Malta’s 2030 National Energy and Climate Plan does not commit the country to any real and meaningful change, and is replete with vague non-commitments
Sandro Chetcuti should consider himself lucky that he only has a nearby shooting range to contend with. It could have been much worse, you know. He could, after all,...
Useless forcing students to attend lectures physically, if their mind gets to be elsewhere
Carmelo Abela | Compulsory attendance, or redundant intendance? It is useless to force students to attend lectures physically, if their mind gets to be...
Carmelo Abela | Compulsory attendance, or redundant...
A legal buffer against hate towards the disabled
Julia Farrugia Portelli | It will never be acceptable for a person with a...
Julia Farrugia Portelli | It will never be acceptable for a...
Washing-machines for nothing (and your fridge for free…)
It is one thing, I suppose, to enter politics out of a vocation ‘to serve...
It is one thing, I suppose, to enter politics out of a...
An obscene comment that shows a complete absence of charity | Christopher Vella
A word of gratitude goes to the Archbishop and other priests who spoke out against obnoxious comments... you have taken up the moral responsibility to speak...
A word of gratitude goes to the Archbishop and other...
In Malta, forgiveness for rape is abundant but justice for women is scarce
Alessandra Baldacchino | Whatever the background, facets and nuances to a rape case: it is a crime with a victim and a perpetrator
Alessandra Baldacchino | Whatever the background, facets...
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...
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 ...
Looking back at 2021 | A new normal that shows no sign of waning
Christmas Specials • Malta’s government thrived under COVID-19,...
Christmas Specials • Malta’s government...
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