Conscientious objection does not belong in the Equality Act | Chris Barbara
Will the government give in to pressure and compromise on equality, or will it stand on the right side of history with the most marginalised in our society and reject the...
'Full up' is no answer to the challenge of migration
It is in this sense that Government and Opposition should really join forces: to hit upon a common migration management strategy, for the good of the country as a whole
It was never about ‘ethical standards’, though, was it?
Raphael Vassallo

It seems that an undercurrent of Labour supporters can’t understand how a...

It seems that an undercurrent of Labour supporters...

The key to a bigger web of corruption
Saviour Balzan

The truth is that Yorgen Fenech is certainly no saint, but it is equally true that he could be the key to a more sinister web of corruption that is at the...

The truth is that Yorgen Fenech is certainly no saint, but...

The unique Maltese quirk of ‘tpaxxihomx’ (don’t give them the satisfaction)
Josanne Cassar

The reason why Konrad Mizzi still has such a following is not because these people are unable to understand that he did anything wrong, but because in the...

The reason why Konrad Mizzi still has such a following is...

The bar has been raised, but not high enough

Prime Minister Robert Abela’s first priority must be to take the...

Prime Minister Robert Abela’s first priority must be...

Marcus Rashford, Black Lives Matter and a British premier who is out of his league
The Conversation

Chris Porter | Though football in the UK has its sectarian divides and distinct national allegiances, English football culture has traditionally tended to shy...

Chris Porter | Though football in the UK has its sectarian...

Public sculpture expert: why I welcome decision to throw Colston statue in river
The Conversation

​Claudine van Hensbergen • I hope Bristol Council fishes it out the water and sticks it in a museum so we don’t forget what has happened....

​Claudine van Hensbergen • I hope Bristol...

Authorities have an obligation to assist the public
Malcolm Mifsud

uthorities are bound at law to give all vital information to the public in...

uthorities are bound at law to give all vital information...

Where did all the PN’s lost votes go?
Raphael Vassallo

All it would take to harness the current large swathe of undecided voters is a new party that can appeal to their demands of better governance… and...

All it would take to harness the current large swathe of...

Abela moves from words into action: Konrad Mizzi gets the boot

Mizzi flung down the gauntlet, and defied Abela’s explicit marching...

Mizzi flung down the gauntlet, and defied...

Konrad Mizzi, an eventful ministerial appointment
Michael Falzon

The idea of using people like Lionel Gerada to dish out taxpayer’s money...

The idea of using people like Lionel Gerada to dish out...

It was a trap... and Adrian Delia walked right into it
Raphael Vassallo

Whose interest does it serve, to cast doubt on the only testimony that might...

Whose interest does it serve, to cast doubt on the only...

The right thing to do. But it will not be easy...
Saviour Balzan

Prime Minister Robert Abela has a dilemma. He knows that he could potentially...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has a dilemma. He knows that he...

Full closure. From Panama onwards

Cleary, in the most silent of ways, other people must have profited along with Fenech. The question is, who?

Cleary, in the most silent of ways, other people must have...

You have to mean what you say, and say what you mean
Josanne Cassar

The PM does not have the correct advisors or PR people who can pull him to one...

The PM does not have the correct advisors or PR people who...

Civil Court has competence to hear issues dealing with commercial rural leases
Malcolm Mifsud

The Civil Court have jurisdiction to decide cases concerning commercial leases irrespective if the property may be in a rural zone

The Civil Court have jurisdiction to decide cases...

Social housing needs an overhaul
Ryan Callus

I appeal to the Siggiewi local council, to make away with partisan politics, and place country before political tribalism

I appeal to the Siggiewi local council, to make away with...

Remove Queen Victoria’s statue? ‘We are not amused’...
Raphael Vassallo

To me, that famous wartime photograph of Queen Victoria, surveying the...

To me, that famous wartime photograph of Queen Victoria,...

Sure, placing migrants on pleasure boats owned by a now-disgraced former ambassador to Finland doesn’t send the right message

The Skinny | No. 39 • The Captain Morgan Boat Migrant Fiasco

The Skinny | No. 39 • The Captain Morgan Boat Migrant...