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A budget for most but not all

The Labour Party will undoubtedly gain electoral brownie points for taking a sharp turn to the right but we just hope it understands the dangerous genie it is letting out of the...

Budget 2027: Beyond status quo

The issue is not whether Malta should forfeit its target of 4% annual growth but what activity should the country engage in to generate that output at a lower social and...

Carmelo Abela is a good choice for Speaker

He has the experience, knowledge and gravitas to serve the role of Speaker with...

He has the experience, knowledge and gravitas to serve the...

Editorial: Of course, Pride is still needed

At the end of the day, teaching children to care about and empathise with...

At the end of the day, teaching children to care about and...

Editorial: Three people. Three stories. One problem

If some other minister is involved in wrongdoing or unethical behaviour, what...

If some other minister is involved in wrongdoing or...

Editorial: Alex Borg must stay and focus on changing the PN

The PN would be making a gross mistake if it tries to short-circuit its way out...

The PN would be making a gross mistake if it tries to...

Labour must now show it is deserving of the electorate’s renewed trust

Winning for a fourth consecutive time is not something to be discounted. It is a success. But it also puts great responsibility on the winning team to show it...

Winning for a fourth consecutive time is not something to...

Pope’s call for an ethical code for AI should be heeded

AI can imitate and simulate the person, but it does not possess a moral...

AI can imitate and simulate the person, but it does not...

We won’t hold our breath waiting for an answer because side agreements brokered away from the madding crowd seem to have greater importance than...

We won’t hold our breath waiting for an answer...

The metro: An issue of transparency and honesty

We do not purport to be an authority on the feasibility of mass transport...

We do not purport to be an authority on the feasibility of...

The foreigner conundrum dogging this election

At the end of the day, only a shift in the economic model can really dampen the...

At the end of the day, only a shift in the economic model...

Not voting is not the best way to change things

On Saturday, irrespective what your political affiliation or inclination is,...

On Saturday, irrespective what your political affiliation...

A metro and trust: Alex Borg’s high-risk gamble

The country needs a new direction—all sides acknowledge this. Can the PN...

The country needs a new direction—all sides...

Appeasing Islamophobes and ignoring human rights

We expected much better from the two aspirants for prime minister. We expected...

We expected much better from the two aspirants for prime...

Why Labour’s media proposals leave a sour taste

No one can fault the need for quicker settlement of libel proceedings. But the...

No one can fault the need for quicker settlement of libel...

No, Agius’s arguments are purely xenophobic. They are arguments that pit foreign workers against their Maltese counterparts in a dangerous narrative of...

No, Agius’s arguments are purely xenophobic. They are...

This is not a phenomenon unique to Malta and to a certain extent, election time is an intense period where political messaging has a well-defined...

This is not a phenomenon unique to Malta and to a certain...

Well-oiled campaigns and unexpected twists

The two main parties would do well to have flexibility in their respective...

The two main parties would do well to have flexibility in...

When politicians from either side start promising everything, we know they will not deliver everything

When politicians from either side start promising...

An early election and maximising Labour’s chances

Whatever the reasons for an early election are, the Labour Party has the cards...

Whatever the reasons for an early election are, the Labour...