The PM’s vision: generic waffle and cliché | Mario Mallia

The country seems stuck in a competition of endless waffle and clichés traded between the two parties, propped up financially by the moneyed elite

Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps

Michael Falzon

It declared that ‘food’ should be interpreted as snacks and platters and could even be a simple serving of crisps at a table of seated patrons

Will the proposed Gozo tunnel count as a tourism corridor? Asking for a friend

The Skinny • No. 35 | Post-COVID tourism corridors

Any rushed re-opening would be ill-advised; as is any consideration of the re-opening of travel corridors for the time being

Any rushed re-opening would be ill-advised; as is any...

Saviour Balzan

The decision to lift restrictions seems to be based on the need to revive the economy and not burden the State with more handouts

The decision to lift restrictions seems to be based on the...

My, how hyper-sensitive we’ve all suddenly become…

Raphael Vassallo

We seem to be living in a country where ‘misogyny’ and...

We seem to be living in a country where...

Michael Falzon

That was how Muscat played the double game – by exercising what was in effect a pushback before migrant boats entered Malta’s SAR area, and playing...

That was how Muscat played the double game – by...

The choice between living with the virus and living in fear

Josanne Cassar

When and what to open is the dilemma all governments are having to face,...

When and what to open is the dilemma all governments...

Saviour Balzan

Our numbers are still low, but it could get higher and the worst thing that can happen is if those infected turn out to be...

Our numbers are still low, but it could get higher and...

The determination and personality of the new Commissioner of Police will be crucial to improving authorities’ image on dealing with financial crime

The determination and personality of the new Commissioner...

Adoption does not block a declaration of who is the natural father

Malcolm Mifsud

A father was declared the natural father of a minor child, irrespective of the...

A father was declared the natural father of a minor child,...

Can competitiveness fit with an improved quality of life in Malta? | Gordon Cordina

The reaping of the dividends from the digital economy is not automatic. It requires a concerted effort from social and civil stakeholders

The reaping of the dividends from the digital economy is...

So Josep Borrel is ‘disappointed’, is he? How tragic…

Raphael Vassallo

And… um… the EU expects us to supporting a military operation to...

And… um… the EU expects us to supporting a...

My kids need never worry about where the next hour of Baby Shark will come from

Matthew Vella

Pandemic parenting: unlike my childhood of negotiating time and space with adults, it’s children who commandeer time and space

Pandemic parenting: unlike my childhood of negotiating...

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Thomas Bajada

Mariella Dimech

COVID-19 hit soon after Muscat stepped down from office. ‘Coincidence? I think not!’

The Skinny • No. 34 | Joseph Muscat, COVID Economy Hero

Malta's next Police Commissioner faces a daunting task

This level of public scrutiny is something our national institutions have...

This level of public scrutiny is something our national...

Note to EU: think, plan, act now on COVID recovery

Miriam Dalli

As restrictive measures are slowly being eased with full realization that an...

As restrictive measures are slowly being eased with full...

Michael Falzon

In the end, the issue, I suppose, is whether the writing under consideration instigates the reader to hate someone

In the end, the issue, I suppose, is whether the writing...

Raphael Vassallo

Malta has been practically begging the EU for a ‘relocation agreement’ for well over 15 years now... to no avail. Admittedly, it was the EU’s...

Malta has been practically begging the EU for a...

Saviour Balzan

Despite social distancing measures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19, many keep meeting with family and friends

Despite social distancing measures aimed at limiting the...