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Muscat himself has now underscored the danger, by claiming to being ‘blackmailed’. That is the whole point of the matter: it was his own decision to accept the watch...

A missing mobile phone? This is officially the ‘dog ate my homework’ entry in the whole saga

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Why not a ‘Commissioner for Funny Walks’ while we’re at it?

Raphael Vassallo

And people are surprised that others might be having second thoughts about...

And people are surprised that others might be having second...

Saviour Balzan

The PN’s presser seemingly wants everyone to believe that the ills and pains of our system are the doing of Edward Scicluna

The PN’s presser seemingly wants everyone to believe...

The right to rent out property, the right to a home

Josanne Cassar

This mess is the direct result of a market which has been allowed to explode...

This mess is the direct result of a market which has been...

Last Saturday’s protest may well make the government more sensitive to the creeping perception that it is in cahoots with big developers

Last Saturday’s protest may well make the government...

Green growth is trusted to fix climate change – here’s the problem with that

The Conversation

Christine Corlet Walker • Green growth is a vague term with many definitions, but broadly speaking, it’s the idea that society can reduce...

Christine Corlet Walker • Green growth is a vague...

Court has final say on whether bodily harm was grievous or not, regardless of doctors’ medical opinion

Malcolm Mifsud

The Court held that according to the evidence the accused was proven to have punched the defendant once, as a result of which his eye was injured but no...

The Court held that according to the evidence the accused...

Josanne Cassar

I am always amazed at how much humiliation people are willing to put up with in order to be near the seat of power

I am always amazed at how much humiliation people are...

How did we all become so terrified of democracy, anyway?

Raphael Vassallo

Brexit is, after all, but one in a whole string of popular votes, taken in...

Brexit is, after all, but one in a whole string of popular...

Saviour Balzan

Fact-based journalism and irreverance in the trade should be the mark of any newspaper title, not simply subservience to the establishment and commercial...

Fact-based journalism and irreverance in the trade should...

We must protect jobs: including fishermen

The Maltese government should immediately call for ministerial-level talks with...

The Maltese government should immediately call for...

We have to fight for our Maltese language

Evarist Bartolo

Learning the local language means that you're adapting to the local...

Learning the local language means that you're adapting...

Ralph Cassar

Talking about tunnels when successive governments have failed to provide fast ferry services to the commercial centres of Malta is rich

Talking about tunnels when successive governments have...

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Josanne Cassar

St Luke’s still in a shambles and Karen Grech wards shabbier than ever

Michael Falzon

St Luke’s is still in a shambles and at Karen Grech, they spruced up the reception area but let almost all the wards become even shabbier than they ever...

St Luke’s is still in a shambles and at Karen Grech,...

Raphael Vassallo

if you analyse Labour’s entire approach to planning since 2013, you will find that it was all along geared up towards only one goal, blurring the...

if you analyse Labour’s entire approach to planning...

Josanne Cassar

'If this is working in silence, I would like to know what blowing your own trumpet looks like'

'If this is working in silence, I would like to...

A turning point for those who demand change

Saviour Balzan

We need the idealism of youth. We need people who are able to say...

We need the idealism of youth. We need people who...

Can a financial crime agency resolve the prosecution bottleneck on money laundering and tax evasion?

Can a financial crime agency resolve the prosecution...

Matthew Bugeja

Boris Johnson is determined to push the UK out of the EU at any cost. But he will have to face the electorate first

Boris Johnson is determined to push the UK out of the EU at...