At arm’s length
John Dalli’s comments raise the question: should the maxim of blocking political interference be extended to other equally important spheres?
John Dalli’s comments raise the question: should the...
A tragedy for the environment
The Portomaso decision is not only scandalous, but indicative of the political mindset.
The Portomaso decision is not only scandalous, but...
A bitter pill, sweetened
Government has acted correctly in guaranteeing transparency on the IIP, but this concession should be backed up by real rights for migrants who contribute to...
Government has acted correctly in guaranteeing transparency...
A community bond put up for sale
If citizenship is for sale, then what next?
If citizenship is for sale, then what next?
Perceptions on budget and citizenship
Whether the IIP will prove to be a permanent source of revenue that lightens Malta’s tax burden is something yet to be proven.
Whether the IIP will prove to be a permanent source of...
Sliding doors and the disaster at Mistra
When the first sign of interest in building a mega cluster of high-rise apartments in Xemxija Heights, St Paul’s Bay, was revealed in the press in 2008, the...
When the first sign of interest in building a mega cluster...
Towards a common approach to migration
This time, it is opposition leader Simon Busuttil’s turn to deflate the government’s claims of having ‘achieved results’ in the Council of Ministers...
This time, it is opposition leader Simon Busuttil’s turn...
Time to let the people decide on spring hunting
It now falls to the ordinary voter to stand up and be counted. Justice in this...
It now falls to the ordinary voter to stand up and be...
We’re all liberals now…
While this newspaper welcomes the apparent consensus that should pave the way for full marriage equality at law, a few questions remain.
While this newspaper welcomes the apparent consensus that...
Libya cannot be abandoned
Apart from the terrible cost in terms of human life, the multiple tragedies we are now witnessing in connection with immigration from Africa to Europe are also...
Apart from the terrible cost in terms of human life, the...
‘Consistency’ is not an end in itself
One can only wonder what Busuttil was trying to achieve, by criticising...
One can only wonder what Busuttil was trying to achieve, by...
Malta not for sale?
Labour's sudden mercantile approach to matters concerning national identity is almost certain to have irked and irritated even some of the PL’s core.
Labour's sudden mercantile approach to matters concerning...
Chronicle of a tragedy foretold
This latest tragedy has only reinforced an already existing widespread perception that there is simply no such thing as a common European policy or even...
This latest tragedy has only reinforced an already existing...
A question of propriety
It is irrelevant how many skeletons the previous administration has in its own closet. What the public deserves to hear is not a reminder of how poorly the...
It is irrelevant how many skeletons the previous...
An inconvenient truth
Seven months after the change in government, there is a decided feeling of déjà vu in the country.
Seven months after the change in government, there is a...
To bind the bully’s fist
As the recently formed Anti-Cyber Harassment Alliance made its first public appearance yesterday, there is mounting evidence that the issue it purports to...
As the recently formed Anti-Cyber Harassment Alliance made...
The ties that bind us
People can adapt to cultures in other ways. And the importance given to language in our survey also points us in the direction of a possible long-term solution.
People can adapt to cultures in other ways. And the...
Family matters
It remains surprising that a political party so critical of the ‘friends of friends’ mentality would so quickly succumb to almost the exact same habit now...
It remains surprising that a political party so critical of...