We need to speak on electoral reform
The question we should be asking ourselves in the aftermath of the European and local council elections is, should our electoral system ensure that an increasingly variegated...
Unborn children deserve compassion | Tony Mifsud
This is not politics. This is business. The place for business is not in government. The place for business is in the stock exchange
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...

Maltese property prices and the Green Deal
Peter Agius

While sustainability remains of vital importance, the green deal must also be a...

While sustainability remains of vital importance, the green...

Abandon cheap provincial politics, go Green
Ralph Cassar

Our policies will bridge the gap between the richest and the poorest, ensuring...

Our policies will bridge the gap between the richest and...

Courage to vote… for the environment | Mark Scerri

In Malta, a very high proportion of our environmental legislation originates...

In Malta, a very high proportion of our environmental...

Whatever the outcome of this election: Europe will swing to the right
Raphael Vassallo

Europe will either swing, wholesale, all the way to the Extreme Right; or, at...

Europe will either swing, wholesale, all the way to the...

With malice, aforethought
Michael Falzon

I do not pretend to be superior to others and I understand why and how emotions run high, making it impossible for some to distinguish right from wrong

I do not pretend to be superior to others and I understand...

Increase in rent should reflect the open market value of the property
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court should take into account the value of the property when calculating...

The Court should take into account the value of the...

‘This is not a TV series’ – are you sure about that?
Josanne Cassar

The show of support whipped up for Joseph Muscat outside the law courts on...

The show of support whipped up for Joseph Muscat outside...