A wish list resulting from the Sofia inquiry
Mark Said
Although the Sofia public inquiry conclusions shone a spotlight on construction safety (actually the total lack of it) in Malta, I heavily suspect that workers will still deem...
The AI beverage from HELL
Alexiei Dingli
This digital synthesis of taste is a pioneering approach that might soon become a standard in the food and beverage industry. We also see this trend in other sectors where several...
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...

Simon Busuttil: A diminished leader
James Debono

Simon Busuttil's stature is diminished by the 53% confidence vote in the government.

Simon Busuttil's stature is diminished by the 53%...

[WATCH] Carmen Sammut and Michael Falzon: the campaign analysis
Michael Falzon / Carmen Sammut

Carmen Sammut and Michael Falzon have stripped down the 2014's European...

Carmen Sammut and Michael Falzon have stripped down the...

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog
Saviour Balzan

MaltaToday managing editor Saviour Balzan on the European Parliament campiagn

MaltaToday managing editor Saviour Balzan on the European...

Using education to generate wealth
Evarist Bartolo

The National Employment Policy sets out a comprehensive strategy to enhance the quality of jobs and of employees. We will legislate against precarious work and...

The National Employment Policy sets out a comprehensive...

The song remains the same
Raphael Vassallo

This election isn’t about Europe, it’s about promising to keep alive a tradition of political backtracking and a culture of political division

This election isn’t about Europe, it’s about...