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Saviour Balzan

In this week’s Il-Punt, Saviour Balzan argues that defending freedom of expression also means allowing journalists to do their job, without coming under fire when the...

Consequences of garnishee orders

I believe that everything in life has its limitations, but once an individual decides to abuse these limitations or doesn’t know where or what its limits are, then the...

Social budget that addresses pensioner and low-income earners

The 2017 Budget rides on a booming economy shouldered by growing tourism...

The 2017 Budget rides on a booming economy shouldered by...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

The troubles engulfing former Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi stem from his handling of private financial interests while wearing a political hat

The troubles engulfing former Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi...

With a flip, and a flop, and a flippety-flop...

Raphael Vassallo

Nobody can take the media seriously as a custodian of the public interest, if...

Nobody can take the media seriously as a custodian of the...

Michael Falzon

Enemed takes advantage of its dominant position, especially with the fact that it is practically impossible for most other would-be competitors to have fuel...

Enemed takes advantage of its dominant position, especially...

Saviour Balzan

It has always been the practice with politicians to shoot the messenger and forget about the message. And perhaps it has always been difficult for me and other...

It has always been the practice with politicians to shoot...

Saviour Balzan

The procurement system must change, the culture of direct orders must go. And this system of persons of trust should be revisited, people at all levels must be...

The procurement system must change, the culture of direct...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Some call it ‘populism’, I call it ‘democracy’

Raphael Vassallo

If democracy looks like 10-pin bowling, it’s because that’s how it...

If democracy looks like 10-pin bowling, it’s because...

It’s about accountability and public standards

FTS: The problem is of a systemic, recurring nature. Only a systemic overhaul...

FTS: The problem is of a systemic, recurring nature. Only a...

Living the good life…with other people’s money

Josanne Cassar

Businessmen allowed to amass enormous debts in tax and VAT while simultaneously...

Businessmen allowed to amass enormous debts in tax and VAT...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

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Diversity inside Language Council increases oversight

Mark Camilleri

The reforms to the Language Council will ensure that the Council does not fall...

The reforms to the Language Council will ensure that the...

Evarist Bartolo

The changes weren’t secret. I’ve answered many parliamentary questions detailing everything and we have explained the changes numerous times

The changes weren’t secret. I’ve answered many...

Who’s really in a ‘state of illegality here’

Raphael Vassallo

The naked truth of the matter is that we only apply the ‘illegal...

The naked truth of the matter is that we only apply the...

Malta’s controversial IIP scheme is nothing less than obscene at a time when millions of people are trying to pour into Europe from under-developed or...

Malta’s controversial IIP scheme is nothing less than...

Michael Falzon

Unfortunately organisations like trade unions, as well as NGOs, tend to abandon their mission statement when their income no longer depends on the...

Unfortunately organisations like trade unions, as well as...

The widening divide between the haves and the have-nots

Josanne Cassar

Maltese tenants and foreign nationals on an average wage are being edged out of...

Maltese tenants and foreign nationals on an average wage...