A weird PN proposal
Michael Falzon
The idea of ODZ permits needing parliamentary approval is beyond the comprehension by any sane person
Tax-free state
Saviour Balzan
For years now, we have set out new fiscal policies, not based on the wisdom of what is best for the country but what will sustain one’s appeal at the polls
Labour’s broken promises | Chris Said
Chris Said

It’s time to call Labour’s bluff on Gozo. It’s time to remind everyone how Labour has been taking Gozitans for a ride for nine years, and the...

It’s time to call Labour’s bluff on Gozo....

No sex please, we’re Mintoffjani…
Raphael Vassallo

What is more important: that Mintoff’s own (unabridged) version of events is recorded for posterity… or that it remains at the level of mere...

What is more important: that Mintoff’s own...

Why it is vital to decriminalise abortion: the case of Malta
The Conversation

Claire Pierson, Liza Caruana-Finkel | Criminalising abortion of course...

Claire Pierson, Liza Caruana-Finkel | Criminalising...

The ethical bar needs to be raised

As things stand, the best course is for Rosianne Cutajar to take the back seat, suspend herself from the party, and only seek re-election if cleared by the tax...

As things stand, the best course is for Rosianne Cutajar to...

Ħamrun was a mistake, wasn’t it?

The Skinny | No 94 – Hardly Spartan Behaviour

The Skinny | No 94 – Hardly Spartan Behaviour

State jobs galore
Michael Falzon

Meanwhile, Labour keeps fooling everybody by pretending that there is nothing wrong with the increase in unnecessary jobs with the state

Meanwhile, Labour keeps fooling everybody by pretending...

Worried about going to prison? Get a job in the construction sector...
Raphael Vassallo

Nowadays, the same sort of contradiction is painfully visible almost everywhere you look: for instance, whenever the Planning Authority comes down like a tonne...

Nowadays, the same sort of contradiction is painfully...

Private party? Relax, just tell them it’s a football celebration…
Josanne Cassar

I will bet my bottom dollar that the restrictive measures for people to hold...

I will bet my bottom dollar that the restrictive measures...

MPs, magistrates, and common mortals: not all are equal
Saviour Balzan

A new government must bring legitimacy and clarity, and do away – to a...

A new government must bring legitimacy and clarity, and do...

Contracts obtained by fraud must be of a serious nature
Malcolm Mifsud

When one alleged that a contract was obtained by fraud, then that party must...

When one alleged that a contract was obtained by fraud,...

A ‘get-out-of-jail’ card for cowboy developers

Once again, Malta’s cowboy contractors have been given a...

Once again, Malta’s cowboy contractors have been...

Satire and the normalisation of gender and cultural stereotypes | Angele Deguara

Hiding behind satire to spew a barrage of sexist and racist ‘jokes’ while accusing a non-Maltese, non-white character of sexism is not on,...

Hiding behind satire to spew a barrage of sexist and racist...

Dig a hole and stay cool. Pray too, if you want to

The Skinny | No 93 – Heatwave Over Grey

The Skinny | No 93 – Heatwave Over Grey

All hail the new colonialism…
Raphael Vassallo

If Repubblika’s proposal were to actually be acted upon… it would only illustrate the sheer extent to which the scars of our Colonial experience...

If Repubblika’s proposal were to actually be acted...

Greylisting is an opportunity, yes… to clean up our act

Ultimately, Malta has to clean up its stables, before someone else does it for...

Ultimately, Malta has to clean up its stables, before...

Abortion: a mandate to deceive | Charlene Giordmaina

Irrespective of whether the majority of the electorate bases its vote on that...

Irrespective of whether the majority of the electorate...

Abortion is a human right, MEPs say | Isabel Stabile, Christopher Barbara
Isabel Stabile

The European Parliament has unequivocally stated that abortion is a right, a fundamental human right, putting paid the ridiculous assertions of...

The European Parliament has unequivocally stated that...

Ah, but life isn’t fair, Robert. It’ what we all learnt at school...
Raphael Vassallo

To reduce it all, once again, to ‘headmaster-speak’… what we’ve just been told is: 'No more excuses; no more fancy talk; you know...

To reduce it all, once again, to...