The debate so far
Saviour Balzan
The PL is New Labour, no matter how hard the cynics try to remind us of the past. And the longer the PN campaigns on a negative tone, the more difficult it will be for them to...
Energising an electoral campaign
Energy has now taken centre-stage; and this in itself marks a positive development, in a country which has no natural resources such as gas, oil or even coal of its own.
How BOV leaders undermine democracy
Evarist Bartolo

MFSA has a lot to answer for. It is letting down many Maltese citizens who have lost more than €80 million as a result of scams.

MFSA has a lot to answer for. It is letting down many...

Democracy for dummies
Raphael Vassallo

I bring to you a basic digest of Dr Tonio Borg’s famous best-seller ‘Democracy for Dummies’

I bring to you a basic digest of Dr Tonio Borg’s famous...

A 'lie' may take care of the present, but it has no future
Saviour Balzan

The way the press treat the Vince Farrugia case merits more than simple...

The way the press treat the Vince Farrugia case merits more...

Energy: avoiding a race to the bottom
James Debono

Irrespective of whether we are dealing with cheaper than diesel HFO or coal-flavoured bio-paste, we risk a race to the bottom if our sole aim is that of...

Irrespective of whether we are dealing with cheaper than...

What price European unity?

The upshot of the current crisis is that Europe will now have to bend its thoughts towards preventing further fragmentation.

The upshot of the current crisis is that Europe will now...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on the importance of free media

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on the importance...

Commemorating our failures
Saviour Balzan

25 years ago in Gudja, Raymond Caruana was shot dead. That episode should have led to a landslide victory for the Nationalist party in the 1987 election. It...

25 years ago in Gudja, Raymond Caruana was shot dead. That...

Violence in our secondary schools much higher than EU average
Evarist Bartolo

Pupils attending schools where bullying is high have a much higher risk of...

Pupils attending schools where bullying is high have a much...

The enemy within
Michael Falzon

This week’s major news item from the MEPA front makes interesting reading and gives rise to intriguing reflections.

This week’s major news item from the MEPA front makes...

You toucha my foghorn, I smasha your face
Raphael Vassallo

Our tendency towards bias has not only failed to improve in the 30-odd years...

Our tendency towards bias has not only failed to improve in...

Skeletons in your cupboard
Saviour Balzan

Those who crossed the border are no longer the ones to criticise and poke fun at...

Those who crossed the border are no longer the ones to...

Ghosts of the past

It remains unclear how far we are all now expected to go back in search of present relevance in past events.

It remains unclear how far we are all now expected to go...

Ghosts of the past

It remains unclear how far we are all now expected to go back in search of present relevance in past events.

It remains unclear how far we are all now expected to go...

A cue from Napolitano
Staff Reporter

Our President George Abela should take the cue from Italian President Giorgio Napolitano to address the plight of children born to foreign migrants.

Our President George Abela should take the cue from Italian...

Give migrants' children citizenship
James Debono

Our President George Abela should take the cue from Italian President Giorgio Napolitano to address the plight of children born to foreign migrants.

Our President George Abela should take the cue from Italian...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on the PN's campaign to remind the public of what happened over two decades ago.

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on the PN's...

Erasmus for all – but our youth are staying away
Evarist Bartolo

We should try to understand why so few young people and university students are...

We should try to understand why so few young people and...

Round two
Claudine Cassar

As the weeks and months pass in 2012 the fight will get more and more intense. Punches will be thrown left and right.

As the weeks and months pass in 2012 the fight will get...