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It’s messy, it’s European but it’s also democratic

The formula is uniquely European. It has its flaws and imperfections. It needs tweaking and adaptation to cater for expansion and evolving world realities. But even in its...

Malta needs a law on unexplained wealth orders

For, why should the authorities be denied the tools to do the best job possible when dealing with the big fish? Malta’s existing legal regime is no replacement for UWOs, no...

Whether the disruptions are the result of human error, a power station that tripped, or antiquated distribution cables that are giving up under the strain, it...

Whether the disruptions are the result of human error, a...

A law criminalising mafia association does not equate to having a mafia state

Unfortunately, like the vast majority of the recommendations made by the public inquiry, this proposal was never implemented. But what stands out about this...

Unfortunately, like the vast majority of the...

Morphine, the super bonus and political honesty

The government did not make a mistake when it introduced subsidies. But it did...

The government did not make a mistake when it introduced...

In education, something, somewhere is not working well

Unfortunately, the political rhetoric is stuck on tablets, laptops, artificial...

Unfortunately, the political rhetoric is stuck on tablets,...

Robert Abela and Jonathan Attard cannot stand passively on the sidelines. If they do, they are telling us that unethical behaviour is not something to be...

Robert Abela and Jonathan Attard cannot stand passively on...

Alex Borg’s office stunt: Politics is more than mere symbolism

None of the hard work that awaits the PN requires a move to Valletta, which is...

None of the hard work that awaits the PN requires a move to...

The Yorgen Fenech trial exposed deep institutional weaknesses and troubling links between power, business and crime. On Malta’s 62nd Independence Day,...

The Yorgen Fenech trial exposed deep institutional...

This country requires a new direction and policymakers can start showing the way unless they choose the status quo because they do not want to be seen as...

This country requires a new direction and policymakers can...

Why we are endorsing the solidarity protest

Wednesday’s protest is not about overturning the verdict through public...

Wednesday’s protest is not about overturning the...

Malta may have its own particularities that make it hard to avoid the problems associated with proximity but this is no excuse for not trying to do the right...

Malta may have its own particularities that make it hard to...

People of goodwill have been prudent for far too long expecting the system of governance in this country to work well. Now is not the time to shut up. It is...

People of goodwill have been prudent for far too long...

Eurostat’s electricity graph and how we’ve become comfortably numb

The Eurostat graph represents prosperity, growth and the stark truth that we have become comfortably numb to world reality. And that is not a good recipe to...

The Eurostat graph represents prosperity, growth and the...

A slap on the hand for the priest; a slap in the face for victims

Who is the Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma trying to kid with his pathetic attempt at...

Who is the Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma trying to kid with his...

We hope the minister can find it in himself to reconsider his options in light of the circumstances of this case. There is always a different way

We hope the minister can find it in himself to reconsider...

Chris Fearne’s silence speaks volumes about the Labour government’s submission to Israel

It is amazing how the people responsible for foreign policy in today’s Labour Party have strayed to the extreme opposite of Dom Mintoff’s...

It is amazing how the people responsible for foreign policy...

Why a moratorium on short-let licences makes sense

We expect that all the pre-election talk of measuring success through a...

We expect that all the pre-election talk of measuring...

From Swieqi’s soldiers to murder trial at Castille: The best in Europe, they say!

We have a government so blinded by money that it refuses to even move an inch to address the root causes of abuse because this would mean stepping on the toes...

We have a government so blinded by money that it refuses to...

Why we expected more from the health and food authorities

We do not believe Malta has a crisis but one way of ensuring public health is...

We do not believe Malta has a crisis but one way of...