How long can energy subsidies last?
Michael Falzon
The truth is, moreover, that it is this increase in Malta’s debt that is leading to Malta’s economic well-being
Everything goes, nothing really matters
Saviour Balzan
If the Prime Minister really means what he says, he should make it a point to direct his ministers to take certain steps. One of which is to set standards. One such standard would...
Scam victims are bound to be diligent
Malcolm Mifsud

A victim of a scam cannot use the scam as a defence against a claim to pay debts

A victim of a scam cannot use the scam as a defence against...

Plea of res judicata declined as merits not discussed in initial case

A plea of res judicata was rejected because the merits of the case were not...

A plea of res judicata was rejected because the merits of...

Cartoon: 16 June 2024

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

From 'invictus' to 'vinci potest'

Robert Abela must decide whether to continue acting as defence lawyer to Joseph Muscat, Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri, or keep his distance from them. Abela...

Robert Abela must decide whether to continue acting as...

Hobson’s choice or waiting for Godot?
Mark Said

Until satisfactory answers are found to those questions, the PN risks continuing to wait for Godot, living without a sense of meaning, value or truth, and...

Until satisfactory answers are found to those questions,...

The web rebooted
Alexiei Dingli

Over the past decade, a significant shift has occurred. The Web's initial ethos of decentralisation and empowerment has been overshadowed by...

Over the past decade, a significant shift has occurred. The...

Back to Taxi Mary
Michael Falzon

Someone is bullying Malta to refrain from doing what everybody in Malta agrees upon. I ‘suspect’ it must be Uncle Sam

Someone is bullying Malta to refrain from doing what...

Hey local councils: What exactly are you responsible for?
Josanne Cassar

If candidates running for re-election can promise us all sorts of marvellous...

If candidates running for re-election can promise us all...

MEP election is stiff yellow card to Labour

With a heavily reduced gap, it is clear to everyone that the Labour Party was...

With a heavily reduced gap, it is clear to everyone that...

Once upon a time there was a super majority
Saviour Balzan

Robert Abela will have to accept that the super majorities for Labour are...

Robert Abela will have to accept that the super...

After Europe, it will be yet another day... except for some
Saviour Balzan

We will wake up with an electoral result that will determine to what extent...

We will wake up with an electoral result that will...

We need to get rid of the last vestiges of protectionism in the cab industry

It is pretty obvious that the decision to control the presence of Y-plate cabs in these key locations is not one motivated by a higher public good but more of...

It is pretty obvious that the decision to control the...

Cartoon: 09 June 2024

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

From EU standards to Maltese rights
Peter Agius

Raising the level in Malta to EU standards was one of the reasons for joining the EU, and this is still valid today more than ever before when sewage is...

Raising the level in Malta to EU standards was one of the...

From delusion to hope
Mark Said

Today, Malta is saddled with a government that launched structural reforms that were celebrated at the time of their approval but diluted or sabotaged at the...

Today, Malta is saddled with a government that launched...

The opposition that has no name
Saviour Balzan

Maltese politics is crying out for some bright stars to combat the establishment and change it not from within but from without through the polling booths

Maltese politics is crying out for some bright stars to...

Now’s the chance to influence who all six MEPs will be

Voting is a right we often take for granted and yet it is a privilege to be...

Voting is a right we often take for granted and yet it is a...

The final lap | Claudette Abela Baldacchino

My pledge this time around is to make sure such anti-Malta arrogance does not...

My pledge this time around is to make sure such anti-Malta...