



Maltese developers, complaining about noise. Whatever next?
Sandro Chetcuti should consider himself lucky that he only has a...
Sandro Chetcuti should consider himself lucky...

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

The extreme centre
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….
Even two much smaller, unelectable parties could do a much better job of...
Even two much smaller, unelectable parties could do a much...

ESG: corporate values that serve the common good
When corporate decisions are embedded in values, financial objectives can still...
When corporate decisions are embedded in values, financial...

Putin single-handedly revived NATO
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…
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...

A convenient technicality
I rarely join the chorus of those who are always asking for the resignations of people with whom they disagree, but in this case the Attorney General is so...
I rarely join the chorus of those who are always asking for...

As prices keep going up, will our lifestyles eventually come crashing down?
With salaries remaining the same there is only so much you can stretch your pay cheque... for the first time, I am hearing people say that they have simply...
With salaries remaining the same there is only so much you...

A boy-scout cannot win elections
Grech knows he cannot win the next European elections... he lacks gravitas, charisma, rhetorical will-power and the vision to pull the electorate away from...
Grech knows he cannot win the next European elections... he...

Malta’s answer to ‘Roe vs Wade’? ‘Roe(sianne) vs Roe(berta)!’
Our politicians are beginning to actually touch upon the real issues surrounding abortion, for the very first time. Who knows? Our own ‘Roe(sianne)...
Our politicians are beginning to actually touch upon...

‘Pencil Development’ should be rubbed out, not rubber-stamped
The unravelling of Muscat’s coalition
‘Get Whatsapp’, they said. It’s ‘safe and secure’, they said...
‘Pencil Development’ should be rubbed out, not rubber-stamped

Andrea Prudente case: No country for pregnant women
Here is what Maltese MPs seem intent on telling us: ‘Sorry, but no....
Here is what Maltese MPs seem intent on telling us:...

The PN’s recurring nightmare
By opting to be a confessional party – that historically it never was – the PN would be supported by a minority of voters and will never become the...
By opting to be a confessional party – that...

You need to treat people like you expect them to treat you
How can you be making the sign of the cross one minute and spitefully turning...
How can you be making the sign of the cross one minute and...

Giving our active youth tools to change the world
We must motivate and encourage engagement. Rather than seeing activism as a...
We must motivate and encourage engagement. Rather than...

Ice world: Antarctica’s riskiest glacier under assault from below
Ice is still ice – it doesn’t move that fast no matter what is...
Ice is still ice – it doesn’t move that fast no...

‘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...