A battle for the switchers
Expect the next weeks to be tense, intense and heated. The parties will ponder whether to unleash pure hell through a negative campaign, or whether there are...
Expect the next weeks to be tense, intense and heated. The...
Long and winding road
Perhaps we shall have to wait for political parties to look at governance beyond winning elections before we can reduce our national dependence on cars
Perhaps we shall have to wait for political parties to look...
The childcare conundrum
Voters should consider such a proposal not for its allure as ‘yet another freebie’, but for the social purpose it serves for the wider society
Voters should consider such a proposal not for its allure...
Protecting the environment beyond the Constitution
A clear commitment not to construct the few open spaces left in this country,...
A clear commitment not to construct the few open spaces...
On promises and candidates
This election has brought to the fore the importance of so many new considerations which, prior to this election, were peripheral or on the back burner
This election has brought to the fore the importance of so...
Weaponised free speech
It is the role of the political class to show responsibility and to look beyond the result of June 3 and read through their words, deeds and actions
It is the role of the political class to show...
Climate of abnormality
This election takes place under the most surreal of circumstances, where allegations built around circumstantial evidence have set in motion a chain of events...
This election takes place under the most surreal of...
Sense of irresponsibility
Muscat’s decision to call a snap election is highly irresponsible because he should have waited for the outcome of the inquiry to be known to all before...
Muscat’s decision to call a snap election is highly...
A matter of authenticity
Even without the proven accusation of bribery, Joseph Muscat’s cavalier attitude on Panamagate undermines the credibility of the prime minister and...
Even without the proven accusation of bribery, Joseph...
Transparency needed now more than ever
Malta needs to upgrade its transparency standards across the board
Malta needs to upgrade its transparency standards across...
An institutional failure
While correct journalism demands the publication of documentation and proof, proper governance demands prompt rather than delayed action
While correct journalism demands the publication of...
An act of humiliation and violence
The only way the Marsa raid can possibly be described as ‘not a case of racial profiling’ is when it is conducted indiscriminately on all...
The only way the Marsa raid can possibly be described...
Religion as an identity totem
Whether compulsory or as a complementary subject to religion, the teaching of ethics provides an opportunity to create a common ethical ground for an...
Whether compulsory or as a complementary subject to...
A coalition too far?
Iif the PN-PD coalition is elected to government, and Marlene Farrugia is the only PD MP: would she have enough leverage to stop government from dishing out...
Iif the PN-PD coalition is elected to government, and...
Building our way to hell
Despite an attempted greenwash it remains a fact that both main parties are in bed with the construction industry and big businesses
Despite an attempted greenwash it remains a fact that...
A sense of perspective on Brexit
Malta has done well out of the financial services and related industries, but it would be unwise to rely too much on a notoriously fickle sector for economic...
Malta has done well out of the financial services and...
Media law: bigger than just one person
The reality is that this law will be applied to all media, and will continue to apply even in a distant future where the players are different from today
The reality is that this law will be applied to all media,...
Power of incumbency
Even if government has so far been successful in juggling economic growth and public expenditure to Malta’s benefit, there is a limit to how far this...
Even if government has so far been successful in juggling...
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