Gozo tunnel: a return to sanity?
It is time for politicians to make an honest reflection on past promises and for giving Gozitans the impression that the tunnel is a done deal
A touch of gray
Michael Falzon
Apart from Boris Johnson’s facetiousness, what strikes me in this episode is the independence of the British civil service from the government of the day
Debono Grech’s Freudian slip
Michael Falzon

The staggering amount of Labour voters who believe Labour has nothing to apologise for, follows the way of thinking of the unrepentant thief – the...

The staggering amount of Labour voters who believe Labour...

The grim legacy of 90s Russia and Putin’s rise
Raisa Galea

Considering that the country is ‘back to the 90s’, albeit without...

Considering that the country is ‘back to the...

A nerd’s guide to voting in the 2022 General Elections
Mark Camilleri Gambin

Voting in the General Elections is a tricky business. Use your ballot sheet to...

Voting in the General Elections is a tricky business. Use...

Abusive continuity | Carmel Cacopardo

The distribution of multiple cheques to every household by the Labour government on the eve of the general election is more than abusing the power of incumbency

The distribution of multiple cheques to every household by...

The abstention election?

If Labour wins by the same margin, not only will this be a knock-out blow on the opposition Nationalist Party, but it will also mean that Labour also has the...

If Labour wins by the same margin, not only will this be a...

That is what happens when you take voters for granted
Josanne Cassar

While they may be a minority, there are many decent people out there whose main...

While they may be a minority, there are many decent people...

Plucking up the courage
Saviour Balzan

Malta’s weak environmental and planning policies are too problematic to ignore

Malta’s weak environmental and planning policies are...

We need a change in direction | Christian Micallef

Christian Micallef is a Nationalist candidate on the 1st district

Christian Micallef is a Nationalist candidate on the 1st...

A thousand proposals – one purpose
Miriam Dalli

We want to sway board decisions towards prioritising green and environmental business projects over conventional and unsustainable ones

We want to sway board decisions towards prioritising green...

The Malta we want | Bernard Grech
Bernard Grech

Let’s have the courage to change direction, to say ‘that’s enough, we want something better’

Let’s have the courage to change direction, to say...

What reality do you want to wake up to next Sunday?
Emma Portelli Bonnici

There is only one question that really matters in the end – what do you...

There is only one question that really matters in the end...

Wages are paid in money, not words

Neither Labour nor the PN has actually committed itself to any specific wage increases, so far in the 2022 General Election campaign

Neither Labour nor the PN has actually committed itself to...

Enforcement of foreign tax claims is based on reciprocal EU co-operation
Malcolm Mifsud

The enforcement and the collection of taxes for EU member states is based on reciprocal co-operation between the EU states

The enforcement and the collection of taxes for EU member...

Cannabis law still reflects discriminatory practices | Andrew Bonello

Releaf president Andrew Bonello | Parts of the new law continue to reflect...

Releaf president Andrew Bonello | Parts of the new law...

Looks like Tonio Fenech’s ‘arlogg tal-lira’ is still ticking away in the background…
Raphael Vassallo

Just by attending that event, and accepting the hospitality so lavishingly bestowed upon him by that one lobby-group… Robert Abela has sent out a very...

Just by attending that event, and accepting the hospitality...

The annual political party leaders rap battle staged at the University of Malta campus

The Skinny | No 130 – Beatdown at the Academy

The Skinny | No 130 – Beatdown at the Academy

Abortion law: as clear as mud | Gilbert Gravino

Gilbert Gravino | The criminal code does not make it clear which...

Gilbert Gravino | The criminal code does not make it...

A new low in ‘power of incumbency’

It is also inexplicable why a party enjoying such a strong lead over the opposition, should resort to such cheap tactics in the first place

It is also inexplicable why a party enjoying such a strong...