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The money has to come from somewhere

Josanne Cassar

The real test will come with what is announced in the Budget: Will Clyde Caruana finally bring our feet back on the ground with realistic measures or will we just keep hearing how...

The subsidy trap: Afraid to live without it

JP Fabri

There is a temptation when discussing Malta’s energy and fuel subsidies to reduce the debate to a simple question: Can we afford them? That is increasingly the wrong question

JP Fabri

The state’s job is not to override prices but to make them tell the truth. Price the congestion. Price the externality. Rebalance a tax and permitting...

The state’s job is not to override prices but to make...

To achieve independence, Europe needs an electrification revolution

Dan Jørgensen

We need to build more wind farms. We need to install more solar panels. And in...

We need to build more wind farms. We need to install more...

Social mobility begins with the right to a home

Mariah Meli

Housing affordability continues to present significant challenges for many...

Housing affordability continues to present significant...

How the commissioner’s film industry report filters the facts

Michael Axisa

The Impact of the Film Industry in Malta is less of an objective economic audit...

The Impact of the Film Industry in Malta is less of an...

Noel Muscat

Enough is enough. We cannot keep on failing our locality. Solutions exist. What we need is the will from government to move ahead with solutions that are...

Enough is enough. We cannot keep on failing our locality....

Are these real solutions or just knee-jerk reactions to public criticism?

Josanne Cassar

The way I see it, by only targeting the illegal immigrants themselves it is like trying to fix a leak by patching a rusty pipe here and there, rather than...

The way I see it, by only targeting the illegal immigrants...

Saviour Balzan

The absolute majority did not know that Yorgen Fenech could have been the mastermind behind this monstrous plot. They thought he was another businessman, who...

The absolute majority did not know that Yorgen Fenech could...

250 years of American independence and a deep US–Malta partnership

Somers Farkas

May the holy trinity continue to bless and watch over President Donald J. Trump...

May the holy trinity continue to bless and watch over...

A tragedy of incentives: Hotels, supermarkets and malls

JP Fabri

The cranes are not the problem. What they are building for is

The cranes are not the problem. What they are building for...

Malta’s education system must catch up with the world it serves

Sean Zammit

For Malta, where human capital is the nation’s most valuable resource,...

For Malta, where human capital is the nation’s most...

Administrative penalties: Questions that need to be answered

Paul Edgar Micallef

A first step would be for government to launch a public consultation listing...

A first step would be for government to launch a public...

How effective are party slogans in electoral campaigns?

Mark Said

Come the next general election, artificial intelligence will probably be used...

Come the next general election, artificial intelligence...

Beyond the ballot box: Time to move ahead

Ivan Refalo

If we get these foundations right, Malta’s future prosperity will be...

If we get these foundations right, Malta’s future...

Even with the gender mechanism, real barriers for women in politics will persist

Josanne Cassar

We should thoroughly examine our electoral system to determine if it is effectively electing the right people based on their abilities and their commitment to...

We should thoroughly examine our electoral system to...

JP Fabri

Perhaps that is the most valuable lesson emerging from Britain’s political experience. Strong democracies are not those that simply replace leaders...

Perhaps that is the most valuable lesson emerging from...

Daniela Attard Bezzina

What do you do when you’re past 50, your son has grown up and moved out, and you spend every working day immersed in history? You enrol for a Master in...

What do you do when you’re past 50, your son has...

A question of merit or tokenism in government

Vania Agius Tabone

If parliament is to truly reflect Maltese society, the debate must move beyond...

If parliament is to truly reflect Maltese society, the...

On 26 June we celebrate Support Don’t Punish!

One remains baffled that despite clear signs that drug use in Malta has...

One remains baffled that despite clear signs that drug use...