Stop fucking defending Joseph Muscat
Saviour Balzan
Muscat’s posse of followers argue that he has done so much good for the country that the actions referred to are simple misdemeanours. This argument is flawed. Nothing and...
Three more summers of sewage  in our seas
Peter Agius
In the ongoing case at the European Court of Justice, the Maltese Government is telling the European Commission that Malta’s sewage problem will take until 2027 to resolve,...
Should we boycott Christmas, too?
Raphael Vassallo

All this, at a time when there appears to be no viable Opposition, either. So if certain extremists (and I do not use that word lightly) get their way, we...

All this, at a time when there appears to be no viable...

The fear of losing power
Michael Falzon

Whether the Prime Minister was conscious of what was going on in the office he headed or not, Joseph Muscat is in a fix. He is – at least – either...

Whether the Prime Minister was conscious of what was going...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s video blog | If we had a solid Opposition, they would be calling for a general election
Saviour Balzan

Everything the Labour Party and Joseph Muscat represented in 2017 has been dismantled after the recent revelations

Everything the Labour Party and Joseph Muscat...

Holding up a mirror to Maltese society
Josanne Cassar

“Il-Ministru” is the key to their no-stress life and a guaranteed income, which explains the deference, the kowtowing, and the nauseating reverence...

“Il-Ministru” is the key to their no-stress...

On Joseph and Adrian
Saviour Balzan

The Nationalist MPs may need to remove Delia and put someone who brings together the factions and the middle-of-the-road voters to win and offer an alternative...

The Nationalist MPs may need to remove Delia and put...

Never make anyone your 'god'
Josanne Cassar

It is natural to run through a gamut of overwhelming, conflicting emotions when we learn that someone we thought we could trust and whom we may have looked up...

It is natural to run through a gamut of overwhelming,...

Schroedinger’s sniffer dog
Raphael Vassallo

While there appears to be no way to control the proliferation of fake news on the social media, it is actually part of the mainstream media’s job to at...

While there appears to be no way to control the...

[WATCH] ‘There has been an attempt to obstruct justice. Muscat must resign’
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: It is clear that there has been an attempt of obstruction of justice. The prime minister must resign

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: It is clear that there...

Zero-sum politics got us here, in our bare-minimum democracy
Ralph Cassar

At the end of the day a system based on two is the bare minimum in a democracy....

At the end of the day a system based on two is the bare...

Joseph Muscat and his landslide of moral bankruptcy
Karl Schembri

Muscat leaves a legacy of colossal moral bankruptcy that we won’t get out...

Muscat leaves a legacy of colossal moral bankruptcy that we...

Let the truth come out and let the chips fall as they may
Josanne Cassar

Muscat’s only option was to step down… it’s the best course...

Muscat’s only option was to step down…...

We did not vote you in for this. You have no mandate
Saviour Balzan

I could never have imagined that we had a monster at the heart of a government...

I could never have imagined that we had a monster at the...

There is more than ‘closure’ at stake here
Raphael Vassallo

Besides: I would also like to think that, if Daphne’s murder served also...

Besides: I would also like to think that, if Daphne’s...

A tangled web
Michael Falzon

As Sir Walter Scott put it in one of his works, one lie leads to more – just as a spider weaves a web

As Sir Walter Scott put it in one of his works, one lie...

Saying it as it is: Muscat had to put Schembri under investigation
Saviour Balzan

The chief-of-staff Keith Schembri deceived his political colleagues and so many...

The chief-of-staff Keith Schembri deceived his political...

We are in a state of abnormality. Muscat must go
Matthew Vella / James Debono / Kurt Sansone

Muscat can no longer command the moral authority a prime minister requires to...

Muscat can no longer command the moral authority a prime...

This is not about red or blue. It’s about Malta’s future
Josanne Cassar

And that reality is simple: after what happened on Tuesday, we cannot go on as...

And that reality is simple: after what happened on Tuesday,...

Let it all come down…
Raphael Vassallo

Muscat’s prolonged tenure as prime minister is not only untenable; but also stands in the way of the full truth coming out. By his own earlier promise to...

Muscat’s prolonged tenure as prime minister is not...