Independent reading

Evarist Bartolo

The development of early literacy skills has a positive impact on a child’s success in learning to read independently later on in life

The execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr

Frank Psaila

Al-Nimr’s execution was no miscalculation but it proved to be a very short-sighted decision which might come back to haunt Saudi Arabia. If the unrest spreads, and that is...

British Labour, its leader and its future

John Baldacchino

British Labour is at a juncture in history: political discourse has become...

British Labour is at a juncture in history: political...

A police force in need of a radical shake-up

Frank Psaila

Heads must roll, rotten apples must be discarded, and we need an overhaul...

Heads must roll, rotten apples must be discarded, and we...

Europe must have the courage to admit its failure

Reacting to this umpteenth tragedy, the European Commission has issued a...

Reacting to this umpteenth tragedy, the European Commission...

Have Malta's politicians even taken a break this summer?

Power corrupts. But absolute lack of power kind of sucks…

Raphael Vassallo

Tell you what: instead of talking endlessly about ‘building new power...

Tell you what: instead of talking endlessly about...

James Debono

It’s cheeky for Muscat to justify Zonqor’s AUM as the only ODZ controversy Labour has had to face so far, when he pilots a planning regime that...

It’s cheeky for Muscat to justify Zonqor’s AUM...

Reply to Mark Camilleri on the Maltese language, the Financial ombudsman, and bicycle pedelec rules

Reply to Mark Camilleri on the Maltese language, the...

Outrageous statements always get more attention

Josanne Cassar

The problem with those who think it is so hilarious to offend a certain sector...

The problem with those who think it is so hilarious to...

If you want change, change the way you choose people in power

Saviour Balzan

The truth is that Joe Gaffarena is unprincipled and is only interested in...

The truth is that Joe Gaffarena is unprincipled and is only...

[WATCH] People should vote for parties, not candidates

Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan calls for a change in Malta's electoral system, so...

Saviour Balzan calls for a change in Malta's electoral...

Smoking an electronic cigarette in an enclosed area is not against the law

by Joseph Mizzi

Maltese politics is stuck in traffic, too

There are indications that the traffic congestion currently afflicting...

There are indications that the traffic congestion currently...

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Josanne Cassar

Raphael Vassallo

As with Pink Floyd’s brick wall, the implication is of a country held in a stranglehold by all-powerful forces: a state of play we all accept as fact,...

As with Pink Floyd’s brick wall, the implication is...

Why Corbyn is winning – and how Labour’s moderates can stop him

The Conversation

Labour’s moderates would have to argue that it is important for the party...

Labour’s moderates would have to argue that it is...

Celebrating co-ed in the state’s middle schools

Evarist Bartolo

Co-educational schools provide a much more realistic model of training boys and...

Co-educational schools provide a much more realistic model...

As the chief entity responsible for the enforcement of law and order, even a single case of dereliction of duty can seriously undermine public trust in an area...

As the chief entity responsible for the enforcement of law...

A national language debate stifled by righteousness

Mark Camilleri

If the council expects to release communiques in the form of diktats, without...

If the council expects to release communiques in the form...

Raphael Vassallo

Walter Palmer, it seems, slew more than just a random lion on his ill-fated hunting trip to Zimbabwe. He also took aim at, and shot, all our most cherished...

Walter Palmer, it seems, slew more than just a random lion...