



‘The dog ate my government’
In just a few words, Robert Abela effectively exposed the sheer non-existence of a government that allowed itself to be ‘gobbled up’ by the...
In just a few words, Robert Abela effectively exposed the...

Malta at NATO: island perspective adds value to the debate
Faced with Russia’s aggression of Ukraine, Malta, whilst remaining a...
Faced with Russia’s aggression of Ukraine, Malta,...

Visit Rwanda!
Is Boris Johnson using the Rwanda and the Northern Ireland issues to divert attention and so help him cling on to power despite the mutiny by his own MPs over...
Is Boris Johnson using the Rwanda and the Northern Ireland...

The fastest (and most infuriating) u-turn in history...
And I am sorry to have to conclude on such a dismal note, but: let’s face...
And I am sorry to have to conclude on such a dismal note,...

Keep moving, nothing to see here... just another week of bizarre headlines
A suspected homicide following an argument in St Paul’s Bay, a man in danger of dying after an argument in St...
A suspected homicide following...

The Plain Truth
Politicians have to learn to see the wider interest of society and communities and not only the narrow ones. The Plain Truth is that nothing can...
Politicians have to learn to see the wider interest of...

So now it’s official: you can ‘break quarantine’… but only to vote
I don’t know. Call me a pessimist as much as you like… but maybe those ‘Kaiser Chiefs’ were actually on to something, with that 2005...
I don’t know. Call me a pessimist as much as you...

Living in interesting times
In the current situation there are too many people who do not like either of the two parties in their current state and the turnout of this year’s...
In the current situation there are too many people who do...

Learning self-defence is a good idea: eradicating misogyny would be even better
The facts and statistics when it comes to women being murdered by men are undeniable
The facts and statistics when it comes to women being...

The economy, stupid (apart from other important stuff)
While enshrining his anti-corruption drive into the next electoral programme,...
While enshrining his anti-corruption drive into the next...

Why Malta needs a conversation on sex and toxic masculinity
What happened in a public garden in Sliema obviously makes women feel more...
What happened in a public garden in Sliema obviously makes...

‘Impunity’ extends to crimes against women, too…
It seems to have taken Sunday’s murder, to finally alert people to...
It seems to have taken Sunday’s murder, to...

Ice world: Antarctica’s riskiest glacier under assault from below
‘The dog ate my government’
The fastest (and most infuriating) u-turn in history...
Giving our active youth tools to change the world
Visit Rwanda!

No shades of grey
When can our young citizens be taught to use their mind and be critical of everything they see around them?
When can our young citizens be taught to use their mind and...

Elections in the time of Omicron
Omicron does little to deter the erection of billboards all over the island (or stuffing our mailboxes with junk-mail, etc.). And there are also...
Omicron does little to deter the erection of billboards all...

The world is being divided into those who ‘get it’ and those who don’t
To someone who is a “nobody” like Kate, the idea that someone of such a high rank would scam them of their money bewilders her, shocks her and...
To someone who is a “nobody” like Kate, the...

Education: the key area COVID made us forget
Online teaching should be available, but primarily for those children who are...
Online teaching should be available, but primarily for...

Bread and circuses
People tend to talk of abuses carried out by individual politicians for the benefit of their own pocket, but this...
People tend to talk of ...

Year of the Vaccine...
If people now object to face-masks, it is only because the ...
If people now object to ...