Reforming drug laws is not a game
Raphael Vassallo
It is now about the recognition that ‘the game’ has in fact been lost by all parties concerned, and the rules need to be redevised from scratch.
Time running out for the PN
Frank Psaila
The Maltese Catholic Church has a leadership crisis. We have a defunct church
A bitter pill, sweetened

Government has acted correctly in guaranteeing transparency on the IIP, but this concession should be backed up by real rights for migrants who contribute to...

Government has acted correctly in guaranteeing transparency...

The pretence of having admirable beliefs
Saviour Balzan

Comparisons are odious, but I refuse to be lectured about how this country should be run by people who made a mess of things

Comparisons are odious, but I refuse to be lectured about...

Cartoons 17 November 2013

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Deconstructing Citizenship
Michael Briguglio

If I were the President of Malta, I would prefer resigning than signing such unannounced, significant and divisive legislation, unless it is approved by...

If I were the President of Malta, I would prefer resigning...

Dear Joseph: I am not a (N)ationalist
James Debono

Muscat wants an open society where foreigners can contribute to the national wealth. If he really believes this, he should immediately revamp citizenship laws...

Muscat wants an open society where foreigners can...

Cartoon 13 November 2013

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

A community bond put up for sale

If citizenship is for sale, then what next?

If citizenship is for sale, then what next?

Mr Fix It
Saviour Balzan

All politicians will deny that there is political patronage, but this is an integral part of our political culture today

All politicians will deny that there is political...

Increasing employability skills to combat unemployment
Evarist Bartolo

Although a majority of EU states have faced an increase in unemployment,...

Although a majority of EU states have faced an increase in...

Perceptions on budget and citizenship

Whether the IIP will prove to be a permanent source of revenue that lightens Malta’s tax burden is something yet to be proven.

Whether the IIP will prove to be a permanent source of...

Cartoon 10 November 2013

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Making work pay, but for how long?
Michael Briguglio

The ‘make work pay’ policy should be coupled with an increased drive to combat precarious employment

The ‘make work pay’ policy should be coupled with an...

Facebook Advertising
Daniel Coleiro Kingswell

A popular saying exemplifying how difficult it is to reach potential customers using traditional advertising is that of John Wanamaker when he stated that...

A popular saying exemplifying how difficult it is to reach...

More than just absurd
Saviour Balzan

The police, in their sloppiness, have made a martyr of Norman Vella.

The police, in their sloppiness, have made a martyr of...

The Maltese waitress: an endangered species
Michael Falzon

The Maltese waitress is an endangered species because we are a spoilt nation

The Maltese waitress is an endangered species because we...

Never mind passports. It’s now justice that’s up for sale
Raphael Vassallo

In the Holmes case, there is no doubt in my mind that the nationality of the...

In the Holmes case, there is no doubt in my mind that the...

Opening doors to education and employment
Evarist Bartolo

SEC exams are a door to the future – if this is closed, then students face...

SEC exams are a door to the future – if this is closed,...

Sliding doors and the disaster at Mistra

When the first sign of interest in building a mega cluster of high-rise apartments in Xemxija Heights, St Paul’s Bay, was revealed in the press in 2008, the...

When the first sign of interest in building a mega cluster...