Abortion and shifting sands
But the very fact that her health was put at risk because the law disallows abortion, laid bare the cruel situation women like Prudente are forced into
Air Malta is also ‘too big to fail’…
Raphael Vassallo
Oh well. At least, it doesn’t change that one part we all agree on. Remember? “Many will criticise [the Labour government’s] decisions”… oh, yes;...
Expediting justice requires investment

It is manifestly useless to simply stamp our feet, and demand a faster and more efficient justice system... unless we are also willing to put our money where...

It is manifestly useless to simply stamp our feet, and...

Hare-brained platitudes blowing up in a politician’s face will never not be funny

The Skinny | No 147 – The Capital’s Punishments

The Skinny | No 147 – The Capital’s Punishments

All the President’s ‘moral dilemmas’
Raphael Vassallo

Something tells me that, the longer our President carries on playing these...

Something tells me that, the longer our President carries...

Urgent need for a transparency registry

For as a country, we also need to learn that democracy and transparency also come at a cost: which is worth paying to avoid a downward spiral into a corporate...

For as a country, we also need to learn that democracy and...

The devils I did not see
Kurt Sansone

Children need to be taught about the diversity that surrounds them. It helps them accept others and themselves

Children need to be taught about the diversity that...

The jurisdiction of choice
Aaron Farrugia

As Government we are committed to continue supporting the yachting industry by eliminating uncertainty, ensuring a level playing field and creating the right...

As Government we are committed to continue supporting the...

Malta’s energy and climate ‘non-plan’ | Ralph Cassar
Ralph Cassar

Malta’s 2030 National Energy and Climate Plan does not commit the country...

Malta’s 2030 National Energy and Climate Plan does...

Maltese developers, complaining about noise. Whatever next?
Raphael Vassallo

Sandro Chetcuti should consider himself lucky that he only has a...

Sandro Chetcuti should consider himself lucky...

A dangerous game
Michael Falzon

The interview from jail made to George Degiorgio, one of the two brothers accused of murdering Daphne Caruana Galizia, seems to me part of a dangerous game...

The interview from jail made to George Degiorgio, one of...

Never tell someone from Valletta how they feel about their own city
Josanne Cassar

Sometimes MPs are so focused on demonstrating absolute party loyalty that they...

Sometimes MPs are so focused on demonstrating absolute...

Valletta’s anger is about more than just ‘noise’

Governments which ‘disregard the interests of citizens’, always end...

Governments which ‘disregard the interests of...

Court must be morally convinced charges admitted to actually exist
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court when faced with a guilty plea must be still convinced that the charge...

The Court when faced with a guilty plea must be still...

The extreme centre
Ralph Cassar

The extreme centre takes the sides of the economically powerful, while posing as being on the side ‘of the people’

The extreme centre takes the sides of the economically...

The PN now really has no other option, but to split….
Raphael Vassallo

Even two much smaller, unelectable parties could do a much better job of...

Even two much smaller, unelectable parties could do a much...

Bernard Grech must show leadership on ethical issues

Adrian Delia’s call for a free vote is bound to resonate with the...

Adrian Delia’s call for a free vote is bound to...

ESG: corporate values that serve the common good
Miriam Dalli

When corporate decisions are embedded in values, financial objectives can still...

When corporate decisions are embedded in values, financial...

Putin single-handedly revived NATO
Frank Psaila

Putin now faces a NATO that is stronger and bigger. Yet, the Kremlin is unlikely to reverse course and Putin is highly unlikely to admit that his was a huge...

Putin now faces a NATO that is stronger and bigger. Yet,...

‘Bouncers can’t police Paceville’; but nor can imaginary policemen…
Raphael Vassallo

When you combine the nature of these ‘random acts of violence’ – in Paceville, and elsewhere – it does appear as though Malta has...

When you combine the nature of these ‘random acts of...