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 
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  abandoning any...
Ronaldo: I’m rooting for a Brazil-Germany final at Maracana

Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario da Lima writes that he wants to see Brazil and...

Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario da Lima writes that he wants...

A look at the employment reforms
Michael Briguglio

The Labour government is carrying out a silent revolution on work-life balance, but on other reforms there is a dose of conditionality

The Labour government is carrying out a silent revolution...

Pilate had it easy compared to Simon
Raphael Vassallo

The simple fact that some people want a referendum, on its own, is apparently enough to make the PN retreat into a corner and say nothing at all.

The simple fact that some people want a referendum, on its...

Mostly positive on the economic front

The really good news is that the economic growth projected in the EC forecast should give the government the protective financial cushion...

The really good news is that the economic growth...

A framework for education strategy
Evarist Bartolo

We must address the high incidence of early school leavers and increase participation in adult learning, and promote and raise levels of student attainment in...

We must address the high incidence of early school leavers...

What will we be voting for?
Michael Falzon

The EP election cannot but be reduced to a referendum on Joseph Muscat’s first 14 months in government and Simon Busuttil’s record in...

The EP election cannot but be reduced to a referendum...

Cartoon 7 May 2014

Konrad Mizzi keeping it together on the gas front

Konrad Mizzi keeping it together on the gas front

Malta in a changing Europe
Simon Busuttil, one year on
Frank Psaila

Simon Busuttil has mountains to climb but Joseph Muscat’s honeymoon is long over" his appeal to the ‘soldiers of steel’ at the Bormla...

Simon Busuttil has mountains to climb but Joseph...

This is your justice system on drugs
Raphael Vassallo

The truth is that our justice system does not reform criminals. It produces them.

The truth is that our justice system does not reform...

Cartoon 4 May 2014

Alfred Sant in pole position for the EU parliament

Alfred Sant in pole position for the EU parliament

Ten years down the line
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...

Letters: 4th May 2014
Online but out of touch?
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...

Malta needs a gore-horror film
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...

A PR disaster for Malta

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...

Life through the Panini album
Where's Wally?
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...