An illogical submissiveness to power
When these public entities fail to do their duty as expected, injustice and unfairness will prevail. And where injustice and unfairness are the order of the day, it is the weak,...
Equality. But at what cost?
Mariana Debono
There is something faintly comic about passing a human rights law so quickly that human rights organisations must beg parliament for the right to be heard
Who’s fit for the job?
Mark Said

Ministers will also be acutely aware of the Ministry of Finance’s control of the purse strings. Money often dictates what can and cannot be done

Ministers will also be acutely aware of the Ministry of...

Delegation does not eliminate personal responsibility
Gianluca Cappitta

​In a judgment in the names Bonello vs Debono, delivered by the Court of...

​In a judgment in the names Bonello vs Debono, delivered...

Europe’s richest young adults are Maltese. Now comes the hard part
Rodrick Zerafa

Malta can ensure that future generations are not only among Europe’s...

Malta can ensure that future generations are not only among...

Malta and Denmark lead the way on animal welfare
Alicia Bugeja Said

The way we treat animals reflects the values we choose to uphold as a society

The way we treat animals reflects the values we choose to...

Electricity outages and Labour’s outdated ‘Blame the Nationalists’ hymn book

The time to blame the Nationalists for current ills is long past; it’s time for the Labour Party and its ministers to finally own up to their failings in...

The time to blame the Nationalists for current ills is long...

IVF reform: Progress achieved should never become an excuse to stand still
Nikita Alamango

We should be proud of how far Malta has come. But progress should never become an excuse to stop progressing

We should be proud of how far Malta has come. But progress...

On boats, luxuries and a tone-deaf PM
Josanne Cassar

I think next time Abela tries to say that he gave Manoel Island back to the people for a national park, we should ask him if that means we can now all go play...

I think next time Abela tries to say that he gave Manoel...

Bending over to Sharlon
Saviour Balzan

We ended up with no holistic plan but with padel courts already taking up space

We ended up with no holistic plan but with padel courts...

The physics of progress and why Malta needs to learn to flow
JP Fabri

Physics, when understood properly, offers precisely that. It teaches us to...

Physics, when understood properly, offers precisely that....

The gulf between the project and the dream

When the someone like the prime minister says Manoel Island...

When the someone like the prime minister says Manoel Island...

Appearance should never be a reason to be treated unfairly or differently
Corinne Zahra

Why not instead use the phrases 'barranin' or 'ċittadini ta’ pajjiżi terzi' instead of the offensive “nies tat-tielet...

Why not instead use the phrases 'barranin' or...

No need for a precise price but need of a fair price in co-ownership action
Malcolm Mifsud

The law allows co-owners of a property to arrive at a fair price when the majority would like to sell, while the minority is resisting the sale

The law allows co-owners of a property to arrive at a fair...

Witnesses in civil lawsuits should be adequately compensated
Paul Edgar Micallef

The amendment of Cap 108 to reflect the payment of adequate fees to witnesses...

The amendment of Cap 108 to reflect the payment of adequate...

Strengthening social dialogue on EU matters
Keith Azzopardi Tanti

The aim is not simply to react once decisions are taken at EU level, but to...

The aim is not simply to react once decisions are taken at...

Andrea Prudente deserved better
Mariana Debono

Today, more than ever, one thing is clear—Andrea Prudente deserved care. She did not deserve to be used. And neither does the Maltese public deserve to...

Today, more than ever, one thing is clear—Andrea...

Will they be going to Comino?
Patrick Calleja

For us at Din l-Art Ħelwa, success means these visitors leave Malta as ambassadors for our heritage and not with cautionary tales about a small, overcrowded...

For us at Din l-Art Ħelwa, success means these visitors...

‘Where is the laptop?’: The mantra drowning out the real questions
James Debono

Principled socialists do not expect the Labour Party to canonise Daphne; they simply expect it to recognise the price she paid for exposing establishment...

Principled socialists do not expect the Labour Party to...

Airconditioning in prison and schools is not a luxury

Prison is not a hotel but neither should it be a hellhole, where inadequate...

Prison is not a hotel but neither should it be a hellhole,...