21st century  trade unions should be defending working mothers by rallying outside the education ministry demanding extended school hours and better...

21st century  trade unions should be defending...

Why does Gift of Life, a marginal group of loony bigots who would like us to celebrate our birthday nine months earlier, elicit such a strong revulsion in...

Why does Gift of Life, a marginal group of loony bigots...

Maybe it's better to let polluting, heavy industries die a natural death than prolong their lives by a race to the bottom in social and environmental...

Maybe it's better to let polluting, heavy...

The class issue will dominate the debate in 2011.  Whether anyone will care about this new reality is another matter altogether

The class issue will dominate the debate in 2011. ...

The charge that MEPA is trying to make a new Paceville out of Qui-si-sana is ludicrous.

The charge that MEPA is trying to make a new Paceville...

I would like to propose the setting up of a national memory vault consisting of interviews conducted with everyone who makes it past their 70th birthday.

I would like to propose the setting up of a national...

Who is getting a lump of coal, and who’s getting something wonderful for being good all 2010? Saviour Balzan’s list of presents

Who is getting a lump of coal, and who’s getting...

Had the government had its way, Qui-Si-Sana will be hosting a giant car park accompanied by all sorts of commercial developments and not a playing field.

Had the government had its way, Qui-Si-Sana will be...

In many countries, female participation in the labour market is less then that of men. Not surprisingly, Malta is bottom of the list.

In many countries, female participation in the labour...

The situation concerning enrolment with the Commissioner of Voluntary Organisations has become a farce and is untenable.

The situation concerning enrolment with the Commissioner...

MPs should get a pay rise but only when our parliament switches from part to full time.

MPs should get a pay rise but only when our parliament...

Ever since I came across that unfortunate anti-circus video featuring a motley crew of Maltese celebs, I’ve been trying to figure out why the whole...

Ever since I came across that unfortunate anti-circus...

In its core values Fifa is closer to corrupt and authoritarian states than to the free world. Is it time for a regime change in Zurich?

In its core values Fifa is closer to corrupt and...

WikiLeaks is not a gatekeeping media organisation, the kind of which we are so familiar in Malta.

WikiLeaks is not a gatekeeping media organisation, the...

You can tell something’s seriously wrong with your media landscape when a small army of commentators makes it a point to devalue Dwejra in order to...

You can tell something’s seriously wrong with your...

Behind its charitable pleas and cuddly smiles, Xarabank has become an enormously powerful machine.

Behind its charitable pleas and cuddly smiles, Xarabank...

Why should all state schools  be named for Catholic saints?  And why shouldn’t graduates pay back some of the money invested in their...

Why should all state schools  be named for Catholic...