Farmers need fair valuation for their land | Miguel Azzopardi
The bill as currently proposed will make it more difficult for farmers to secure a fair price for their land. We cannot let speculative interests jeopardise the farming sector by...
Malta, worried about climate change?  Could have fooled me…
Raphael Vassallo
At least, the European Union’s official ‘leading nation’, in the global fight against Climate Change, is… not Sweden; not Denmark; not France; not...
Are algorithms going to choose our party leaders, too?
Raphael Vassallo

Let’s just hope those algorithms do a slightly better job of selecting...

Let’s just hope those algorithms do a slightly better...

Everything we know about drug addiction is wrong
Cyrus Engerer

The only manner of tackling addiction as based on best practice, research and...

The only manner of tackling addiction as based on best...

‘Save us, Bernard! You’re our only hope…!’
Raphael Vassallo

I suppose Bernard Grech could always resort to a Jedi ‘mind-trick’,...

I suppose Bernard Grech could always resort to a Jedi...

The tourism mess
Michael Falzon

In practical terms, this means that the members of Abela’s Cabinet have the leeway to push contradictory policies

In practical terms, this means that the members of...

Staff shortages in the time of corona
Josanne Cassar

For economic growth to flourish it also has to be sustainable in terms of human resources, and right now that does not seem to be the case

For economic growth to flourish it also has to be...

Vaccinated? Then it is time to lift the lid
Saviour Balzan

If Malta has surpassed the herd immunity benchmark, and imposed obligatory...

If Malta has surpassed the herd immunity benchmark, and...

COVID in the UK: cases among double-vaccinated – it’s not because vaccines aren’t working
The Conversation

There are several factors at play that explain why such a high proportion of cases are in the fully vaccinated | Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, University of...

There are several factors at play that explain why such a...

Memory foam, insulin monitors, freeze-dried food... it all came from space
Owen Bonnici

The government is committed to stand behind our researchers and academics and will keep investing in their talents

The government is committed to stand behind our researchers...

Kevin Cutajar’s Facebook post? It’s Malta’s entire racism issue, in a nutshell
Raphael Vassallo

Let’s look on the bright side. Now, at least one Opposition MP has spoken out about the need for a thorough rethink of our country’s entire...

Let’s look on the bright side. Now, at least one...

Will Robert be his own man or continue in Joseph’s footsteps?
Arnold Cassola

Knowing that Germany, together with the US and the UK, insisted on our...

Knowing that Germany, together with the US and the UK,...

Why Malta desperately needs family planning clinics
Isabel Stabile

Our government must ensure access to contraception which is freely available....

Our government must ensure access to contraception which is...

The changing political landscape
Michael Falzon

Robert Abela’s efforts to get rid of MPs who are closely linked with Joseph Muscat’s administration are proceeding slowly but surely. Whether this...

Robert Abela’s efforts to get rid of MPs who are...

More than a sporting chance | Julia Farrugia Portelli
Julia Farrugia Portelli

We want to give persons with a disability more than a sporting chance to help...

We want to give persons with a disability more than a...

Bernard’s call | Peter Agius
Peter Agius

I think more of us should keep an eye on Bernard Grech’s call for a country which can dare for more than the better evil. 

I think more of us should keep an eye on...

Look! Up there, in the sky…
Raphael Vassallo

Ever wondered why Stan Lee conceived Peter Parker as an undercover photojournalist? My own guess is that there has always been a rather visible revolving door...

Ever wondered why Stan Lee conceived Peter Parker as an...

Where do your rights end, and my rights begin?
Josanne Cassar

Some are arguing that Malta’s decision is in contravention of EU laws,...

Some are arguing that Malta’s decision is in...

Did you say clown?
Saviour Balzan

Peregin built a narrative implying that we were in cahoots with government over the Central Link project - some weeks later, I bumped into...

Peregin built a narrative implying that we were in cahoots...

Wasn’t that the whole point of getting vaccinated…?
Raphael Vassallo

Look at how we’re all reacting, to what was ultimately both a...

Look at how we’re all reacting, to what was...