Cartoon: 27 July 2016
Governments must hold their nerve and not make an already bad situation even worse
The Whip: creature of convention
Kevin Aquilina
The relationship between the Whip and MPs is based on party loyalty
Cartoon: 16 March 2016

Another third party? Watch out - the duopoly dragon will have none of it...

Another third party? Watch out - the duopoly dragon will...

The new normal is unacceptable
James Debono

Schembri and Mizzi have sabotaged Labour's agenda: by not sacking them, Muscat is making sure that good governance remains the main issue confronting the...

Schembri and Mizzi have sabotaged Labour's agenda: by...

Saving Maltese politics
Michael Falzon

There is no escaping from an underlying trend that clouded many of Joseph Muscat’s decisions, to reward the unworthy and close an eye to their unethical...

There is no escaping from an underlying trend that clouded...

Let’s make Malta hate again…
Raphael Vassallo

As campaigns go, this one is arguably the dirtiest we’ve yet seen

As campaigns go, this one is arguably the dirtiest...

The election campaign starter pistol

The truth is that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s administration is reeling from a blow that may well have fatal long-term consequences. 

The truth is that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s...

Letters: 13 March 2016
Malta’s moral compass: Approaching zero
Josanne Cassar

Rather than truly believing in ‘doing unto others as you would have them...

Rather than truly believing in ‘doing unto others as...

Now this one was for Mario
Saviour Balzan

It is also common knowledge that the de Marcos have been targeted for ages by the blogger from Bidnija

It is also common knowledge that the de Marcos have been...

Cartoon: 13 March 2016

Corruption and tax avoidance - how the two leaders treat the matter...

Corruption and tax avoidance - how the two leaders treat...

The unravelling of Turkey’s democracy
Alon Ben-Meir

Erdogan’s appetite for increasing power, harsh treatment of dissidents, religious zeal, and narcissistic predisposition made him feared by much of...

Erdogan’s appetite for increasing power, harsh...

Departmental decision is required for judicial review
Malcolm Mifsud

A court may delve into a government department’s decision and not into...

A court may delve into a government department’s...

Between principle and political reality

‘Panamagate’ touches on several crucial endemic problems with our political system, first and foremost the question of accountability

‘Panamagate’ touches on several crucial endemic...

Never been a better time than right now
Raphael Vassallo

Having howled for years about the secrecy of the Gonzi administration with regard to public contracts, the present government has doggedly refused to publish...

Having howled for years about the secrecy of the Gonzi...

Cartoon: 9 March 2016
Not just saying ‘no’ to gambling
Evarist Bartolo

Students will also understand that they have obligations and responsibilities towards the community and that they have to be ethical

Students will also understand that they have obligations...

No, both parties are not the same
Mark Anthony Sammut

Millions of our hard-earned taxes have been spent to reward friends, to bail out friends, and to enrich the pockets of the innermost circle.

Millions of our hard-earned taxes have been spent to reward...

Losing the moral compass
Michael Falzon

Muscat’s administration has reached a defining moment: whether to go on ignoring the moral compass or make the right ethical choices

Muscat’s administration has reached a defining...

The two-party system has failed. Get over it
Raphael Vassallo

The alternative is to carry on voting for a system we all know has always...

The alternative is to carry on voting for a system we all...