The discussion on party financing should focus less on the possible benefits to the parties, and more on bolstering the parties’ credibility

The discussion on party financing should focus less on the...

Evidently there is no point in keeping up the pretence that one can “deal with” the Libyan government as with any other country.

Evidently there is no point in keeping up the pretence that...

In a democracy, the cancellation of an election at any level can only set alarm bells ringing.

In a democracy, the cancellation of an election at any...

We have seen how the same international community which responded so decisively in Libya has been reluctant to involve itself in other equally volatile...

We have seen how the same international community which...

Surely a puritanical argument against trade and cooperation with countries which do not fit our definition of democracy does not hold water. But that does not...

Surely a puritanical argument against trade and cooperation...

No one can deny that our approach to this issue on a legislative level has to date been highly irrational: guided for the most part by political considerations...

No one can deny that our approach to this issue on a...

Nowhere is this culture more visible than in the widespread cavalier disregard for planning policies and regulations by both developers and the national...

Nowhere is this culture more visible than in the widespread...

Comparisons are inevitable, and Muscat’s choice will surely have struck a slightly dissonant chord.

Comparisons are inevitable, and Muscat’s choice will...

Even as the Nationalist and Labour parties spent years arguing over their respective plans to ‘rescue’ the State energy corporation, both were...

Even as the Nationalist and Labour parties spent years...

While one welcomes the fact that a call for expressions of interest has been issued this time round, one cannot but express concern about the fact that the...

While one welcomes the fact that a call for expressions of...

As has been rightly pointed out elsewhere, the single greatest barrier to integration remains fear… and the unknown is the primary case for fear in any...

As has been rightly pointed out elsewhere, the single...

So far news reporters have been reluctant to modify their terminology...

So far news reporters have been reluctant to modify their...

If the Muscat administration wants to live up to its earlier promise of a just...

If the Muscat administration wants to live up to its...

Local and international studies suggest that weight problems, in particular...

Local and international studies suggest that weight...

The trapping precedent shows us how government achieves this aim, too: as a rule, by delegating responsibility to a supposedly independent authoritative...

The trapping precedent shows us how government achieves...

The biggest problem by far concerns the broader implications of this new hunters' petition, should the government cave in to its outrageous demands. 

The biggest problem by far concerns the broader...

Malta is changing; and unless its political parties likewise change, they will be simply left behind.

Malta is changing; and unless its political parties...

There can be little doubt, then, who really needs to “wake up and smell the coffee”.

There can be little doubt, then, who really needs to...