The right to a fair hearing
Michael Falzon
Regulators cannot investigate anyone and then proceed to formulate an accusation that is decided upon by the same regulator who then proceeds with a ‘guilty’ decision...
The ‘Wild West’ was actually quite tame, compared to Malta…
Raphael Vassallo
Almost makes you wonder, doesn’t it, which is actually the ‘wilder’, and more ‘lawless’, of the two scenarios…
Progress that includes everyone
Evarist Bartolo

The economic changeover which technology brought about needs to align itself with structured training and educational programmes

The economic changeover which technology brought about...

The decline of the West
Michael Falzon

Time will tell but I have the feeling that whilst the forces pulling Europe apart are strong, the opposite forces pushing it together are even stronger

Time will tell but I have the feeling that whilst the...

Great, so now we’re all ‘pro-establishment’ again...
Raphael Vassallo

What would it sound like to the rest of Europe, when the Prime Minister and...

What would it sound like to the rest of Europe, when the...

How we created the ‘special little snowflake’ generation
Josanne Cassar

If having too many snowflakes in one classroom can be a teacher’s...

If having too many snowflakes in one classroom can be a...

Ghaziz Varist,
Saviour Balzan

The procurement system must change, the culture of direct orders must go. And this system of persons of trust should be revisited, people at all levels must be...

The procurement system must change, the culture of direct...

Some call it ‘populism’, I call it ‘democracy’
Raphael Vassallo

If democracy looks like 10-pin bowling, it’s because that’s how it...

If democracy looks like 10-pin bowling, it’s because...

Living the good life…with other people’s money
Josanne Cassar

Businessmen allowed to amass enormous debts in tax and VAT while simultaneously...

Businessmen allowed to amass enormous debts in tax and VAT...

Diversity inside Language Council increases oversight
Mark Camilleri

The reforms to the Language Council will ensure that the Council does not fall...

The reforms to the Language Council will ensure that the...

In a bit of a shambles
Evarist Bartolo

The changes weren’t secret. I’ve answered many parliamentary questions detailing everything and we have explained the changes numerous times

The changes weren’t secret. I’ve answered many...

Who’s really in a ‘state of illegality here’
Raphael Vassallo

The naked truth of the matter is that we only apply the ‘illegal...

The naked truth of the matter is that we only apply the...

Jobs plus indeed!
Michael Falzon

Unfortunately organisations like trade unions, as well as NGOs, tend to abandon their mission statement when their income no longer depends on the...

Unfortunately organisations like trade unions, as well as...

The widening divide between the haves and the have-nots
Josanne Cassar

Maltese tenants and foreign nationals on an average wage are being edged out of...

Maltese tenants and foreign nationals on an average wage...

Just another Sunday
Saviour Balzan

They should dig deep in the Ciliberti allegations, and Bartolo should stop to think whether he can defend his position by keeping his permanent secretary, or...

They should dig deep in the Ciliberti allegations, and...

How did we come to this, exactly?
Raphael Vassallo

Not in my wildest dreams did I ever expect to hear such arguments from the leader of Malta’s political Left

Not in my wildest dreams did I ever expect to hear such...

Fiddling with the system is a way of life
Josanne Cassar

It is bad enough for a childcare centre to screw the taxpayer out of money, but...

It is bad enough for a childcare centre to screw the...

A fish and a monkey enter a classroom
Evarist Bartolo

Different children are asked to sit down for the same lesson and examination, then they aare branded disobedient when they become frustrated and act out during...

Different children are asked to sit down for the same...

A vote of confidence

The proposed measures for retailers are testament to our over-riding economic policy which is driven by the nurturing of talent, the accelerated growth of...

The proposed measures for retailers are testament to our...

‘Every vote counts’, my foot
Raphael Vassallo

Don’t bother knocking on my door come election time before you reform this rotten system into something that actually resembles a functional...

Don’t bother knocking on my door come election time...