Death no more
Jurgen Balzan
If our leaders fail to put human life before winning elections we can vote them out. But I fear that we’re as heartless as our leaders...
Humanitarian rhetoric and cuckoo-killing
Frank Psaila
Due to its failed polices and lack of effective measures to save lives at sea, the EU is letting hundreds of men, women and children die slowly, on the open sea.
Money, money, money
Ryan Callus

The disagreement between the two major political parties on party financing boils down to the unfair level playing field in favour of the Labour Party 

The disagreement between the two major political parties on...

Spot the tea party
James Debono

Decreasing income tax as proposed by the PN to top up the meager 58 cents increase simply results in less revenue for public services.  With Labour ...

Decreasing income tax as proposed by the PN to top up the...

Cartoon: 9 November 2014
Letters: 9 November 2014
‘The big one’ in the oil scandal
Saviour Balzan

We cannot stop the tide, the immensity of the social media, but even the social media is waking up to the malicious commentary and blocking it.

We cannot stop the tide, the immensity of the social media,...

All civil servants should be people of trust
Josanne Cassar

A true civil servant should know that his loyalty is to the government of the...

A true civil servant should know that his loyalty is to the...

Re-introducing Simon Busuttil
Frank Psaila

It’s an uphill battle for Simon Busuttil and the PN, but Sunday’s General Convention marked what could be a turning point for the PN.

It’s an uphill battle for Simon Busuttil and the PN,...

When can a law firm disclose information?
Malcolm Mifsud

A dispute between ultimate beneficiaries of a company registered in Malta,...

A dispute between ultimate beneficiaries of a company...

Migrants are not terrorists
Jurgen Balzan

When national security takes precedence over human and civil rights, society is on a very slippery slope. In some countries, this has led to the arrest of...

When national security takes precedence over human and...

Toxic energy politics
James Debono

By attacking the Opposition’s record in government whenever it faces questions on its own record, the government is sending out toxic message: that...

By attacking the Opposition’s record in government...

The Church is in no position to teach morality
Raphael Vassallo

We’ve all seen how the Church interprets ‘right’ and...

We’ve all seen how the Church interprets...

Justice is not just for political parties

It is increasingly clear from the way the party financing argument is being...

It is increasingly clear from the way the party financing...

Gay or Grabby Awards? Has the MGRM lost its way?
Joseph Carmel Chetcuti

Can the gay rights movement tell us why it accepted the nomination of Auxiliary...

Can the gay rights movement tell us why it accepted the...

Cartoon 5 November 2014

Is the nomination of Auxiliary Bishop Charles Scicluna for an LGBTI community award really justified?

Is the nomination of Auxiliary Bishop Charles Scicluna for...

Patrimonialism and the moral high ground
Michael Falzon

It is disturbing that the Muscat administration seems to have already lost the moral strength to stand its ground on unjustified demands

It is disturbing that the Muscat administration seems to...

[WATCH] Malmström: ‘We’ll never have a Mare Nostrum unless member states decide to finance it’
Farah Abdi

I met European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in Brussels while being hosted for a discussion migration: her answers show that the great effort for EU...

I met European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in...

Is the PN trying to commit collective suicide?
Raphael Vassallo

This same newfound sense of injustice was certainly nowhere to be seen in the...

This same newfound sense of injustice was certainly nowhere...

Cartoon 2 November 2014

Konrad Mizzi and Joseph Muscat's Halloween weekend ends with yet more questions about the solidity of their LNG power plant plan

Konrad Mizzi and Joseph Muscat's Halloween weekend ends...