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The exercise of power

Michael Falzon

The nature of this relationship should be regulated by law as currently, it is not clear

How to lose an election without trying

Saviour Balzan

Jason Micallef and Manuel Cuschieri have turned out to be the most ardent apologists of Joseph Muscat in the face of overwhelming evidence that the former prime minister has some...

Raphael Vassallo

Omicron does little to deter the erection of billboards all over the island (or stuffing our mailboxes with junk-mail, etc.). And there are also...

Omicron does little to deter the erection of billboards all...

The world is being divided into those who ‘get it’ and those who don’t

Josanne Cassar

To someone who is a “nobody” like Kate, the idea that someone of such a high rank would scam them of their money bewilders her, shocks her and...

To someone who is a “nobody” like Kate, the...

Education: the key area COVID made us forget

Saviour Balzan

Online teaching should be available, but primarily for those children who are...

Online teaching should be available, but primarily for...

Michael Falzon

People tend to talk of abuses carried out by individual politicians for the benefit of their own pocket, but this...

People tend to talk of ...

Raphael Vassallo

If people now object to face-masks, it is only because the ...

If people now object to ...

Looking back at 2021 | A new normal that shows no sign of waning

Matthew Vella

Christmas Specials • Malta’s government thrived under COVID-19,...

Christmas Specials • Malta’s government...

A mistake made more than once is called a decision

Josanne Cassar

Did Caruana really think she would not get caught out? And how does she have...

Did Caruana really think she would not get caught out? And...

Saviour Balzan

Our political class just does not understand how standards in public life work... just because they happen to win some popularity contest once every...

Our political class just does not understand how...

Resigned to a non-resignation mentality | Mark Said

Cabinet ministers have to resign whenever the prime minister perceives the...

Cabinet ministers have to resign whenever the prime...

Putting ‘Christ’ back into Christmas (but leaving migrants out at sea)

Raphael Vassallo

As for their geometric configuration: it is certainly no coincidence that all human civilisations, in one way or another, have always recognized the circle as...

As for their geometric configuration: it is certainly no...

Michael Falzon

The minister should have been given some advice. Instead, apparently, the permanent secretary just obliged

The minister should have been given some advice. Instead,...

Did we really ‘make history’ this week? Not quite…

Raphael Vassallo

I, for one, still struggle to discern any real difference – at least in...

I, for one, still struggle to discern any real difference...

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Don’t ask for public consultation if you’re going to ignore them

Josanne Cassar

Labour might feel it has the upper hand because it is ahead in the polls,...

Labour might feel it has the upper hand because it is...

Saviour Balzan

The truth is that COVID has also altered our economic cycle, making the operation of the economy costlier and more difficult. The...

The truth is that COVID has also altered our...

‘Respect the people’s intelligence’, he said

Raphael Vassallo

And the fact that it just never happened at all – not even once, in all...

And the fact that it just never happened at all – not...

The most left-wing cannabis policy on the planet

Cyrus Engerer

The fact that no amendments whatsoever have been tabled in any regard shows...

The fact that no amendments whatsoever have been tabled in...

Cannabis use has been punished indiscriminately: Malta now reverses that

Instead of sowing discord through fear and cheap political tactics, let us work together to promote the well-being of society | Andrew Bonello & Robert...

Instead of sowing discord through fear and cheap political...

Cannabis law a step forward, not backwards, for Malta | Arda Özçubukçu, Ivan Ezquerra Romano

Malta is now trying to update its drug policies in light of the evidence on the most effective ways of protecting individuals from harm associated with...

Malta is now trying to update its drug policies in light of...