The first law of holes

Michael Falzon

There has never been a really healthy open PN leadership contest since Eddie Fenech Adami’s in 1977... there was then no PN establishment putting spanners in the wheels of...

Wanted: Strong lobby for domestic violence victims

Josanne Cassar

If the Labour government wants to be a truly left-wing, socialist government which cares about those who are most vulnerable, it needs to search deep and rediscover its soul

Evarist Bartolo

We aim to assist teachers in creating opportunities for a community of learning, through networking, targeted projects and sharing of recourses

We aim to assist teachers in creating opportunities for a...

Michael Falzon

The number of schoolchildren that are not ethnic Maltese and are not Catholics has risen so much that the situation can no longer be ignored

The number of schoolchildren that are not ethnic Maltese...

Raphael Vassallo

Billboards are dangerous things, and must be regulated. But then... why are billboards advertising political slogans or village feasts automatically...

Billboards are dangerous things, and must be regulated. But...

We cannot expect to exploit the poor and asylum seekers, or only seek to reap profit on the rich who set foot in Malta

We cannot expect to exploit the poor and asylum seekers, or...

Saviour Balzan

Looking back it strikes you hard that we have lost so very much. Today, the new firebrands that get assimilated by the political parties have little or no...

Looking back it strikes you hard that we have lost so very...

Josanne Cassar

While the curious case of Manila Bottone is probably not that curious after all and will certainly not be the last of its kind, it still makes me wonder how...

While the curious case of Manila Bottone is probably not...

Make no mistake: this is private profit at public expense. It is unaffordable, unaccountable and unjust

Make no mistake: this is private profit at public expense....

Court turns down son’s request to have adoption decree revoked

Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Court has ruled that it is not the competent...

The First Hall of the Civil Court has ruled that it is...

The national curriculum should reflect today’s reality

A more holistic national curriculum should place Ethics as a compulsory subject...

A more holistic national curriculum should place Ethics as...

Why teaching Islam in state schools is a bad idea

Josanne Cassar

The last thing we need is another religious faith to become part of the school...

The last thing we need is another religious faith to become...

Raphael Vassallo

Whether you vote for one party or the other, what you will certainly get is the same corrupt system they have both propped up for decades

Whether you vote for one party or the other, what you will...

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What the Dutch election means for Europe

The Conversation

If the rise of far-right, anti-EU parties does pose an existential threat for the EU, the union survived its first test on Thursday

If the rise of far-right, anti-EU parties does pose an...

Serious concerns have been raised by unions, doctors, other healthcare professionals, healthcare students, and most recently by 6th form students about the...

Serious concerns have been raised by unions, doctors, other...

Evarist Bartolo

Areas with disadvantaged children have to be identified as early as possible and these areas have to be given priority and special assistance

Areas with disadvantaged children have to be identified as...

Public space is one commodity we do not have in abundance, and can ill afford to lose

Public space is one commodity we do not have in abundance,...

Michael Falzon

Having small parties in Parliament with the big needing a coalition to govern can be the right antidote for the political mess Malta finds itself in

Having small parties in Parliament with the big needing a...

How many hats can you wear in politics, anyway?

Raphael Vassallo

Try as I might I cannot see any other way out, than to turn Parliament into a...

Try as I might I cannot see any other way out, than to turn...