This was about more than just the 12 ficus trees
Josanne Cassar
So, no, this was not just about a bunch of trees. It is about certain local councils which have completely turned the whole concept of their very raison d’etre on its head....
A government in waiting? | Mark Said
To what extent is the PN today organised as a unit and sufficiently recognised that it has had experience in office and is prepared to form a government when the incumbent Labour...
Problem: no money
Raphael Vassallo

Both parties have for decades benefited from an incongruous state of affairs whereby no donation – no matter how astronomical – has to be registered.

Both parties have for decades benefited from an incongruous...

That’s irresponsible
Raphael Vassallo

‘Lack of DNA evidence’ is really just an excuse for the police not to take responsibility for the conclusions of their own investigations.

‘Lack of DNA evidence’ is really just an excuse for the...

Questions too hot to handle
Evarist Bartolo

Does not the finance minister that the impotency of MFSA to enforce its own regulations demonstrates a regulatory authority lacking in personality and...

Does not the finance minister that the impotency of MFSA to...

It’s all so surreal
Michael Falzon

I hazard to guess that come Election Day, the percentage of abstainers and vote spoilers will be much more than what has been the average in the past.

I hazard to guess that come Election Day, the percentage of...

Mistra and the aftermath
Edward Mallia

There is no way any “PN official” could have passed on a copy of the Mistra contract to the PL without Dr Gonzi (a great practitioner of Nixonian...

There is no way any “PN official” could have passed on...

To trust or not to trust... that is the question
Carmen Sammut

Now that the PN’s methods were revealed, shouldn’t the party be engaging...

Now that the PN’s methods were revealed, shouldn’t the...

SEO or Social Media?
Conrad Bugeja

Which is the right channel for your business, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) or Social Media?

Which is the right channel for your business, Search Engine...

Taking a walk on the Kate side
Claudine Cassar

The death of Mamadou Kamara has exposed the ugly underbelly of our so-called Christian culture.

The death of Mamadou Kamara has exposed the ugly underbelly...

Evaluating our secondary education
Evarist Bartolo

Should we forget the 468 16-year-olds who did not even register for any SEC exam?

Should we forget the 468 16-year-olds who did not even...

Monkey pee, monkey poo…
Raphael Vassallo

We can’t entirely blame Detention Officers for referring to detained migrants as ‘monkeys’ – if that is in fact the condition they’re kept in.

We can’t entirely blame Detention Officers for referring...

It could be so funny, were it not so sad
Saviour Balzan

Is there a clique? Of course there is. One that is only interested in staying in power because it makes sense for many of them personally.

Is there a clique? Of course there is. One that is only...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Mediatoday managing editor Saviour Balzan on the current political crisis, from the Reporter studios.

Mediatoday managing editor Saviour Balzan on the current...

This is not a coalition
James Debono

In Europe, coalitions are formed by two or more ‘real’ parties on a joint programme. Malta’s is a pact between a weakened Prime Minister and a bitter MP...

In Europe, coalitions are formed by two or more ‘real’...

From Lima with love
Saviour Balzan

The name of the game is survival, and everyone should say it as it is.

The name of the game is survival, and everyone should say...

How to seriously (but seriously) wreck a political party
Raphael Vassallo

I was momentarily distracted by the unexpected vision of an imaginary country...

I was momentarily distracted by the unexpected vision of an...

Fudge… and even more fudge
Michael Falzon

Do they honestly think that more fudge will explain all the fudge away?

Do they honestly think that more fudge will explain all the...

A terrible sense of déjà vu
Claudine Cassar

I have heard countless stories of soldiers taking food to the immigrants and helping – these would be the “good guys”. However, unfortunately, there must...

I have heard countless stories of soldiers taking food to...

Migrants are human beings as well
Evarist Bartolo

I attended the walk because I believe that the present system of how the State treats immigrants in Malta is inhumane.

I attended the walk because I believe that the present...