Policies not politics
Michael Falzon
Meloni has done little in the way of real reforms, but she has proved pragmatic, ditching hard-line policies and moving away from her past populist and inflammatory rhetoric
Going to the dogs…
Raphael Vassallo
Where has Minister Anton Refalo actually been, while this crisis was ‘spiralling out of control’? And where is he still hiding today, for that matter?
Rewind back to 1987
Saviour Balzan

Fast forward to 2014 and the PN is tasting some of its own medicine.  History not only repeats itself, it replicates itself

Fast forward to 2014 and the PN is tasting some of its own...

A party pulled in different directions
Josanne Cassar

It is no wonder that the party’s leadership looks and sounds as if it is being pulled in two opposite directions at once – because it is.

It is no wonder that the party’s leadership looks and...

Little transparency about our energy roadshow
Michael Briguglio

Labour’s policies – often characterized by conflicting promises -...

Labour’s policies – often characterized by...

Welcome to the bullshit factory…
Raphael Vassallo

The same Muscat who now gives Armier boathouse owners a 30-day deadline to regularise their position has simply ignored the fact that his own party has...

The same Muscat who now gives Armier boathouse owners a...

The Euro-China connection
Evarist Bartolo

Malta cannot sit and watch the world go by. The government is actively following up all leads and we know that there are various sectors that could be...

Malta cannot sit and watch the world go by. The government...

Simon Busuttil needs to be bolder and more forceful
Frank Psaila

Muscat is fast earning the reputation that he over-promises and under-delivers...

Muscat is fast earning the reputation that he over-promises...

Not so smart a decision on Armier shacks
Michael Falzon

When I tried to do something about the sore, I was left to burn my fingers alone. Perhaps I was naïve, but the truth is that I was slowly learning that...

When I tried to do something about the sore, I was left to...

Heard the one about the parliamentary secretary for animal rights?
Raphael Vassallo

The European Wild Birds Directive does not permit trapping of wild finches at...

The European Wild Birds Directive does not permit trapping...

Time to shed this collective insecurity complex
Josanne Cassar

Our national insecurity complex constantly craves approval from...

Our national insecurity complex constantly craves approval...

How relevant is relevant?
Saviour Balzan

In our daily life, the influence of the Church has become more limited. Not only has it lost its authority, but it appears to have lost most of its...

In our daily life, the influence of the Church has become...

Malta-Italy: Aftermath of a (de)feat
Angelo Chetcuti

Making it to the top is hard. Football is no exception. Do we ever ask ourselves where should the money come from? The demand side of football is dwindling,...

Making it to the top is hard. Football is no exception. Do...

It’s getting better all the time…
Raphael Vassallo

If that is the extent of the Ornis Committee’s expectations for a satisfactory hunting season, I shudder to think how it would rate a disastrous one

If that is the extent of the Ornis Committee’s...

Honesty is the best politics
Ryan Callus

Labour has been in government for a year-and-a-half. Eighteen months should have been ample time for Labour to finish off the Piano project... it is hard to...

Labour has been in government for a year-and-a-half....

Governing by listening… and by failing on spin
John Baldacchino

There are examples where Muscat decided to move beyond his preoccupation with...

There are examples where Muscat decided to move beyond his...

One campus for Gozo MCAST
Evarist Bartolo

MCAST training programmes delivered in Gozo will fulfil the same quality assurance standards that are applicable to the same programmes delivered at the MCAST...

MCAST training programmes delivered in Gozo will fulfil the...

Once upon a time...

By Brian Scicluna

By Brian Scicluna

The real threat to democracy
Raphael Vassallo

For the brainwashed party supporters the important thing is that ‘their’ party maintains power at all costs. So if it becomes necessary...

For the brainwashed party supporters the important thing is...

Energy: Time for full parliamentary scrutiny
James Debono

I do not expect the PM to resign over a misguided pre electoral PR move, which...

I do not expect the PM to resign over a misguided pre...