Putting a problem on pause
Saviour Balzan
The road to these decisions is lost in an illogical thinking process, leaving many senior political figures in the Labour Party bewildered by the process that led to these...
Menopause in the workplace: Breaking the silence | Daniela Magro
The increasing vocalisation of women’s needs and the growing openness around the topic of menopause is a positive trend. The conversation is significantly more prevalent...
The great lie
Emma Portelli Bonnici

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”.

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and...

“Dude, he said ‘abortion’. Har-har, heh-heh, hur-hur…”
Raphael Vassallo

And if not even the Health Minister can bring himself to use the dreaded...

And if not even the Health Minister can bring himself to...

The subject of my outrage is greater than yours
Josanne Cassar

The truth is that throughout the years I have learned to refrain from voicing...

The truth is that throughout the years I have learned to...

A Republic not a Theocracy
Saviour Balzan

We are at a defining moment, we are close to being 60 years from Independence, but we have not managed to extricate ourselves from the hold of an insular and...

We are at a defining moment, we are close to being 60 years...

Call it by its name – femicide
Renee Laiviera

Change is possible, but only after we recognise the problem and confront it

Change is possible, but only after we recognise the problem...

A roof on your head is a right, so is affordable housing | Justin Anastasi

The key to success is ensuring and enforcing value for money and fair pricing, waging war on abuse and re-investing proceeds from development into social...

The key to success is ensuring and enforcing value for...

Paying more, because we are an island: the case for change on EU transport rules
Peter Agius

No EU member state, large or small, can sit back and hope that things turn out well. No one can speak for Malta better than the Maltese just as no one is more...

No EU member state, large or small, can sit back and hope...

Values change. So should parties | Pierre Muscat

The PN should stop playing the role of the priest. And we should beware the...

The PN should stop playing the role of the priest. And we...

An open letter to the Prime Minister
Isabel Stabile

Thank you Prime Minister for this small step forward that just shows how far behind we really are. However, you can expect us to continue our pro-choice work...

Thank you Prime Minister for this small step forward that...

A debate becomes a debacle
Michael Falzon

Before we rush into hurried decisions, I believe the process of passing the law should be temporarily stopped after the second reading is approved. Then...

Before we rush into hurried decisions, I believe the...

‘Bernard the Barbarian’
Raphael Vassallo

There is only one way we can possibly make sense, of every single aspect of Bernard Grech’s entire ‘barbaric’ speech in Parliament last...

There is only one way we can possibly make sense, of every...

Robert Abela’s first test
Saviour Balzan

Both leaders are positioning themselves for the next generation. Abela for a shaky but modern and progressive generation powered by young voters who are for...

Both leaders are positioning themselves for the next...

When it comes to amendments to abortion law, clarity is paramount
Josanne Cassar

iI is essential for it to be acceptable to the medical...

iI is essential for it to be acceptable to the medical...

Reclaiming the night: a march to end violence against women

Kristina Abela | We will be uniting to send a clear message: it is not ok that...

Kristina Abela | We will be uniting to send a clear...

How ‘far to the right’ does the PN have to go, before we start calling it a ‘far-right party’?
Raphael Vassallo

I just thought I’d ask, because… well, some of the things that Bernard Grech has been saying, over the past few weeks, have almost reminded me of...

I just thought I’d ask, because… well, some of...

‘Housing the oppressor’ | Audrey Friggieri
Raphael Vassallo

The murder of Bernice Cassar has shocked and outraged the public; but as...

The murder of Bernice Cassar has shocked and outraged the...

You can’t ‘protect women’s lives’, without also protecting their ‘physical and mental health’
Raphael Vassallo

Much as I hate to say this, in a country where both abortion and suicide are equally ‘taboo’ – the condition of pregnancy, in and of itself,...

Much as I hate to say this, in a country where both...

Commissioner for Standards: An unwarranted impasse
Michael Falzon

The issue is no longer whether the Government’s nominee is suitable...

The issue is no longer whether the Government’s...