Yes, but no, but yes, but no…
Raphael Vassallo
Unaccountably, not a single one of this collective mass of indispensable intelligence and foresight even noticed that they had approved two conflicting versions of the same law
Cartoon: 14 January 2015
This is not an important person in the spring hunting referendum...
Where justice is a game…
Raphael Vassallo

I can easily predict a scenario where Wenzu Mintoff may suddenly cease to be a Sith Lord in the eyes of the Rebellion, and once again becomes a Jedi in shining...

I can easily predict a scenario where Wenzu Mintoff may...

No toying with democracy

In a democracy, the cancellation of an election at any level can only set alarm bells ringing.

In a democracy, the cancellation of an election at any...

Two and a half Russians
Saviour Balzan

Western-style democracy is not something that grows on trees. It is an achievement that takes ages to evolve and it makes a nation different from another.

Western-style democracy is not something that grows on...

Letters: 20th July 2014
Why our brains can’t cope with tragedy overload
Josanne Cassar

Many of these world events are so completely out of our control that if we...

Many of these world events are so completely out of our...

Cartoon 20 July 2014

Cartoon by Nadine Noko

Cartoon by Nadine Noko

Court rules that flat owner had no right to place water tank on roof
Malcolm Mifsud

Mr Justice Anthony Ellul on 4 July, 2014 in Christopher and Marisa Galea v...

Mr Justice Anthony Ellul on 4 July, 2014 in Christopher and...

Deafening silence on Israeli crisis

We have seen how the same international community which responded so decisively in Libya has been reluctant to involve itself in other equally volatile...

We have seen how the same international community which...

It’s not a ‘song’.  It’s a distress call
Raphael Vassallo

By his own admission Roderick Galdes found a loophole that would allow bird...

By his own admission Roderick Galdes found a loophole that...

Cartoon 16 July 2014

Cartoon by Thomas Cuschieri

Cartoon by Thomas Cuschieri

Teachers as leaders
Evarist Bartolo

The Ministry of Education is convinced of the importance of teachers. They can contribute to their school’s success. We want teachers to take on a...

The Ministry of Education is convinced of the importance of...

Change or be damned
Frank Psaila

Simon Busuttil has what it takes to implement radical changes within the PN – but he has to make sure that all his MPs and party officials are on the...

Simon Busuttil has what it takes to implement radical...

Condemning the Gaza atrocity
James Debono

What Israel is doing in Gaza is criminal. Full stop.

What Israel is doing in Gaza is criminal. Full stop.

A bipartisan policy on health
Michael Falzon

The two political parties that allowed themselves to be swayed by the doctors’ lobby working in its own interest also used the project and the hospital...

The two political parties that allowed themselves to be...

‘E ci si pulisca il culo!’
Raphael Vassallo

Unless you count purely accidental deaths such as people who fall off balconies while stoned, the corresponding mortality statistic for cannabis on its own...

Unless you count purely accidental deaths such as people...

Cartoon: 13 July 2014

Muscat appears to have made fast friends with the economic giant in the East.

Muscat appears to have made fast friends with the economic...

The cost of trade with China

Surely a puritanical argument against trade and cooperation with countries which do not fit our definition of democracy does not hold water. But that does not...

Surely a puritanical argument against trade and cooperation...

Letters: 13th July 2014