If it is wrong, then bloody well fix it
Saviour Balzan
The Planning Authority issues a permit in the environs of a government owned Natura 2000 site managed by Birdlife Malta.  A decision which shows the tunnel vision of...
Was it Team Malta… or Team 'whoever can get us the most medals'?
Josanne Cassar
The only thing I am certain about in this whole debate is that, for me, handing out passports to whoever is willing to play for Malta is nothing but a joke, and by doing so, we...
What to Post on Social Media
Conrad Bugeja

Businesses sometimes struggle to find relevant posts to update their social media profiles like Facebook and Twitter. Some businesses do not know what to post...

Businesses sometimes struggle to find relevant posts to...

Homage to Lino Cassar, a gentle thorn
Toni Abela

Lino managed to carve a niche in the local press which was exclusively his: political satire of the sort that was not that sophisticated but yet very forceful.

Lino managed to carve a niche in the local press which was...

Azzopardi never had a chance
Evarist Bartolo

Revisiting the Nicholas Azzopardi casefile.

Revisiting the Nicholas Azzopardi casefile.

Europe: your credibility is at stake, too
Raphael Vassallo

An open letter to MEPs, re: Tonio Borg.

An open letter to MEPs, re: Tonio Borg.

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan on the tragedy that hit Gozo on Sunday, the US elections, the nomination of Tonio Borg as Commissioner and the PN deputy leadership election.

Saviour Balzan on the tragedy that hit Gozo on Sunday, the...

World Bank survey? Business as usual
Michael Falzon

Being 167th in the construction permit ranks tells it all about MEPA: according to the World Bank report, in Malta it takes and average 237 days to get a...

Being 167th in the construction permit ranks tells it all...

Azzopardi case: a court expert and an electrician
Evarist Bartolo

An independent audit needs to be carried out on the CCTV footage prepared by...

An independent audit needs to be carried out on the CCTV...

Two contests, one candidate... zero credibility
Raphael Vassallo

I don’t know, but it is fairly obvious to me that we are talking about yet...

I don’t know, but it is fairly obvious to me that we are...

I'll show you mine if you show me yours
Saviour Balzan

Muscat needs to take a short break and realise that he is no longer a journalist: and start considering Gonzi a worthy opponent.

Muscat needs to take a short break and realise that he is...

Labour’s policy complex
James Debono

I’ll show you mine if you show me yours: Joseph Muscat’s answer to those challenging his party on concrete policies says much about Labour’s...

I’ll show you mine if you show me yours: Joseph...

The presidential drift
James Debono

Technocratic ministers will take us further away from parliamentary democracy towards a presidential system where ministers recruited from kitchen cabinets are...

Technocratic ministers will take us further away from...

The embryo in the room
Raphael Vassallo

Joseph Muscat claims that ‘abortion is not the issue’ with Tonio Borg’s nomination. He is wrong.

Joseph Muscat claims that ‘abortion is not the issue’...

Waiting for Pawlu
Saviour Balzan

I waited. I waited for Paul Borg Olivier to issue a statement, a rebuttal, perhaps a tweet, perhaps a small note on Facebook, that the evidence given on Friday...

I waited. I waited for Paul Borg Olivier to issue a...

Europe, this is Tonio.
Raphael Vassallo

(It’s OK, you can keep him)

(It’s OK, you can keep him)

Is he worth €1,000 an hour?
Evarist Bartolo

The Malta Financial Services Authority pays him around €1,000 an hour as its consultant. Since 2008, MFSA has spent around €500,000 on him.

The Malta Financial Services Authority pays him around...

What next?
Claudine Cassar

Am I the only one who feels that over the last few weeks the whole population of Malta has been taken on a crazy rollercoaster ride?

Am I the only one who feels that over the last few weeks...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan's videoblog on the John Dalli resignation.

Saviour Balzan's videoblog on the John Dalli...

Being Frank
Saviour Balzan

I have to admit that I was naïve enough to believe in Frank Portelli's sincerity.

I have to admit that I was naïve enough to believe in...