‘Holy Metsola, pray for us…’
After all: there must be some kind of limit, in the end, to how many ‘miracles’ you can actually pray for, at once…
After all: there must be some kind of limit, in the end, to...
Torpedoing Project Green: The nonsensical sale of undeveloped public land in Mellieħa
The sale of a tract of undeveloped government-owned land in Mellieħa risks torpedoing Project Green’s noble aims, rendering it a greenwashing exercise...
The sale of a tract of undeveloped government-owned land in...
Trust is a lot easier to demolish, than to build…
And while appointing a brand new (and apparently ‘conflict of...
And while appointing a brand new (and apparently...
Priorities for culture in 2023
2023 will see considerable investment in culture; government's aim remains to keep culture high on the national agenda and ensure that its investments...
2023 will see considerable investment in culture;...
The PN’s angst
In the current situation, the question of who is the next PN leader is practically irrelevant
In the current situation, the question of who is the next...
They want to pass 'go' and collect €100 million
One hopes the police investigate the authors of this hospital concession deal,...
One hopes the police investigate the authors of this...
Coming here as a Third Country National? Just don’t bother
Instead of stepping in and cutting out the abuse of third country nationals,...
Instead of stepping in and cutting out the abuse of third...
If the polls are negative… they’re lying!
Small wonder, I suppose, that Bernard Grech would have suffered a momentary...
Small wonder, I suppose, that Bernard Grech would have...
Authenticity in the face of AI: adapting to disruption
As our creative works can now be truly auto-generated and auto-corrected, what...
As our creative works can now be truly auto-generated and...
Drug use, checking, and human rights | Karen Mamo
Already socio-economic poor and marginalised communities are further pushed...
Already socio-economic poor and marginalised communities...
A political earthquake next for Turkey?
This does not mean that the May election necessarily signals the end of Erdogan. The Opposition is fractured and there is still no significant unifying leader...
This does not mean that the May election necessarily...
The Gods must be crazy…
But you can certainly accuse the Catholic Church of ‘encouraging’ that same warped belief… by giving it more importance (and credence), than...
But you can certainly accuse the Catholic Church of...
Surveys, margins of error and misplaced frustration: the thoughts of an armchair critic
Mary Anne Lauri’s frustration on how surveys should be interpreted was misplaced because the problem the PN faces is not how it reads the numbers but...
Mary Anne Lauri’s frustration on how surveys should...
Work and school should not come before public safety
Unless you are saving lives in a hospital, maintaining law and order or pulling...
Unless you are saving lives in a hospital, maintaining law...
Why wait for a ‘Maltese Macron’… when you can be one yourself?
In a nutshell: just imagine, for a moment, what the Maltese political situation...
In a nutshell: just imagine, for a moment, what the Maltese...
A mountain about casual talk
Is it true that magistrates who give harsh sentences always find their degree of punishment reduced by whoever is judge when the case is appealed?
Is it true that magistrates who give harsh sentences always...
Child denied abortion after uncle’s rape: it could also happen in Malta
But the outrage sparked by this case in a deeply conservative country like Poland further exposes Malta’s international isolation
But the outrage sparked by this case in a deeply...
Mandatory voting, in Malta? But… WHY?!
I can more or less understand how politicians like Evarist Bartolo – who, let’s face it, depend exclusively on ‘voter-participation in...
I can more or less understand how politicians like Evarist...