‘Can’t do shit about it’ is not exactly an answer, you know…
Raphael Vassallo
So what, if Local Plans drawn up 20 years ago identified only ‘Wied il-Ghajn and Xemxija’ as sites for a marina? That is precisely why they need to be changed again....
We cannot abandon the people  of Afghanistan
Cyrus Engerer
We must be prepared for this, as we cannot have a repeat of the 2015 Syrian refugee crisis, which brought countries at the EU’s external borders to their knees | Cyrus...
COVID-19’s effect on families: a woman’s perspective | Julie Zahra

As we move forward into a post-pandemic world, this shared experience can provide an opportunity and a wake-up call for us all

As we move forward into a post-pandemic world, this shared...

Solitary confinement in Malta: a call for reform
Andrew Azzopardi

The use of solitary confinement as a ‘last resort’ indicates that...

The use of solitary confinement as a ‘last...

The Matic report: MEPs... who will trust science? | Andrea Dibben

There cannot be a commitment to the fundamental right to gender equality...

There cannot be a commitment to the fundamental right to...

‘Letting Bernard Grech sink’ is not an option

There is, simply put, more at stake here, than just a case of Bernard Grech...

There is, simply put, more at stake here, than just a case...

Oranges instead of lemons? Shame! Whatever happened to 40K lumi?

The Skinny | No. 92 – Oranges Are Not The Only Electoral Ploy

The Skinny | No. 92 – Oranges Are Not The Only...

Discrimination in building permits
Michael Falzon

In Malta they also get the hotch-potch development and the skyline they deserve

In Malta they also get the hotch-potch development and the...

The beam in your eye
Saviour Balzan

On FATF: It will be nasty to have the Americans taking out the speck of Malta’s eye while we are powerless to remove the beam in theirs

On FATF: It will be nasty to have the Americans taking out...

When it comes to education, in the grand scheme of things, what’s another year?
Josanne Cassar

In a year in which even adults have suffered mental health issues due to job uncertainty, anxiety over illness and even the loss of loved ones, why are we...

In a year in which even adults have suffered mental health...

A cloudy forecast on FATF

Be it grey-listing or enhanced follow-up Malta is struggling in the wake of stronger governments whose voice at the FATF is a political tool that...

Be it grey-listing or enhanced follow-up Malta...

Ordinary remedies must be used before asking for a judicial review
Malcolm Mifsud

Parties subject to an administrative decision must first avail themselves of...

Parties subject to an administrative decision must first...

Towards implementing the PN’s energy plan
Ryan Callus

There’s one logical reason behind the government’s choice –...

There’s one logical reason behind the...

Why do we have an Environment Ministry, anyway?
Raphael Vassallo

Does he himself agree with Malta’s obstinacy in permitting...

Does he himself agree with Malta’s obstinacy in...

Addressing the needs of individuals on the autism spectrum
Alex Agius Saliba

Autism may be an unfamiliar condition to those who may not be accustomed to...

Autism may be an unfamiliar condition to those who may not...

It’s so exhausting for Malta being the best and waiting for the world to realise

The Skinny | No 91 – Best in the World

The Skinny | No 91 – Best in the World

Oh the arrogance!
Peter Agius

We are expected to be happy with what we get to know from ministerial press conferences and work with that. But even those are incomplete

We are expected to be happy with what we get to know from...

Anything, even caution, can be dangerous in excess

Neither the Prime Minister nor the health authorities can possibly afford to...

Neither the Prime Minister nor the health authorities can...

Euro 2020 – where the big players come from China and the US
The Conversation

Simon Chadwick and Paul Widdop - Organisations from China and the US...

Simon Chadwick and Paul Widdop - Organisations...

An initiative worth defending | Alex Muscat

We are adamant that such initiatives related to residency and citizenship are...

We are adamant that such initiatives related to residency...