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Every village square is close to the people, not an office in Valletta

Ramona Attard

Malta does not need cosmetics. It needs serious scrutiny, serious alternatives and serious ideas

A disrupted conference, pointless hindsight and a slice of pizza

Josanne Cassar

The gloves have to come off and we cannot just sit back and shrug helplessly as the authorities organise these pseudo discussions while laughing in our face

EU funding: supporting Maltese enterprises in their digital transformation

Keith Azzopardi Tanti

Our responsibility is to ensure that all enterprises have the opportunity to modernise, improve productivity and compete more effectively

Our responsibility is to ensure that all enterprises have...

Saviour Balzan

In the eyes of many people, Abela is seen as too pro-development and not sensitive enough to the impact of massive development on communities

In the eyes of many people, Abela is seen as too...

What is the value we place on a life cut short?

Josanne Cassar

There is an undeniable link between a certain type of man who cannot handle...

There is an undeniable link between a certain type of man...

JP Fabri

The robot waiter is therefore not really the story. It is simply the latest example of a much broader tendency that I would describe as the seduction of...

The robot waiter is therefore not really the story. It is...

Mark Said

The public should assist the police in collecting data on drunkenness, drug addiction, potential weapons use, possession of prohibited items, vandalism, public...

The public should assist the police in collecting data on...

Listening to the pulse of our communities: why social work matters

Daniela Camilleri

Together, we can build a society where every person has the opportunity not...

Together, we can build a society where every person has the...

From strategy to action: Europe’s islands need results not promises

William Vella

Europe has recognised that islands matter. Now it must ensure that this...

Europe has recognised that islands matter. Now it must...

Andrew Azzopardi

Human rights are not rewards for good behaviour; they are limits to the exercise of state power. The prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment protects...

Human rights are not rewards for good behaviour; they are...

Incentives and innovation: The missing link

JP Fabri

Malta has now reached a stage in its development where this conversation can no...

Malta has now reached a stage in its development where this...

We can’t complain if nothing is done, and then still complain when action is taken

Josanne Cassar

If things had remained as they were, we were seriously risking people pushed to the brink and taking matters into their own hands, leading to vigilante justice...

If things had remained as they were, we were seriously...

David Casa / Hélder Sousa Silva

The future will not be decided by algorithms alone. It will be decided by the values we embed in them and the citizens we empower through education

The future will not be decided by algorithms alone. It will...

Andy Burnham’s at Number 10: Can he deliver the change?

William Vella

Politically, Andy Burnham also faces the challenge of rebuilding public trust....

Politically, Andy Burnham also faces the challenge of...

Philip Fenech

There is a fundamental misunderstanding of how a business actually operates. A business gives far more back to society in the wealth it generates than it ever...

There is a fundamental misunderstanding of how a business...

Toni Abela

The situation today is very far from the one I knew when I was a lawyer in my early years of practice

The situation today is very far from the one I knew when I...

Paul Edgar Micallef

Regrettably the sense of community in Valletta seems to be gradually receding. Many Beltin are leaving Valletta to live elsewhere in Malta and I don’t...

Regrettably the sense of community in Valletta seems to be...

Malta’s economy is still growing. But how?

JP Fabri

The numbers do not suggest an impending crisis. They suggest something more...

The numbers do not suggest an impending crisis. They...

It is so hard for some people to accept the truth

Josanne Cassar

When politicians let us down in this way, our own sense of judgement is thrown...

When politicians let us down in this way, our own sense of...

Life is unmanageable when you are stateless

Mark Said

Individuals experiencing statelessness face distinctive difficulties. It can...

Individuals experiencing statelessness face distinctive...