Time for a public transport rethink
It would be more helpful for Tranpsort Minister Joe Mizzi to issue calls for expressions of interest in other types of public transport, with a view to finally...
It would be more helpful for Tranpsort Minister Joe Mizzi...
All the government’s (wo)men
Maltese public life has become even more suffocated by the influence of political parties, with nary a voice in opposition to sound the alarm.
Maltese public life has become even more suffocated by the...
Syria: a choice of evils
Any lasting solution to the crisis is far likelier to be achieved by a negotiated ceasefire accompanied by concrete steps to address the humanitarian emergency
Any lasting solution to the crisis is far likelier to be...
On meritocracy and nepotism
Muscat has now shown that he has no innovative or different method in looking at appointments.
Muscat has now shown that he has no innovative or different...
Where is this going?
When the security chief, Godfrey Scicluna, was involved in running over an old man and not immediately prosecuted, there was no reaction from the commissioner...
When the security chief, Godfrey Scicluna, was involved in...
The politics of appeasement
Surrounded by pro-hunting lobbyists and weak ministers, Joseph Muscat has imposed his pro-hunting agenda.
Surrounded by pro-hunting lobbyists and weak ministers,...
Our liberal credentials and the colour black
It must be a real shame for Maltese politicians – and our government...
It must be a real shame for Maltese politicians – and our...
Micro not macro
We are led to believe that the Muscat administration is primarily focused on reviewing and improving the ‘macro management’ of this country.
We are led to believe that the Muscat administration is...
Protecting our freedoms through reason
We cannot defend the malicious use of the press’s powers to attack the privacy and family life of public individuals' associates or relatives simply...
We cannot defend the malicious use of the press’s powers...
Risking European trust over migration
Malta runs the risk of having no room for a reasoned debate on the role of the European Union in assisting the Maltese islands on immigration and asylum.
Malta runs the risk of having no room for a reasoned debate...
Humanitarianism cannot be evaded
Bereft of all logic, the Maltese government prefers pursuing a point of principle, which endangers the lives of 102 asylum seekers, in a stand-off against a...
Bereft of all logic, the Maltese government prefers...
Spring hunting referendum: difficult but not impossible
The recent formation of the Coalition Against Spring Hunting – numbering 11...
The recent formation of the Coalition Against Spring...
When crime does pay
Failure to control what appears to be a widespread practice can have serious repercussions, as the recent murders of both Matthew Zahra and Anthony Borg amply...
Failure to control what appears to be a widespread practice...
More reason to take justice reform seriously
The Maltese courts that adopt draconian measures when it comes to foreign...
The Maltese courts that adopt draconian measures when it...
Nothing to declare
If Malta wishes to abide by the conditions it accepted when ratifying the UN convention against corruption, the annual declaration of assets must be upgraded...
If Malta wishes to abide by the conditions it accepted when...
Same problem, different ‘solution’
One would like to think that MPs on either side of the House are above the temptation to avail of their powers and privileges in order to favour their own...
One would like to think that MPs on either side of the...
It’s about more than numbers
Speaking about unsustainable numbers means automatically that the government has a limit in mind; Muscat should come clean, therefore, and say what he thinks...
Speaking about unsustainable numbers means automatically...
Migration: Fuelling the flames
Muscat's proposal to openly defy international law has clearly divided Labour’s previously impregnable support base.
Muscat's proposal to openly defy international law has...
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