The party that cried wolf
People did not believe the boy who cried wolf simply because he had lied to them once too often. Perhaps Dr Simon Busuttil should consider explaining to the...
People did not believe the boy who cried wolf simply...
Not the media that’s under scrutiny
Ministers' speculation over the actions of the media that brought out this case into the open, puts paid to their lip service to a free press.
Ministers' speculation over the actions of the media that...
Regaining public trust
It’s time to go back to basics with a serious and high level battle of ideas and allow the electorate freely to make up his mind in whose hands he or she...
It’s time to go back to basics with a serious and high...
Party clubs: what future?
It's time for the parties to carry out a reality check and realise that these clubs have become anachronistic.
It's time for the parties to carry out a reality check and...
Too serious to sweep under the carpet
Labour has an obligation to live up to the selfsame lofty standards to which it holds others.
Labour has an obligation to live up to the selfsame lofty...
A long campaign
19 days to go...
19 days to go...
Stop the mud slinging
Once facts are sacred, we would advise politicians to stick to the facts, as they are made known and not to simply flout innuendos and hope that something will...
Once facts are sacred, we would advise politicians to stick...
Papal resignations and other matters
It’s difficult to maintain a rigorously unchanging institution in the face of a social landscape that has changed beyond recognition is so short a time-frame...
It’s difficult to maintain a rigorously unchanging...
The things one should never say
The next parliament must discuss guidelines to make tender award systems open to more parliamentary scrutiny.
The next parliament must discuss guidelines to make tender...
Catalyst for change
It is time to consider the introduction of public parliamentary hearings whereby possibilities of conflicts of interest are discussed openly.
It is time to consider the introduction of public...
Amnesties are no substitute for checks and balances
The sheer extent of the perception of corruption in our country cannot be...
The sheer extent of the perception of corruption in our...
Taking corruption seriously
So far, reactions to a series of articles about alleged corruptionin the procurement of fuel by Enemalta, suggest that the authorities in this country can...
So far, reactions to a series of articles about alleged...
Too little, too late
At a glance, the Frans Sammut case appears to answer many of the questions raised by Malta’s highly dubious energy situation.
At a glance, the Frans Sammut case appears to answer many...
The Attorney General owes us an explanation
There are political considerations that can only raise serious questions about...
There are political considerations that can only raise...
Energising an electoral campaign
Energy has now taken centre-stage; and this in itself marks a positive development, in a country which has no natural resources such as gas, oil or even coal...
Energy has now taken centre-stage; and this in itself marks...
Can this man be our next Prime Minister?
When, five years ago, the Labour Party faced another electoral defeat, leadership change was not up for question.
When, five years ago, the Labour Party faced another...
The survivor
If this year promised to be a minefield for politicians, the next eight weeks are definitely going to be explosive in comparison.
If this year promised to be a minefield for politicians,...