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

[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 policy-making still...

Saviour Balzan

Vote for Europe, they said, if you do not want to wait in the line with "Arabs and blacks!"

Vote for Europe, they said, if you do not want to wait in...

Josanne Cassar

Just as the magnetic allure of the wonderous iPad is irresistible to kids, so too is the hypnotic pull of having Facebook and other social media so enticingly...

Just as the magnetic allure of the wonderous iPad is...

Teodor Reljic

Simshar is all well and good, but wouldn’t it be better if local filmmakers got down and dirty and made a mad, fun little B-movie instead?

Simshar is all well and good, but wouldn’t it be...

On huntintg, it is inconceivable that the Opposition party has so far failed to take a clear stand on an issue where political opposition is very sorely needed.

On huntintg, it is inconceivable that the Opposition party...

Angelo Chetcuti

Raphael Vassallo

Chris Said assures us all ‘we know where we stand’ with the PN in this campaign. He just won’t tell us until after the election, that’s...

Chris Said assures us all ‘we know where we...

Tenant ordered to vacate field due to lack of maintenance

Malcolm Mifsud

The Land Regulation Board, presided over by Dr Francesco Depasquale, ordered on...

The Land Regulation Board, presided over by Dr Francesco...

Why didn't they just take a selfie?

On employment, the PN plays a numbers game

Evarist Bartolo

The PN leader’s claims are pure mathematical miscalculation. Eurostat...

The PN leader’s claims are pure mathematical...

James Debono

Labour is set to win the MEP elections. The unknown variable is the scale of Labour’s victory.

Labour is set to win the MEP elections. The unknown...

Farah Abdi

Migrants granted subsidiary forms of protection have no avenue of becoming Maltese citizens, but they still live without any form of security when their...

Migrants granted subsidiary forms of protection have no...

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Saviour Balzan

JP Fabri

Matthew Xuereb / Thomas Sciberras Herrera

The Maltese government, under both Nationalist and labour administrations, has consistently championed the cause of spring hunting ever since the early 1990s,...

The Maltese government, under both Nationalist and labour...

Raphael Vassallo

I imagine if the next foreign busybody happens to be Japanese, he or she will be curtly reminded of Pearl Harbour (or, more pointedly, Hiroshima) and likewise...

I imagine if the next foreign busybody happens to be...

The spectre of abortion comes back for its regular election appointment, this time courtesy of former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi

The spectre of abortion comes back for its regular election...

Saviour Balzan

When you have nothing better to do, you might want to consider ruining your Saturday mornings by listening to European Union candidates making wondrous...

When you have nothing better to do, you might want to...

Josanne Cassar

Isn’t it time that we threatened politicians with our votes (because that seems to be the only way to get their attention)?

Isn’t it time that we threatened politicians with our...