Time to take Paceville by the horns
It is not for nothing that Paceville has gained its notoriety for ‘lawlessness’. For Paceville is also an industry in its own right – and an...
It is not for nothing that Paceville has gained its...
An offensive truth
If both parties are content to be labelled ‘big shops’ – and even revel in the compliment – they are certainly not in a position to...
If both parties are content to be labelled ‘big...
Migration issue calls for leadership
Unlike the issues that the EU is accustomed to discussing – such as trade agreements, directives on specific areas of industry, etc. – there has to...
Unlike the issues that the EU is accustomed to discussing...
The honourable thing
While credit is due for bowing out with grace, it would be a mistake to extend the ‘honourable’ accolade also to the behaviour which warranted...
While credit is due for bowing out with grace, it would be...
A paradigm shift for politics
This spate of high-level resignations already indicated a profound paradigm shift in Malta’s political landscape: which had formerly been characterised...
This spate of high-level resignations already indicated a...
A gift by any other name
Clear, unequivocal rules are therefore needed to ensure that Malta’s House of Representatives does not degenerate into a marketplace for politicians and...
Clear, unequivocal rules are therefore needed to ensure...
The criminal libel bandwagon
Even if never carried out, the threat of prison in itself constitutes a direct affront to freedom of expression. But there are other, less direct threats...
Even if never carried out, the threat of prison in itself...
A political stalemate
In his two-hour speech in Parliament, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat went to great lengths to discredit the Opposition leader’s economic credentials while...
In his two-hour speech in Parliament, Prime Minister Joseph...
Last nail in the ‘Eco Gozo’ coffin
The prospect of construction works near or under Comino should send shivers down the spine of any Environment Authority.
The prospect of construction works near or under Comino...
Safeguarding autonomous institutions
Given the sensitive and vital nature of the role it plays, one would expect the office of the Ombudsman to be furnished with more money and resources, not less.
Given the sensitive and vital nature of the role it plays,...
Traffic needs a radical rethink
Despite all this attention and the announcement of several new measures, it remains unclear how the proposals in this year’s Budget will help improve the...
Despite all this attention and the announcement of several...
A question of responsibility
It would be even more tragic if the country did not pause to take stock of the implications of Saturday’s mishap; and, where necessary, embark on a...
It would be even more tragic if the country did not pause...
Upholding freedom of expression
Magistrate Francesco Depasquale’s judgment also serves to clear the air on a number of misconceptions surrounding the principle of freedom of...
Magistrate Francesco Depasquale’s judgment also...
Meritocracy: a blatantly forgotten promise
It is true that there is a prevalence of public positions given to persons with...
It is true that there is a prevalence of public positions...
Right to strike under threat
The GWU was right in calling the strike, also because workers and commuters alike deserve a fair deal from the new operators.
The GWU was right in calling the strike, also because...
The EU’s ‘annus horribilis’
This is the biggest humanitarian crisis since the creation of the EU, yet the world’s richest continent has proved woefully unprepared and ill-equipped...
This is the biggest humanitarian crisis since the creation...
Dealing with ‘national threats’
Busuttil, who inherited a wounded party after the 2013 elections, knows he must reinvent an ideological identity that sets the PN apart from Joseph...
Busuttil, who inherited a wounded party after the 2013...
The big ‘immigrant invasion’ lie
In 2014 – a year since Italy’s Mare Nostrum rescue mission was downsized and replaced by Frontex’s Operation Triton – Malta experienced...
In 2014 – a year since Italy’s Mare Nostrum...