be all the poorer if women persist by all means possible to cut men out of the...

Children desperately need their fathers too, and our...

Don't touch the referendum
James Debono

Presenting a petition calling on parliament to restrict referendum rights to protect the hunting lobby, undermines the democratic credentials of the...

Presenting a petition calling on parliament to...

A blessing in disguise
Frank Psaila

Joseph Muscat understands electors’ psyche, the Nationalist Party does not: this is what the Simon Busuttil’s PN is up against and unless it...

Joseph Muscat understands electors’ psyche, the...

The legitimacy of a government after an EP election defeat
Kevin Aquilina

Maltese political parties do not seem to suffer from this legitimacy syndrome....

Maltese political parties do not seem to suffer from this...

We could all learn a thing or two from Tal-Ajkla
Raphael Vassallo

We all need Zaren Bonnici in politics because he has so much to teach us all...

We all need Zaren Bonnici in politics because he has so...

The country needs strong opposition(s)
James Debono

Democracy is not served well by supersized governments confronted by weak and entrenched oppositions

Democracy is not served well by supersized governments...

Elegy for farmers
Evarist Bartolo

We have to strengthen vocational education in agriculture and veterinary services, at both secondary and post-secondary level.

We have to strengthen vocational education in agriculture...

The 'association by guilt' trump card
Saviour Balzan

The Panini album stunt was an attempt to portray to what extent the Muscat slogan Malta Tagħna lkoll had become a bad joke. It could have been a great idea,...

The Panini album stunt was an attempt to portray to what...

Can I kick it? Yelkouan!
Raphael Vassallo

The sight of an infuriated pair of Yelkouans, fighting for the survival of their young in a fiercely competitive world, is both spectacular… and...

The sight of an infuriated pair of Yelkouans, fighting for...

The resurgence of Alfred Sant
Josanne Cassar

Sant's elections was a validation of someone many thought was politically finished; it was the kind of comeback which I doubt has ever been seen in...

Sant's elections was a validation of someone many...

Towards a Labour hegemony?
Michael Briguglio

The masses make history, and in the current moment, the masses are pointing towards a Labour hegemony

The masses make history, and in the current moment, the...