Time for a reshuffle? | Mark Said
A timely reshuffle can be a preemptive attempt to limit future problems with Cabinet management. It is time for a new minister or two to get a mission statement from the prime...
Like building contractors, ‘festa-organisers’ need to be held to higher standards
Raphael Vassallo
And this raises a few questions, concerning the standards of ‘health and safety’ provided by the organisers of these (I repeat) MASSIVE street-parties
It’s been a while
Claudine Cassar

I find the whole Yana Mintoff Bland scenario unbelievable...

I find the whole Yana Mintoff Bland scenario unbelievable...

A stand in favour of divorce does not make you liberal, Jeffrey
James Debono

Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando is stirring a hornet’s nest by opposing Turkey’s...

Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando is stirring a hornet’s nest by...

Rewriting history again, are we?
Raphael Vassallo

You can carry on treating your audiences like children and fools as much as you like. But you can’t so easily rewrite history, and expect to fool us all.

You can carry on treating your audiences like children and...

Mintoff: man, myth and bullshit
Raphael Vassallo

Contrary to widespread misconception, the ‘Dom’ alluded to in the movie title “Dear Dom” is NOT (repeat: NOT) an abbreviation for ‘Dominatrix’.

Contrary to widespread misconception, the ‘Dom’ alluded...

Thank God it's Easter
Saviour Balzan

I trust you heard the great news. Alan Camilleri – the man who runs MaltaEnterprise and who said he would sue MaltaToday for libel every time we mentioned...

I trust you heard the great news. Alan Camilleri – the...

Mintoff: man, myth and bullshit
Raphael Vassallo

Contrary to widespread misconception, the ‘Dom’ alluded to in the movie title “Dear Dom” is NOT (repeat: NOT) an abbreviation for ‘Dominatrix’.

Contrary to widespread misconception, the ‘Dom’ alluded...

Parliament and democracy in a coma
Evarist Bartolo

We are the only part-time parliament in the EU, meeting 10 hours-and-a-half on a weekly basis.

We are the only part-time parliament in the EU, meeting 10...

Where has the safe pair of hands gone?
Michael Falzon

The other day, Labour leader Joseph Muscat told an interviewer on One News that if the project at the entrance to Valletta is completed under a Labour...

The other day, Labour leader Joseph Muscat told an...

Dear Dom: beyond the hero-villain dichotomy
James Debono

Pierre Ellul was courageous to take on a national icon but he did not go much...

Pierre Ellul was courageous to take on a national icon but...

That’s one small step for conviction; one giant leap for convenience
Saviour Balzan

If City Gate is not an example of unbridled ugliness, MEPA should really have no problem with waving a green flag to all the applications in the urban...

If City Gate is not an example of unbridled ugliness, MEPA...

Put your cards on the table
Jurgen Balzan

Labour’s ‘hidden’ manifesto means the party does not yet take official stands but rests on its leader’s personal beliefs.

Labour’s ‘hidden’ manifesto means the party does not...

In vitro politics: where do MPs draw a line on laws and their faith?
James Debono

Politicians of all hues have no problem ignoring Gozo bishop Mario Grech’s...

Politicians of all hues have no problem ignoring Gozo...

Who’s in charge here?
Raphael Vassallo

Like everyone else, the Catholic Church is free to lobby with the government as much as it likes. But Parliament is not free to ignore the fact that its sworn...

Like everyone else, the Catholic Church is free to lobby...

Dear Joseph - an open letter to Opposition leader Joseph Muscat
Saviour Balzan

My open letter to Labour leader Joseph Muscat...

My open letter to Labour leader Joseph Muscat...

On the menu: slightly braised tuna reasoning…
Raphael Vassallo

Rather than argue that we are catching less fish because of reduced...

Rather than argue that we are catching less fish because of...

Dear Joseph,
Saviour Balzan

An open letter to the leader of the Opposition Joseph Muscat.

An open letter to the leader of the Opposition Joseph...

Greek comedy, more like it...
Raphael Vassallo

Listening to parliamentary radio’ is not exactly the sexiest vice in the world to have to admit to.

Listening to parliamentary radio’ is not exactly the...

The most unkindest cuts of all' - (with apologies to Shakespeare)
Evarist Bartolo

6 January 2012, the Minister of Finance Tonio Fenech wrote to his colleagues to...

6 January 2012, the Minister of Finance Tonio Fenech wrote...