Two is company
Saviour Balzan
Politics needs free thinkers, and Marlene Farrugia has given people the chance to dream for a short time that this country will not be represented only by politicians who think...
Girls must deal with an increasingly sexualised world
Josanne Cassar
We cannot ignore the fact that there is a very real connection between the objectification of women in advertising and the increase in sexual violence and what is being termed as...
The limits of Muscat’s political theatre
James Debono

Muscat pledges good governance while paying homage to the unrepentant Michael...

Muscat pledges good governance while paying homage to the...

Letters: 24 January 2016
Signor Mastro Lindo
Saviour Balzan

Gaffarena was not created by any political party, but evolved as a direct result of the way the political parties do politics

Gaffarena was not created by any political party, but...

When adoration turns to nastiness
Josanne Cassar

Ira was in one of those Catch-22 situations, that no matter how she reacted she would have been criticized. Screaming with excitement would have looked...

Ira was in one of those Catch-22 situations, that no matter...

Needed changes in mindset
Leo Brincat

With the post-COP21 and the circular economy understandably high on the priority list of the Netherlands EU Presidency, what can make the whole processes...

With the post-COP21 and the circular economy understandably...

More than words

The most recent example of Busuttil’s reformist agenda – an environmental convention – was certainly a step in the right direction.

The most recent example of Busuttil’s reformist...

Taxpayer may prove prima facie that Tax Department assessment is excessive
Malcolm Mifsud

The taxpayer contested tax assessments issued by the Commissioner for the years between 2000 and 2004 and asked the Tribunal to cancel them.

The taxpayer contested tax assessments issued by the...

Requiem for a party’s Fascist roots
Raphael Vassallo

This week, the secretary general of the Nationalist Party told us that the “PN needs to rediscover its centre-left roots” if it is to win the...

This week, the secretary general of the Nationalist...

Cartoon: 20 January 2016

Patiots' leader Alex Pisani inside his animal farm

Patiots' leader Alex Pisani inside his animal farm

Malta must resist tax harmonisation
Roberta Metsola

Not being able to control the level of taxation for companies based in Malta would make us lose our competitive edge

Not being able to control the level of taxation for...

A new form of inequality?

Sue Rossi, member of Save the Embryo Protection Act: 'People are to be treated and received as gifts. They are never a right.'

Sue Rossi, member of Save the Embryo Protection Act:...

Confusing employability with employment
Evarist Bartolo

Employability and obtaining skills in your skills portfolio are complementary but not necessarily the same thing.

Employability and obtaining skills in your skills portfolio...

The Archbishop speaks freely, as he should
Michael Falzon

Bedingfield’s comment was more than simply stupid, considering that when...

Bedingfield’s comment was more than simply stupid,...

It’s about respect, not rights

Freedom of expression, as enshrined in the Universal Charter of Human Rights, implies that it is unlawful to restrict free speech through legislation but...

Freedom of expression, as enshrined in the Universal...

Way to go, David…
Raphael Vassallo

I, personally, do not know how I would react if told I had 18 months to live. For David Bowie the answer was to record a final album, and to bow out gracefully...

I, personally, do not know how I would react if told I had...

Letters: 17 January 2016
Notion of a nation
Saviour Balzan

Everywhere you look, it appears that everyone is on the take.  Everyone has a price, and money, I am afraid, has no political colour.

Everywhere you look, it appears that everyone is on the...

Patriot games and porkies
Josanne Cassar

It is pretty ironic to call yourself a patriot when you immediately lash out against your fellow countrymen just because they don’t agree with you. It is...

It is pretty ironic to call yourself a patriot when you...