Wasting time on burning waste

Michael Falzon

Wasteserv is hardly the entity to do it: politicians seem to have decided that it exists to give voters a government job for doing next to nothing

The politics of crack wrestling

Raphael Vassallo

You cannot call someone a ‘gbejna’ one minute, then become that someone’s ally and accomplice the next.... and all along expect nobody to notice. Sorry folks,...

As with Panama, Malta features prominently in the cache of the leaked Paradise Papers, but to date, no political names have been exposed.

As with Panama, Malta features prominently in the cache of...

Raphael Vassallo

I can't imagine how a non-consenting country could possibly be induced into a life of corruption against its own will...

I can't imagine how a non-consenting country could...

Evarist Bartolo

Up to 70% of a child's key influence is not the teacher or school, but family, friends and society, according to a number of studies

Up to 70% of a child's key influence is not the teacher...

Frank Psaila

Two things are certain... Daphne Caruana Galizia was not killed by mistake and she well-known blogger revealed Malta's deepest and darkest secrets. Did she...

Two things are certain... Daphne Caruana Galizia was not...

Time to move on, but the two parties must do the right thing

Michael Falzon

If the protests made by Civil Society achieved anything, it must be that the...

If the protests made by Civil Society achieved anything, it...

Raphael Vassallo

The 'mills of Maltese justice' also grind slowly. There is, in brief, no guarantee that justice will actually be served, no matter how long the wait

The 'mills of Maltese justice' also grind slowly....

Want to stop hate culture? Stop spreading it

Josanne Cassar

When are Facebook users going to learn that it is not some corner bar where you...

When are Facebook users going to learn that it is not some...

Saviour Balzan

'When it comes to rule of law, it is important to remember that Malta’s culture of impunity has been around for longer than we can ever imagine'....

'When it comes to rule of law, it is important to...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

The Gozo Channel denies allegations made in the article entitled 'Pre-electoral Gozo Channel jobs costing hundreds of thousands'

The Gozo Channel denies allegations made in the article...

Malta's two-party system knows it is kept alive by patronage and...

Malta's two-party system knows it is kept alive...

The repossession of a property must be clearly mentioned as an action of spoliation

Malcolm Mifsud

Arnaud's mother lived in a property in Valletta but once she passed away, his sister changed the locks, not allowing him to enter

Arnaud's mother lived in a property in Valletta but...

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Josanne Cassar

Saviour Balzan

JP Fabri

Catalonia, statehood, and the end of history

Matthew Bugeja

Contrary to Francis Fukuyama’s writings, we are not at the end of...

Contrary to Francis Fukuyama’s writings, we are not...

Josanne Cassar

What does anyone in Government have to gain by threatening musicians in such a way? With all eyes scrutinising every step Muscat makes in how he is...

What does anyone in Government have to gain by threatening...

‘Two-thirds majority proposal’ will not work

Raphael Vassallo

The idea to appoint police commissioner and attorney general by two-thirds...

The idea to appoint police commissioner and attorney...

Complex reforms call for in-depth discussion

Just before the 2013 general election, Joseph Muscat said he intended to give...

Just before the 2013 general election, Joseph Muscat said...

The Church has 'patron saints' for everything but in Reformation England, 'the idea of praying to saints was regarded as reprehensible...'

The Church has 'patron saints' for everything but...

On Catalonia, the use and abuse of history

Carmel Vassallo

Like all texts which have to accommodate often conflicting interests, the...

Like all texts which have to accommodate often conflicting...