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...
Selling ourselves cheap
We cannot expect to exploit the poor and asylum seekers, or only seek to reap profit on the rich who set foot in Malta
We cannot expect to exploit the poor and asylum seekers, or...
The national curriculum should reflect today’s reality
A more holistic national curriculum should place Ethics as a compulsory subject...
A more holistic national curriculum should place Ethics as...
ITS should pave the way to land reforms
Public space is one commodity we do not have in abundance, and can ill afford to lose
Public space is one commodity we do not have in abundance,...
Quotas are a means, not an end
Quotas will not automatically solve all problems - genuine change can only be brought about by the involvement of more women, and even then will certainly take...
Quotas will not automatically solve all problems - genuine...
Party financing needs a serious reform
The flaws in the Party Financing Act point to possible areas of action
The flaws in the Party Financing Act point to possible...
An unholy alliance
Maltese MPs are part-timers and depend on private practice. Most MPs have conflicts of interest, especially those who provide services to the private sector
Maltese MPs are part-timers and depend on private practice....
Catching up with women’s rights
Malta still lags very far behind the rest of Europe in a number of cardinal points
Malta still lags very far behind the rest of Europe...
Of inquiries and reports
There is an urgent need for a truly independent and fully autonomous judiciary, imbued with investigative powers of its own
There is an urgent need for a truly independent and fully...
‘Warnings’ might not be enough
Faced with an apparently widespread disregard for road safety, the government must ramp up its efforts for more effective policing
Faced with an apparently widespread disregard for road...
Upping the battle against crime
Perhaps we should start talking about reforming the police force not just in terms of collective agreements and rank-and-file issues... but also in terms of...
Perhaps we should start talking about reforming the police...
Press laws: the debate starts
We welcome a debate on this media law, though it would be preferable if both government and Opposition conducted it without unnecessary hysterical...
We welcome a debate on this media law, though it would...
Time to reform press laws
There can be no doubt that libel suits are a weapon in the hands of the powerful
There can be no doubt that libel suits are a weapon in the...
The real threat to democracy
The undisguised nepotism that has dogged Joseph Muscat’s first term has severely eroded public trust in vital national institutions
The undisguised nepotism that has dogged Joseph...
Blaming the interconnector is not good enough
It is Labour’s failure to deliver that is now the issue
It is Labour’s failure to deliver that is now the...
Even better than the real thing
If there is one basic rule of journalism, it is that unverified facts should never be published
If there is one basic rule of journalism, it is that...
Disintegrating the integrated | A joint editorial by MaltaToday, Times of Malta, the Malta Independent
A government policy designed to break people into submission or destitution, pushing people to live in a state of limbo, is nothing short of inhuman and...
A government policy designed to break people into...
The proof of the (environmental) pudding
If the Nationalist Party is elected and betrays any of its pledges, it will have given civil society plenty of rope to hang it with it
If the Nationalist Party is elected and betrays any of its...
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