On IVF, when people live in a bubble long enough, even truth sounds like a lie: Fr Colin Apap

Fr Colin Apap proposes some provocative reflections on the current debate in Parliament on IVF amendments, analysing the different positions being debated and delving into Fr...

On IVF, the PN has painted itself into a corner

All the PN’s past positions on IVF were clearly aimed at appeasing only one segment of public opinion; and it seems to be a rather ‘extremist’, if not arguably...

How about turning that wage supplement into a simple ‘wage’ in perpetuity?

The Skinny | No 137 – Farewell to the Wage Supplement

A wake-up call to address poverty, and hunger

It should also serve as a wake-up call to stop the further destruction of...

It should also serve as a wake-up call to stop the further...

Michael Falzon

Bernard Grech could prove to be a veritable safe pair of hands – and a godsend if he manages to restructure the PN’s financial arm

Bernard Grech could prove to be a veritable safe pair of...

Shocked at Elon Musk buying Twitter? Then you should also be ‘shocked’ at…

Raphael Vassallo

Since when has it become so very compulsory for absolutely everyone out there (and his dog, and his dog’s puppies, etc.) to even have any kind of opinion...

Since when has it become so very compulsory for absolutely...

A SLAPP in the face of media intimidation

Admittedly, the anti-SLAPP proposal is not likely to suffer the same fate; as...

Admittedly, the anti-SLAPP proposal is not likely to suffer...

Our toxic dependence on construction needs a public response

Saviour Balzan

We calculate success on how much money people make in money terms or how many...

We calculate success on how much money people make in money...

Josanne Cassar

Since banks have cut down on their staff and imposed more and more restrictions on what can be done at an actual bank, the ones left behind are the ones who...

Since banks have cut down on their staff and imposed more...

Court cases cannot be repeated only if they are identical

Malcolm Mifsud

The parties to a case cannot file another action if they are identical

The parties to a case cannot file another action if they...

Bankrupt? Not to worry! Just register as a political party, that’s all...

Raphael Vassallo

It is, in a nutshell, still a ’multi-million-euro size hole’ that has been punched into the local economy: no doubt, to the detriment of countless...

It is, in a nutshell, still a ’multi-million-euro...

Neutrality needs to be debated, not discarded

Neither should we forget that NATO membership would entail further erosion of...

Neither should we forget that NATO membership would entail...

When can we start telling the EU to go back to its country?

The Skinny | No 136 – Passing the Buck to Hide the Bucks

The Skinny | No 136 – Passing the Buck to Hide the...

Shaping the island’s charging EV infrastructure

Miriam Dalli

A rapid transition would enable a faster route towards accessibility to charge...

A rapid transition would enable a faster route towards...

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Michael Falzon

A suspended requiem for unelected Edwin Vassallo | Mario Thomas Vassallo

Those who chanted the requiem for Edwin Vassallo may better prepare themselves for an unexpected and unpleasant surprise

Those who chanted the requiem for Edwin Vassallo may better...

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat (‘Only in Malta’ version)

Raphael Vassallo

We have clearly succeeded in overcoming our former ‘barbarity’, in...

We have clearly succeeded in overcoming our former...

Saviour Balzan

No wonder most Maltese will not rally in large numbers to protect the countryside because those (and there are many) who have the privilege of owning private...

No wonder most Maltese will not rally in large numbers to...

Youth, mental health and the perils of social media

In a selfie-driven medium, unreal worlds are created that can have profound...

In a selfie-driven medium, unreal worlds are created that...

Parties may not follow through on promise-of-sale if earnest (kapparra) is paid

Malcolm Mifsud

If the purchaser pays earnest (kapparra) the parties may not contract the sale, however, the payment will have to be refunded or else the vendor will have to...

If the purchaser pays earnest (kapparra) the parties may...

The Rassemblement National and Russia: history of a strategic alliance

The Conversation

A victory by Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s presidential election would obviously be welcome news for Russia. As the brutal war in Ukraine drags on, the...

A victory by Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s presidential...