Letters: 17th August 2014
The Leopard
Leo Brincat
The Renzi factor has not only worked but is also expected to succeed, even if it might eventually go through difficult patches
Reveal and be damned
Saviour Balzan

Without wanting to sound like a prima donna, had it not been for MaltaToday, no oil scandal would have ever materialised

Without wanting to sound like a prima donna, had it not...

Addressing the skills deficit
Evarist Bartolo

Statistical data shows that we have an increase in employment coupled with an increase in unemployment

Statistical data shows that we have an increase in...

Having your cake and eating it too
Claudine Cassar

It is not the major political parties that are to blame for the sorry state of affairs, but the electorate

It is not the major political parties that are to blame for...

Europe is not for sale. Unless you make a really, really good offer…
Raphael Vassallo

Why has Commissioner Reding not already called upon all EU member states which have such investor programmes in place, to instantly withdraw those programmes...

Why has Commissioner Reding not already called upon all EU...

Protecting the most basic principles of democracy

MaltaToday will further undertake all legal courses of action available, should...

MaltaToday will further undertake all legal courses of...

Cartoon 19 January 2014

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

The aftermath of a vote
James Debono

Unfortunately the Labour Party is sending all the wrong messages to the very people who are most ready to offer Malta solidarity on themes like migration.

Unfortunately the Labour Party is sending all the wrong...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Citizenship, the EU, and social justice
John Baldacchino

Is this a debate on European solidarity or a price war? It depends on how we view the EU and how Malta has evolved (if at all) within the EU

Is this a debate on European solidarity or a price war? It...

This is about European competition: nothing more, nothing less
Raphael Vassallo

Malta gave competing EU member states a good run for their money… and our...

Malta gave competing EU member states a good run for their...

The tip of a judicial iceberg

Placed in the context of a steadily deteriorating public perception of the justice system, the Farrugia Sacco case heavily underscores the most basic problems...

Placed in the context of a steadily deteriorating public...

Cartoon 14 January 2014

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

CCTV solves bird theft

Magistrate Dr Edwin Grima found Hurbet Gatt guilty of simple theft of four birds after positively identifying the accused from a CCTV footage.

Magistrate Dr Edwin Grima found Hurbet Gatt guilty of...

To the Christians who run the Chamber, try living off €149 a week
Saviour Balzan

There’s quite a lot of hogwash in the air when it comes to interpreting the...

There’s quite a lot of hogwash in the air when it comes...

Of sick leave and other matters
Claudine Cassar

It is parents who decide to bring children into the world and they should be the ones who cover their expenses, not their hapless employer

It is parents who decide to bring children into the world...

The national interest strikes back
James Debono

While moral conservatism has come back to haunt the PN, Labour is increasingly appealing to an intolerant brand of nationalism to shoot down critics of the...

While moral conservatism has come back to haunt the PN,...

Who are the Eurosceptics now?
Raphael Vassallo

Something seems to have happened to both parties since the 2003 EU referendum – and looked at again, it is not at all clear whose side either party is...

Something seems to have happened to both parties since the...

Accent on education for employability
Evarist Bartolo

About 51,000 people fall within the 15-24 age bracket, of whom 6,000 are neither in employment nor furthering their education. To me, this is unacceptable.

About 51,000 people fall within the 15-24 age bracket, of...