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Saviour Balzan

I have never had time for pretenders who pose as independent journalists, but are nothing more than ambitious political animals who relish in the art of hypocrisy

Adapting to population pressures

Though essentially unrelated, waste and security seem to be intertwined: the first is a question of increased population pressures from both residents and non-residents, the...

It is the role of the political class to show responsibility and to look beyond the result of June 3 and read through their words, deeds and actions

It is the role of the political class to show...

Josanne Cassar

When people start turning their backs on your party it is quite a gamble to keep hanging on and take the risk of the gap between the parties becoming even...

When people start turning their backs on your party it is...

Saviour Balzan

The island is under siege and politicians have only themselves to blame

The island is under siege and politicians have only...

This election takes place under the most surreal of circumstances, where allegations built around circumstantial evidence have set in motion a chain of events...

This election takes place under the most surreal of...

North Korea’s dash for nuclear deterrence

Matthew Bugeja

Despite the rhetoric, both sides will want to avoid war at all costs,...

Despite the rhetoric, both sides will want to avoid war at...

Property above and below land belongs to the landowner

Malcolm Mifsud

Whoever has the ownership of the land has also that of the space above it, and...

Whoever has the ownership of the land has also that of the...

Election time for our drama queen nation

Josanne Cassar

An election campaign does not have to be such a drama. It’s just a part of the cycle of every administration, and there is no need for the country to...

An election campaign does not have to be such a drama....

The fate of Europe depends on France | Richard Maher

The Conversation

After last year’s Brexit vote, a Le Pen victory would signal that...

After last year’s Brexit vote, a Le Pen victory would...

Muscat’s decision to call a snap election is highly irresponsible because he should have waited for the outcome of the inquiry to be known to all before...

Muscat’s decision to call a snap election is highly...

Raphael Vassallo

What was needed from the very start was a rational, forensic, clinical approach to solving a crime through evidence... not hot-headed, irrational emotion...

What was needed from the very start was a rational,...

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Evarist Bartolo

We can continue investing in support and social programmes so that those students who come from difficult backgrounds get all the attention and help they need

We can continue investing in support and social programmes...

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Saviour Balzan

Before trying to decipher what is true and what is not, we should really ask ourselves if we are facing a crisis that goes beyond the semantics of this...

Before trying to decipher what is true and what is not, we...

The real scandal is our failure to heal the divide

Raphael Vassallo

I just want to live in a normal country where you don’t have to...

I just want to live in a normal country where you...

Michael Falzon

Calling an election and winning it will give Joseph Muscat some respite because the people’s approval of his performance will fly in the face of Simon...

Calling an election and winning it will give Joseph Muscat...

Josanne Cassar

As much as we need money to live decently, we are always walking that tightrope trying to find a balance between slaving away to earn those bits of paper, and...

As much as we need money to live decently, we are always...

Saviour Balzan

Politics need to change in Malta, and yes they can change but not by simply embracing those who have removed their old coat for a newer one

Politics need to change in Malta, and yes they can change...

Even without the proven accusation of bribery, Joseph Muscat’s cavalier attitude on Panamagate undermines the credibility of the prime minister and...

Even without the proven accusation of bribery, Joseph...