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Prying into public-private lives

Mark Said

The democratic function of the press falters when trivial details about the lives of politicians consume all the resources of our finite attention economy

Paceville bouncers were supposed to have been ‘regulated’. What happened?

Raphael Vassallo

Clearly, there has been an intensification of the street-crime associated with Paceville, over the years: both in terms of numbers, and also the severity of the violence itself

Power corrupts. But absolute lack of power kind of sucks…

Raphael Vassallo

Tell you what: instead of talking endlessly about ‘building new power...

Tell you what: instead of talking endlessly about...

James Debono

It’s cheeky for Muscat to justify Zonqor’s AUM as the only ODZ controversy Labour has had to face so far, when he pilots a planning regime that...

It’s cheeky for Muscat to justify Zonqor’s AUM...

Outrageous statements always get more attention

Josanne Cassar

The problem with those who think it is so hilarious to offend a certain sector...

The problem with those who think it is so hilarious to...

If you want change, change the way you choose people in power

Saviour Balzan

The truth is that Joe Gaffarena is unprincipled and is only interested in...

The truth is that Joe Gaffarena is unprincipled and is only...

[WATCH] People should vote for parties, not candidates

Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan calls for a change in Malta's electoral system, so...

Saviour Balzan calls for a change in Malta's electoral...

Raphael Vassallo

As with Pink Floyd’s brick wall, the implication is of a country held in a stranglehold by all-powerful forces: a state of play we all accept as fact,...

As with Pink Floyd’s brick wall, the implication is...

Why Corbyn is winning – and how Labour’s moderates can stop him

The Conversation

Labour’s moderates would have to argue that it is important for the party...

Labour’s moderates would have to argue that it is...

Celebrating co-ed in the state’s middle schools

Evarist Bartolo

Co-educational schools provide a much more realistic model of training boys and...

Co-educational schools provide a much more realistic model...

A national language debate stifled by righteousness

Mark Camilleri

If the council expects to release communiques in the form of diktats, without...

If the council expects to release communiques in the form...

Raphael Vassallo

Walter Palmer, it seems, slew more than just a random lion on his ill-fated hunting trip to Zimbabwe. He also took aim at, and shot, all our most cherished...

Walter Palmer, it seems, slew more than just a random lion...

Saviour Balzan

Money has no borders, especially when it comes to making more money.

Money has no borders, especially when it comes to making...

Josanne Cassar

I always assumed that it should be quite obvious that once you are in a certain type of position, the way you behave has to be exemplary.

I always assumed that it should be quite obvious that once...

One Facebook group does not an ‘organisation’ make…

Raphael Vassallo

This week, it was reported across the media that a ‘new...

This week, it was reported across the media that a...

James Debono

The planning law as proposed is a change for the worse; a throw back to the days when planning decisions were taken by the Minister and his cronies instead of...

The planning law as proposed is a change for the worse; a...

Evarist Bartolo

Maltese and Gozitan children and youths have been challenged to read at least five books over the summer through the ‘Aqra fis-Sajf’ campaign

Maltese and Gozitan children and youths have been...

Kevin Aquilina

Today MEPA is nothing more than a glorified government department when compared to the independent status it originally enjoyed in 1992.

Today MEPA is nothing more than a glorified government...

Raphael Vassallo

As the Stable Pub owner found out to his cost this week, ‘parliamentary privilege’ means that all 73 of our MPs can simply libel anyone at any time...

As the Stable Pub owner found out to his cost this week,...

Saviour Balzan

Beppe Fenech Adami standing in as the virginal deputy leader has every right to quote whoever he likes. And I have every right to measure Beppe’s...

Beppe Fenech Adami standing in as the virginal deputy...