Chamber on the right track
Michael Falzon
The new system may be cheaper but it is badly thought out. How can the collection of rubbish bags in Sliema be tackled with the same parameters that apply for rubbish bag...
Here we go again
Saviour Balzan
When former Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi – never in the mood to miss out on a chance to be in the spotlight – decided to speak his mind about Yorgen Fenech and his...
Rock ‘n’ roll never dies (and nor does Malta’s Eurovision delusion)...
Raphael Vassallo

Honestly, though: how other times, in recent years, have we seen precisely the same sort of thought process in action… with precisely the same results?

Honestly, though: how other times, in recent years, have we...

Abortion decriminalisation: the spectacular failure of our legislators
Lara Dimitrijevic

Ultimately, this is also an opportunity for our main political parties to show that they care about women in this country. The opportunity that, as things...

Ultimately, this is also an opportunity for our main...

Was it all a Netanyahu ruse?
Michael Falzon

Was the new conflict with the Palestinians ‘a made-up’ exacerbation of the disagreement between Hamas – who do not even recognise the right...

Was the new conflict with the Palestinians ‘a...

When in Europe, do as the Europeans do...
Raphael Vassallo

And once again, the same old question arises. Did our ‘indefatigable...

And once again, the same old question arises. Did our...

Why does a construction magnate sponsor a regatta club?
Saviour Balzan

To Portelli, devouring more of the Maltese and Gozitan footprint is an...

To Portelli, devouring more of the Maltese and Gozitan...

Re-opening of events industry: We have veered from one extreme to the other
Josanne Cassar

Surely a nation which is on its way to being fully vaccinated should be able to live a normal life which is not just limited to dining out?

Surely a nation which is on its way to being fully...

Jerusalem: the politics behind the latest explosion of violence | Carlo Aldrovandi
The Conversation

This latest episode cannot be attributed to a single cause. It should rather be connected to a broader landscape of destabilising factors whose cumulative...

This latest episode cannot be attributed to a single cause....

‘I never thought it would happen to me’
Liza Caruana-Finkel

Please take the time to read through the personal experiences on Break the...

Please take the time to read through the personal...

Wasn’t there supposed to be a ‘New Pact on Migration and Asylum’…?
Raphael Vassallo

There can be no ‘rebuilding of trust’ between Member States, on this issue; still less anything even remotely resembling ‘confidence’...

There can be no ‘rebuilding of trust’ between...

Protests by Palestinian citizens in Israel signal growing sense of a common struggle
The Conversation

What could result is a new type of Palestinian mobilization, one that belies the idea of a fragmented people and unites all Palestinian people in a joint...

What could result is a new type of Palestinian...

Whither Marlene Farrugia?
Michael Falzon

Is it just to introduce abortion by any other name? Another good reason I can think of, is to put the PN in a quandary... and the PN promptly swallowed the...

Is it just to introduce abortion by any other name? Another...

Criminalising abortion doesn’t save unborn lives. It just exposes women to danger
Raphael Vassallo

All our abortion ban really achieves in practice is to drive the entire practice underground – and thus expose women in Malta to serious, possibly...

All our abortion ban really achieves in practice is to...

What is the point of empowerment if you try to stifle divergent views?
Josanne Cassar

We have backed ourselves into such a tight corner when it comes to political correctness, that we cannot even speak the truth anymore, and the truth is...

We have backed ourselves into such a tight corner when it...

A Greek tragedy
Saviour Balzan

Maturity demands that we see further than the crass hypocrisy and narcissism of Marlene Farrugia, and consider instead the importance of what the pro-choice...

Maturity demands that we see further than the crass...

The bad news is Marlene’s abortion Bill could be dead in the water (hope I’m wrong)
Matthew Vella

Marlene Farrugia handed a grenade to the parties controlling the House Business Committee and asked them to take out the safety pin. All odds against

Marlene Farrugia handed a grenade to the parties...

What do we know about abortions in Malta? | Aleksandar Dimitrijevic

To create a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health policy, Malta must...

To create a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health...

Business impossible, unless connected
Peter Agius

What use is it for Malta enterprise or EU funded joints to promote start-ups when all our budding entrepreneurs realise that the juiciest apples of government...

What use is it for Malta enterprise or EU funded joints to...

Yes, Destiny: you are beautiful. It’s the rest of us who are ugly
Raphael Vassallo

Destiny, you are beautiful. And that’s not an opinion of mine; it is a...

Destiny, you are beautiful. And that’s not an opinion...