We Maltese cannot be short sighted and argue that what happens elsewhere does not affect us or is not of interest to us. Those who think in such a way are naive and do not...
Local council elections, like all democratic elections, are unlike any other conflict because they are fought on a hidden battlefield inside the voters’ brains. Winning...
Chronology of a dog-attack, foretold
Ah, but who actually gets the blame, for all the Minister’s evident FAILURE in this regard? Anton Refalo himself? Patricia Azzopardi? Anton Grech? Who?
Ah, but who actually gets the blame, for all the...
A country with two faces
It never ceases to depress me how, on the surface, we seem to have a thriving economy and yet, we have sectors of the country which are very underpaid and...
It never ceases to depress me how, on the surface, we seem...
When reports sound the wakeup call
A report by Grant Thornton report shows that between 2013 and 2021 house prices increased by 100% • The very fast upward trend in the economy in...
A report by Grant Thornton report shows that...
Imagine all the people
People are getting angrier by the day at Labour’s attitude of pigs at the trough as nicely illustrated in Rosianne Cutajar’s chats. We will seek...
People are getting angrier by the day at Labour’s...
The islands awash with cocaine
Misconceptions surrounding cocaine are one of the chief reasons why certain people fall into the trap of using it
Misconceptions surrounding cocaine are one of the chief...
The shoddy low-standard coalition
To reach the target of zero-carbon we cannot postpone any more, we must start changing now, otherwise a sudden change will hurt
To reach the target of zero-carbon we cannot postpone any...
Hunters, accusing Birdlife of ‘handling dead birds’. Whatever next?
Yes, the federation is quite right to accuse Birdlife Malta of ‘attempting to influence the law-courts’, in a case which was scheduled to commence...
Yes, the federation is quite right to accuse Birdlife Malta...
Brooke Shields’ story and the sexualisation of young girls
Despite decades of feminism, society still places too much importance on...
Despite decades of feminism, society still places too much...
The art of being a friggin hypocrite
The concern facing revolving doors is not one that only concerns government officials, it also involves journalists. There have been several astonishing...
The concern facing revolving doors is not one that only...
It’s time for the facts | Chris Fearne & Jo Etienne Abela
As ministers of the government in this sector and representatives of the...
As ministers of the government in this sector and...
Far-right nutters come aplenty in Malta. Why are they on our TV sofas?
PBS’s inquiry on quality control over Fuhrer-gate should lead to a clear ban on voices who trivialise the Holocaust and insult us by their dearly-held...
PBS’s inquiry on quality control over Fuhrer-gate...
Talking about an ‘Economic Revolution’...
After all: wasn’t it Clyde Caruana himself, who so recently told us:...
After all: wasn’t it Clyde Caruana himself, who so...
A young nurse’s lament: Where are the people who clapped for us during COVID?
A young nurse speaks of the frustration of being overworked, underpaid and vilified for putting their foot down to get the conditions they deserve
A young nurse speaks of the frustration of being...
The human cost of Malta’s traffic fiasco
The Maltese obsession with cars means that motorcycles remain a niche vehicle...
The Maltese obsession with cars means that motorcycles...
Can Labour clear the mess?
In the current situation, cleaning the Labour party seems to be akin to cleaning the Augean stables - and Robert Abela is no Hercules despite being a...
In the current situation, cleaning the Labour party seems...
Will Malta end up having to go ‘nuclear’?
By now it should be painfully obvious that – in practice – Malta...
By now it should be painfully obvious that – in...
Why Christian Borg’s bullying and threats are no longer OK
We need to ensure that crooks that come by the name of Christian Borg are not...
We need to ensure that crooks that come by the name of...
Tackling inequality in the age of AI
Through AI, we have a huge opportunity to improve our daily lives. We as Europeans are at this very important historical juncture of our human relationship...
Through AI, we have a huge opportunity to improve our daily...
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