A SLAPP action too far
If the Maltese courts uphold decisions delivered in a UK court on defamation actions, the consequences for the free press and Maltese democracy would be...
If the Maltese courts uphold decisions delivered in a UK...
Delia needs to outline a vision
'Beyond the drummed-up feel-good factor at Sunday’s conference opening, there has so far been little to indicate how Delia proposes to turn his...
'Beyond the drummed-up feel-good factor at...
Hysteria is no basis for law
Ongoing assisted fertility debate is ignoring need for IVF law that reflects standards of modern science
Ongoing assisted fertility debate is ignoring need for IVF...
Prosperity, but not for all
Economic growth is creating jobs and generating wealth; but it also fuels a construction boom that has led to higher property and (especially) rental prices
Economic growth is creating jobs and generating wealth; but...
Out with the truth, and with the lies
The truth or otherwise of a situation cannot be ascertained by the number of people who attend a mass-meeting. This charade has gone on long enough: the only...
The truth or otherwise of a situation cannot be ascertained...
‘Eerie silence’ is not an answer
Muscat must be seen to be fighting to clear Malta’s name on the international circuit. This is simply not happening, and the country needs to be told why
Muscat must be seen to be fighting to clear Malta’s...
‘Normality’ can sometimes be abnormal
To doggedly retain Mizzi and Schembri even now, in the light of the latest...
To doggedly retain Mizzi and Schembri even now, in the...
Six months later...
This should serve as an eye-opener for those who hoped the ‘business as usual’ strategy will work today, as it has always worked in the past
This should serve as an eye-opener for those who hoped the...
Towards a stronger, freer press
Would it be a bad idea for small Malta to champion an EU-wide action to protect national newspapers and journalists from ruinous SLAPP lawsuits... rather than...
Would it be a bad idea for small Malta to champion an...
When disaster strikes...
Clearly, we need to conduct a thorough systems-check of all factors involved in coping with a national emergency. It would be wise not to wait for such an...
Clearly, we need to conduct a thorough systems-check of all...
‘Freedom of speech’ is not ‘wisdom to speak’
Freedom does not imply freedom from the consequences of what one says... this...
Freedom does not imply freedom from the consequences of...
A PR exercise, for a worthy cause...
On the surface, it was a generous donation to a worthy cause. But even at a glance, it is evident that there were ulterior motives behind this generosity
On the surface, it was a generous donation to a worthy...
The rise of ‘social media rule’
If government uses social media to bypass advertising spending in newspapers, it would be deliberately debilitating the newspaper industry’s...
If government uses social media to bypass...
Silence will not make the issue go away
Muscat said nothing about the matter until three years after both Pilatus Bank and Sadr himself came to public attention. Why did the news have to be revealed...
Muscat said nothing about the matter until three years...
Pilatus: the headache that won’t go away
The Malta Financial Services Authority has ordered the removal of Ali Sadr...
The Malta Financial Services Authority has ordered the...
Laws are useless without enforcement
We have in many ways improved our traffic infrastructure over the years: perhaps it is time to revise our traffic policing methods accordingly
We have in many ways improved our traffic...
‘Instant vilification’ is not ‘discussion’
To call pro-choice women ‘murderers’ and ‘animals’ does...
To call pro-choice women ‘murderers’ and...
A political pension bombshell
The Bill, which would have allowed MPs to claim a parliamentary pension after serving just one legislature seemed to confirm popular suspicions that both sides...
The Bill, which would have allowed MPs to claim a...
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