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An indictment of our mad lives

People have different ways of rationalising the pain caused by the death of a child. Getting over it is not an option. Getting used to it is a hard slog

Dear prime minister, do not normalise xenophobia

The prime minister should have known better than pushing his finger on society’s pressure point and using foreigners to symbolise the alleged threat to traditions posed by...

The Labour Party’s quagmire and breaching the ‘no beef’ barrier

This game of appeasement has weakened Abela’s moral authority to stand up...

This game of appeasement has weakened Abela’s moral...

Meanwhile, honest, hardworking people will have to console themselves with Bartolo’s 'sorry'. It’s the new quality standard, it seems

Meanwhile, honest, hardworking people will have to console...

Prime Minister ignoring his own benchmark

If Prime Minister Robert Abela adopts the same benchmark he used when asking...

If Prime Minister Robert Abela adopts the same benchmark he...

Micallef appeared well-briefed and knowledgeable on the various cultural, educational and youth-oriented programmes and initiatives at EU level

Micallef appeared well-briefed and knowledgeable on the...

Vision 2050: An admirable initiative but excuse our cynicism

A cynical electorate may not give too much thought to lofty ideals unless they...

A cynical electorate may not give too much thought to lofty...

Middle class Malta will relish the cut in income tax but it will also continue to observe in silence how Robert Abela’s government discharges its...

Middle class Malta will relish the cut in income tax but it...

An income tax cut will not solve all the ills associated with an electorate that is exasperated with Robert Abela’s government but it will go a...

An income tax cut will not solve all the ills associated...

The only difference between the two is that politicians are more willing to sit down and enjoy the company of those who have deep pockets. And this is a...

The only difference between the two is that politicians are...

Will the magistrate’s peers step up to the plate?

Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff did not mince his words in what is ostensibly the...

Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff did not mince his words in what...

The bomb that killed Daphne also ignited our collective conscience and made us realise over time that the first step for criminals to succeed is for good...

The bomb that killed Daphne also ignited our collective...

With public frustrations mounting, the government faces a dilemma: Can it continue to sustain this economic growth while also addressing the growing social and...

With public frustrations mounting, the government faces a...

They deserve to live in peace and security as dignified human beings. They deserve a better life and leaders on all sides have a duty to make this happen

They deserve to live in peace and security as dignified...

The Opposition leader should be credited with bringing about a sense of normality to a party that witnessed a rebellion by some of its MPs in 2020 and friction...

The Opposition leader should be credited with bringing...

‘Genuine mistake’ shows just how worryingly easy it is to dismiss the media

It is refreshing that the Chief Justice apologised for the mistake and we take his word for it that this was the fruit of miscommunication. It’s not very...

It is refreshing that the Chief Justice apologised for the...

Nowhere is impunity clearly on show as it is in the Middle East, where Israel continues to do as it pleases in Gaza, the West Bank and now teasing an invasion...

Nowhere is impunity clearly on show as it is in the Middle...

Only a healthy and constructive debate can help smoothen the edges and make it a better albeit realistic law

Only a healthy and constructive debate can help smoothen...

Government should stop giving trappers false hope

The ECJ has seen through government’s ruse and the latest judgment is...

The ECJ has seen through government’s ruse and the...

Let’s hope there will be no turning back of the clock on criminal libel

It is convenient for politicians to depict the media and journalists as the bogeyman. More often than not no attempt is made to distinguish between acts of...

It is convenient for politicians to depict the media and...