The way ahead
Julia Farrugia
The reality of our work is that there is never a point of conclusion. Society evolves and our targets and pledges evolve with it, as we remain steadfast in our belief in...
Obligatory trade union membership
Michael Falzon
However, the right of Maltese citizens to opt out of trade union membership should never be touched
The new PM's job
Michael Falzon

So we will have to judge the new Prime Minister by what he does in his first 100 days, rather than by what he has been reported saying during the run-up to the...

So we will have to judge the new Prime Minister by what he...

Adieu Muscat, now for some more fun
Saviour Balzan

We need to calibrate this society, bring things down to earth a little bit. Bring forward some normality, bring communities together, help build a pluralistic...

We need to calibrate this society, bring things down to...

Muscat’s stadium-filler farewell concert left voters thirsting for more. Abela won easily
Matthew Vella

The Grinch who stole Christmas and the Labour leadership...

The Grinch who stole Christmas and the Labour leadership...

The problem is not ‘the media’, it’s your behaviour in office
Josanne Cassar

'It is none of your business,' he told journalists when questioned...

'It is none of your business,' he told...

How about reforming the planning sector while we’re at it?
Raphael Vassallo

If granted, this permit will only serve as the starter pistol for the same old...

If granted, this permit will only serve as the starter...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's video blog | Malta will not be a normal country with a new Labour leader
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: Malta will still not be a normal country when it wakes up to a new prime minister on Monday

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: Malta will still not be a...

The future is uncertain...  but it won’t be ‘united’
Raphael Vassallo

Still, the question remains. Will this last-ditch attempt at populism be enough...

Still, the question remains. Will this last-ditch attempt...

Welcoming the prodigal son
Michael Falzon

The lesson of the parable of the prodigal son is one lesson the PN should grasp and understand properly if it is to rise again from the doldrums it finds...

The lesson of the parable of the prodigal son is one lesson...

What not to say (or write)
Josanne Cassar

If we are going to ‘punish’ people for their activism or political involvement then we are in a sorrier state than ever

If we are going to ‘punish’ people for their...

Returning to the past
Saviour Balzan

Control is the anathema to modern-day politics and transparency, and it’s a wrong message to send

Control is the anathema to modern-day politics and...

Qasem Soleimani air strike: why this is a dangerous escalation of US assassination policy
The Conversation

This latest operation further undermines international and US domestic norms against assassination is certain to set more dangerous international precedents...

This latest operation further undermines international and...

Foreign adventures in Libya and Iran
Matthew Bugeja

Turkey wants to put boots on the ground in Tripoli, and the US has killed Iran’s most important military commander. 2020 is off to a hell of a start.

Turkey wants to put boots on the ground in Tripoli, and the...

Giving (electric) power to the people
Josanne Cassar

All we want is to have power when we flick on a switch. On hearing about the thousands all this is costing Enemalta, they better not try to make us pay for it...

All we want is to have power when we flick on a switch. On...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's video blog | New Prime Minister must return country to a state of normality
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan looks ahead at the changes the new Prime Minister must carry out when he takes office in January

Saviour Balzan looks ahead at the changes the new Prime...

Joseph Muscat and Keith Schembri: a symbiotic relationship
Michael Falzon

Was Joseph Muscat just a screen for Keith Schembri to the extent that decisions...

Was Joseph Muscat just a screen for Keith Schembri to the...

Pop goes the weasel…
Raphael Vassallo

How unfair the English language really is, at the end of the day. For if there’s one thing you certainly cannot ever accuse a weasel of doing…...

How unfair the English language really is, at the end of...

Is it justified anger or Schadenfreude?
Josanne Cassar

There is no question that Muscat not only let down those who voted for him, but also those who gave him a chance even though it went against their usual...

There is no question that Muscat not only let down those...

I no longer trust Joseph Muscat
Saviour Balzan

Muscat was born in 1974 and maybe he cannot appreciate how the austerity and excessive centralisation and control of Dom Mintoff wrecked the party, the...

Muscat was born in 1974 and maybe he cannot appreciate how...