More Europe is the way forward
The political agenda is dominated by two recurring questions, namely: will Franco Debono give his consent to the approval of the budget? And depending on the answer: when is the...
No time for jubilation
Saviour Balzan
Saviour Balzan on why Nikki Dimech should not have been a candidate in the first place
Restoring trust in Parliament
Carmen Sammut

Dissenting backbenchers may have burnt their fingers, if not their whole political career. But MPs should not be afraid to speak their mind if we embrace...

Dissenting backbenchers may have burnt their fingers, if...

Publish and be damned!
Michael Falzon

More often than not, the clash between the right for privacy and public interest leads to grey areas.

More often than not, the clash between the right for...

Message not received

With his address to the House of Representatives yesterday, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi illustrated a clear and unmistakable pattern of behaviour which has...

With his address to the House of Representatives yesterday,...

Reflections on a vote foretold
James Debono

Nobody can escape the fundamental truth that Austin Gatt is still in government because of the speaker’s casting vote.

Nobody can escape the fundamental truth that Austin Gatt is...

Dear Austin... I am livid
James Debono

Dear minister, lowering standards to make up for the route fuck-up is not on and erodes the most positive aspect of the reform.

Dear minister, lowering standards to make up for the route...

Reflections  on a vote foretold
James Debono

Nobody can escape the fundamental truth that Austin Gatt is still in government because of the speaker’s casting vote.

Nobody can escape the fundamental truth that Austin Gatt...

Yellow Pages, a broken computer and a €220 million BWSC contract
Evarist Bartolo

Last Tuesday and Wednesday we had nearly eight hours of hearings by the...

Last Tuesday and Wednesday we had nearly eight hours of...

Saved by the speaker

Friday’s parliamentary debate, which ended in Minister Austin Gatt surviving a vote of no confidence by the skin of his teeth, raised a number of serious...

Friday’s parliamentary debate, which ended in Minister...

Ego Malta
Saviour Balzan

When it comes to the crunch, MPs make a lot of noise but they never ever clutch their proverbial balls and cross the line.

When it comes to the crunch, MPs make a lot of noise but...

Chamber of advocates pushing for lawyers register
Saviour Balzan

The Chamber of Advocates is proposing the establishment of a register for...

The Chamber of Advocates is proposing the establishment of...

The truth about MaltaToday
Saviour Balzan

Prussian military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz once said ‘war is the continuation of politics by other means’.

Prussian military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz once said...

Dear Austin... I am livid
James Debono

Dear minister, lowering standards to make up for the route fuck-up is not on and erodes the most positive aspect of the reform.

Dear minister, lowering standards to make up for the...

MaltaToday publishes letter Sunday Times editor refused to carry
Saviour Balzan

Steve Mallia is who is already facing criminal libel ignores his obligations...

Steve Mallia is who is already facing criminal libel...

The truth about MaltaToday
Saviour Balzan

Prussian military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz once said ‘war is the continuation of politics by other means’.

Prussian military theorist Carl...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Managing Editor Saviour Balzan talks about the editorial against MaltaToday appearing in last Sunday’s issue of The Sunday Times and says...

Managing Editor Saviour Balzan talks about the editorial...

Not just hot air...
James Debono

Beyond the hot air generated by the current media circus, there is one issue whose outcome will generate polluted air, albeit this time of a much more real...

Beyond the hot air generated by the current media circus,...

Who is setting the agenda?
Carmen Sammut

People are not entirely gullible. Most of us are fully capable to digest what they hear in the news and in television programmes. Those with sharper...

People are not entirely gullible. Most of us are fully...

Bias in broadcasting
James Debono

Neutral presenters are a figment of the imagination. What we need on public television is a wider spectrum of journalists with different styles and...

Neutral presenters are a figment of the imagination. What...