The nanny state for you

Saviour Balzan

Beyond the petty squabbles over the choice of a Standards Commissioner, there is a brave new world which will have a massive impact on the way things will be changing in the...

Singing people’s praises after they’ve gone

Josanne Cassar

Parnis was a ‘true Socialist’, Arrigo was a ‘true Nationalist’... and yet the fact remains that in the last few years of their lives they were both...

Raphael Vassallo

I’m the first to agree with the widespread consensus, that Malta’s first-ever Standards Commissioner – George Hyzler – actually did a...

I’m the first to agree with the widespread consensus,...

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to follow a collection schedule

Josanne Cassar

We need to get a grip on the rubbish problem – it has to be our collective national new year’s resolution

We need to get a grip on the rubbish problem – it has...

Disagreement on standards? Not a good omen

Saviour Balzan

That both sides cannot come to a common stand to agree on the role of Standards...

That both sides cannot come to a common stand to agree on...

Clearly, there must be some form of mediation – ideally provided by the President, as well as other parliamentary officers – to impart upon both...

Clearly, there must be some form of mediation –...

Next President after George Vella? There probably won’t even be one…

Raphael Vassallo

Savour the experience of living in a sovereign, independent Republic, for as long it actually lasts… because something tells me Vella may well end up...

Savour the experience of living in a sovereign, independent...

Why bottom-up approach is necessary for not-for-profit cannabis associations | Andrew Bonello, Oscar Pares

As Malta nears its one-year anniversary since enacting legislative changes allowing the limited possession and cultivation of cannabis, various questions...

As Malta nears its one-year anniversary since enacting...

Malta is in no position to criticise ‘Qatargate’

From this perspective, it is clearly hypocritical of countries like Malta to...

From this perspective, it is clearly hypocritical of...

Pelé: a global superstar who put passion at the heart of soccer | Simon Chadwick

The Conversation

Pelé wasn’t just a great player and a wonderful ambassador for the world’s favorite game; he was a cultural icon

Pelé wasn’t just a great player and a...

Michael Falzon

The follies of 2022 will soon be forgotten, even though many effects of these follies will be with us for long

The follies of 2022 will soon be forgotten, even though...

In a country where so many people depend on safe pedestrian management for their daily needs, the sheer number of unsafe walkways amounts to no less than a...

In a country where so many people depend on safe pedestrian...

Stop taking people for a ride | Alexia DeBono

Both parties had the chance in the past to make right on their shortcomings and...

Both parties had the chance in the past to make right on...

Michael Falzon

I have today let myself to fall into preaching mood, perhaps. But this is what I feel during this year’s Christmas period – or is it just the...

I have today let myself to fall into preaching mood,...

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Raphael Vassallo

Surely, I cannot be the only person in the entire Universe, who actually regards ‘Christmas’ as the clean opposite of a ‘relaxing, care-free...

Surely, I cannot be the only person in the entire Universe,...

The recurring human dilemma: 'Should I stay or should I go?'

Josanne Cassar

There is nothing worse than living in a perpetual state of anger and rage, only...

There is nothing worse than living in a perpetual state of...

2022 showed us Malta is undergoing radical change yet again

Saviour Balzan

The young demographic have little patience and respect for old centres of...

The young demographic have little patience and respect for...

Those who even fail to recognise the kind of compromise proposed in Bill 28, a law aimed squarely at protecting the life of women when an unviable pregnancy...

Those who even fail to recognise the kind of compromise...

Raphael Vassallo

I might be mistaken, of course: it’s not like I rush off to ‘get myself to the Church on time’, whenever Archbishop Charles Scicluna delivers...

I might be mistaken, of course: it’s not like I rush...

Santa's little tech helper: the future of festive technology | Alexiei Dingli

Is it better to rely on a computer to pick out a gift, or to put thought and effort into choosing something that will be meaningful to the person you're...

Is it better to rely on a computer to pick out a gift, or...