Meeting real persons, not books
Evarist Bartolo
The attitude and behaviour of students and young adults are vital. Social contact is the best way to tackle issues of prejudice, discrimination and stigma
Unhappy New Year
Wherever one looks, there are indications that the prevailing political and economic models have failed, yet there has been no discernible effort to confront these issues...
The albatross around Leo Brincat’s neck

Brincat is due to appear before a European parliamentary committee and make his...

Brincat is due to appear before a European parliamentary...

General prohibition of discrimination
Kevin Aquilina

Residents and persons present in Malta are left with no choice but to bypass the Maltese legal system and petition the Strasbourg Court with all that it...

Residents and persons present in Malta are left with no...

Malta’s test of fire

Malta's presidency over the European Council will be a crucial test for our national leadership

Malta's presidency over the European Council will be a...

A poverty of spirit
Josanne Cassar

Maybe it is time they realised that life does not treat everyone fairly and justly and that some have had to carry more than their share of burdens

Maybe it is time they realised that life does not treat...

Cartoon: 10 August 2016

How Joseph Muscat intends rebuilding Malta

How Joseph Muscat intends rebuilding Malta

Addressing the skills deficit
Evarist Bartolo

Employers said: ‘we need employees to be proficient and technically competent… but we also need them to know how to communicate, solve problems,...

Employers said: ‘we need employees to be proficient...

The threat of Islamic terror and our freedom of speech
Mark Camilleri

The notion that a vilification law is needed for national security defeats its...

The notion that a vilification law is needed for national...

Too much authority, too little planning

Taken in isolation the four towers may not have a dramatic impact; but if one, two or three other high-rises are approved in a locality which stands in the...

Taken in isolation the four towers may not have a dramatic...

Cartoon: 3 August 2016

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Matters of life and death
Michael Falzon

The intriguing question is not whether the pill causes an abortion but how the hell did the seemingly never-ending argument about it start in the first place

The intriguing question is not whether the pill causes an...

Where are Labour’s environmental credentials now?
Raphael Vassallo

It is not the repercussions of any individual project we now have to worry...

It is not the repercussions of any individual project we...

Complacency will be our downfall
Josanne Cassar

Are high-rise towers plonked in the middle of an already crowded urban landscape which already cannot cope with the burden of basic infrastructure that has...

Are high-rise towers plonked in the middle of an already...

Two weights and many towers
Saviour Balzan

This would mean revisiting the shameful policies which are allowing owners of land or derelict dwellings to construct new lavish homes in the countryside

This would mean revisiting the shameful policies which are...

Political silence on Townsquare has played into the hands of developers and Labour
Michael Briguglio

In the case of Townsquare what struck me most was the PN strategy, which played into the hands of the Gasan developers and the Labour government

In the case of Townsquare what struck me most was the PN...

What they won’t tell you

Taken after fertilisation, the morning-after pill can be abortifacient indeed

Taken after fertilisation, the morning-after pill can be...

Our deadly roads claim too many victims. The grim stats must stop
Josanne Cassar

I think we have more than enough commemorative plaques in the memory of...

I think we have more than enough commemorative plaques in...

Simon Busuttil and the Wailers
Raphael Vassallo

The PN must be the only political party in the world to reach its peak of hysterical belligerence, just at the time of year when most normal people...

The PN must be the only political party in the world to...

Is Muscat’s success Mintoff’s failure?

Joseph Muscat argued that the country’s success was built on his...

Joseph Muscat argued that the country’s success was...