The things one should never say
The next parliament must discuss guidelines to make tender award systems open to more parliamentary scrutiny.
Cartoon 10 February 2012
Cartoon by Mark Scicluna
Three options for Gonzi
Saviour Balzan

What happens next for the Prime Minister? The three options ahead...

What happens next for the Prime Minister? The three options...

Gonzi on life support, Muscat with egg on his face
James Debono

Two facts are clear: Muscat failed in his bid to topple the government, Gonzi...

Two facts are clear: Muscat failed in his bid to topple the...

It’s alive! Alive, I tell you!
Raphael Vassallo

As mastermind political strategies go, I must say this one takes the goddamn biscuit.

As mastermind political strategies go, I must say this one...

The Nationalist Party has your e-mail and is using it
Evarist Bartolo

Is it a coincidence as in this campaign Austin Gatt has roped in to help him...

Is it a coincidence as in this campaign Austin Gatt has...

D-Day Thursday

The responsibility for the inevitable early election being called lies clearly with Franco Debono.

The responsibility for the inevitable early election being...

D-Day Thursday

The responsibility for the inevitable early election being called lies clearly with Franco Debono.

The responsibility for the inevitable early election being...

Get your ACTA together
Raphael Vassallo

Is it so utterly implausible that a government like Malta’s would willingly aid and abet a massive legal scam aimed at artificially jacking up...

Is it so utterly implausible that a government like...

The politics of contempt
Evarist Bartolo

The GonziPN clique has tried to discredit MP Franco Debono’s criticism of the “unelected few” who wield power as the ravings of an insane, infantile and...

The GonziPN clique has tried to discredit MP Franco...

Are Church schools cost effective?
Claudine Cassar

Fees charged for attending Church Schools have increased dramatically this year.

Fees charged for attending Church Schools have increased...

Where are the socialist extremists?
James Debono

Last Sunday Lawrence Gonzi claimed the PL is overrun by socialist extremists. Nothing could be further from the truth – the PL is more at risk of being...

Last Sunday Lawrence Gonzi claimed the PL is overrun by...

Biding one’s time

Franco Debono must stop playing cat and mouse. He must decide and make his intentions known.

Franco Debono must stop playing cat and mouse. He must...

Being there
Saviour Balzan

I am not quite sure what Lawrence Gonzi is getting at, but he knows there will be no contestants. There will be no one to challenge him.

I am not quite sure what Lawrence Gonzi is getting at, but...

Should I stay or should I go?
Jurgen Balzan

Even if Lawrence Gonzi is re-elected PN leader, Franco Debono remains the kingmaker intent to keep the country guessing.

Even if Lawrence Gonzi is re-elected PN leader, Franco...

Will elections solve anything? Maybe, but not the real problem
Raphael Vassallo

An election now, before these important reforms are actually put into place,...

An election now, before these important reforms are...

People’s reactions to homosexuals engaging in public displays
Claudine Cassar

My message to all couples out there, whether straight or gay, is that if you...

My message to all couples out there, whether straight or...

Franco’s last hurrah?
Michael Falzon

Franco Debono’s speech last Wednesday was not a vicious one, but it exposed the Prime Minister’s weaknesses.

Franco Debono’s speech last Wednesday was not a vicious...

Hoping that lies will prevail
Evarist Bartolo

The PN has already embarked on its campaign of deceit to scare voters away from the Labour Party.

The PN has already embarked on its campaign of deceit to...

No time for theatrics

Faced with so many imponderables, the PN’s internal leadership problems are quite frankly secondary at this stage.

Faced with so many imponderables, the PN’s internal...