Growth, tourism and our quality of life
Ralph Cassar
We hardly ever hear about the mitigation of the effects of mass tourism from the Malta Tourism Authority
There are other places, apart from freezers, to stuff our organic waste...
Raphael Vassallo
“With the population of individual local councils ranging broadly from 200 to 22,000, contracting for and organising waste collection on such a small-scale limits...
Sweet and sour justice
Raphael Vassallo

Why are the law-courts bending over backwards to protect a man charged with serious criminal behaviour, while throwing the book at a handful of women whose...

Why are the law-courts bending over backwards to protect a...

Bashing Tony Zarb
James Debono

Tony Zarb probably crossed a line when alluding to the award of tenders under a Labour government, but more worrying is the apparent collusion between the...

Tony Zarb probably crossed a line when alluding to the...

Why our children deserve a better educational system
Evarist Bartolo

We need a strategy that narrows the gap between girls and boys in reading and...

We need a strategy that narrows the gap between girls and...

Where have all the red flags gone?
Michael Falzon

Nowadays one never sees any red-frocked peroxide blondes (loaded with gold bracelets) mobbing the Labour leader.

Nowadays one never sees any red-frocked peroxide blondes...

The anti-manifesto
Claudine Cassar

It is our politicians we need to hear thinking outside the box and not humble columnists.

It is our politicians we need to hear thinking outside the...

MY willy is bigger than YOUR willy… so there!
Raphael Vassallo

This can’t be happening. Seriously: it is just too much to take on board all...

This can’t be happening. Seriously: it is just too much...

Gay rights, PN style: a gimmick to end all gimmicks
Joseph Carmel Chetcuti

The proposed Constitutional amendment, as contained in the Nationalist...

The proposed Constitutional amendment, as contained in the...

Me? I have the face of someone who is going to lick ass after 9 March
Saviour Balzan

Simon Busuttil’s ‘wicc ta’ Nazzjonalist’ comment is comparable to...

Simon Busuttil’s ‘wicc ta’ Nazzjonalist’ comment is...

Peter Andre: the Ambassador nobody asked for
Teodor Reljic

It may be time to reconsider how token 'Cultural Ambassador' titles are...

It may be time to reconsider how token 'Cultural...

Pot calling the kettle black again
James Debono

Gonzi is asking Labour some pertinent questions on party funding, but it’s rich coming from the man under whose watch development zones were extended and...

Gonzi is asking Labour some pertinent questions on party...

Blame yourselves for this bloody mess
Saviour Balzan

If there is someone who should be ashamed it is the political class which presided over such an incredible scandal

If there is someone who should be ashamed it is the...

Greece-ing us up for bankruptcy!
Claudine Cassar

It is clear that the business community has not done enough to make its voice heard – business leaders need to become more vocal and should not shy away from...

It is clear that the business community has not done enough...

The opposite of madness
Raphael Vassallo

Having identified an ‘oligarchy’ Franco Debono proceeded to pull the plug on the very machine that had kept the same oligarchy hooked up to all the...

Having identified an ‘oligarchy’ Franco Debono...

How to improve education
Evarist Bartolo

The need for more books in classroom libraries and the possibility of further use of technologies during reading lessons is also made clear for all to see

The need for more books in classroom libraries and the...

The EU doesn’t give ‘certificates’
Raphael Vassallo

The EU does not give ‘certificates’ of economic health. On the contrary, it merely accepts whatever figures are thrown at it by member States, at face...

The EU does not give ‘certificates’ of economic health....

Between the corrupted and the corrupter
James Debono

Removing prescription on corruption charges for politicians and not for those who corrupt them is not only unfair but could result in blackmail. It should be...

Removing prescription on corruption charges for politicians...

Guess we’re all liberals now, huh?
Raphael Vassallo

You know how it works with certain movies: there will be a pivotal scene, normally around two-thirds of the way through, when the main protagonist suddenly...

You know how it works with certain movies: there will be a...

Hey! I just met you, and this is funny…
Raphael Vassallo

But here’s my bank account, now give me money

But here’s my bank account, now give me money