‘We’re all human’ (but some of us are more human than others)

Raphael Vassallo

If even a self-styled ‘Labour stalwart’ like Desmond Zammit Marmara could bring himself to publicly denounce Labour as “the party representing first and...

The end of the PL-PN duopoly?

Michael Falzon

In this situation the possibility of a strong third party cannot be ignored. This party should take most of the voters who are now saying that they will not vote in the next...

Remote governing... does Abela have a trust issue?

But his obsession with remaining in control all the time without trusting...

But his obsession with remaining in control all the time...

Interim measures in human rights cases should be applied in exceptional cases

Malcolm Mifsud

An interim measure should be allowed in very exceptional circumstances, such when the life of an individual is in danger

An interim measure should be allowed in very exceptional...

How can online porn be ‘bad’… when Malta is making so much money out of it?

Raphael Vassallo

At which point, we do have to ask ourselves: who’s the biggest ‘money-launderer’ in all this, anyway? Fr Luke Seguna… or the...

At which point, we do have to ask ourselves: ...

Saviour Balzan

Air Malta stands a chance of passing muster for the cut-throat competition of aviation only if it is shut down as a company, and then recreated as a new...

Air Malta stands a chance of passing muster for the...

After a two-year absence, festas are back with a vengeance

Josanne Cassar

While it is nice to see the centuries’ old traditions being upheld, it is...

While it is nice to see the centuries’ old traditions...

It’s not just 'competitiveness' that needs safeguarding

Malta’s business community needs to remember that its own competitiveness...

Malta’s business community needs to remember that its...

Climate inaction, corruption and dictators | Daniel Desira

We need a unified and vigilant environmental movement, as well as a strong...

We need a unified and vigilant environmental movement, as...

Embrace the madness: Congrats, you’ve cracked the Maltese electorate coping code

The Skinny | No 152 – Dense and Sweaty

Michael Falzon

The Labour Party and the current administration – both led by Robert Abela – did not react to Muscat’s outbursts. But is feigning that Muscat...

The Labour Party and the current administration –...

A meat tax is probably inevitable – here’s how it could work | Cameron Hepburn, Franziska Funke

The average retail price for meat in high-income countries would need to increase by 35%-56% for beef, 25% for poultry, and 19% for lamb and pork to reflect...

The average retail price for meat in high-income countries...

If Frank Psaila is a ‘turncoat’… who the heck isn’t?

Raphael Vassallo

So if that makes Frank Psaila a ‘turncoat’ – even though he...

So if that makes Frank Psaila a ‘turncoat’...

A warped sense of sympathy: why do we feel sorry for the culprit?

Josanne Cassar

When a 23-year-old driver was charged with killing Antoine Degabriele in a...

When a 23-year-old driver was charged with killing Antoine...

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Miriam Dalli

Saviour Balzan

Graffiti’s show of force at Blue Lagoon is a reaction to decades of treating the Blue Lagoon as a postcard destination when in fact it is a veritable...

Graffiti’s show of force at Blue Lagoon is a reaction...