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
Restoring Selmun Palace
Michael Falzon
If the Palace needs a hotel or some other commercial venture to be maintained, it should be designed with taste and with the full awareness of the status of Selmun Palace as a...
As long as we treat politics like a cult, there is no hope
Josanne Cassar

The inability of many voters to set aside their deep-held beliefs and emotions...

The inability of many voters to set aside their deep-held...

Where’s our green deal on Malta’s shrinking countryside?
Saviour Balzan

Even well before 1964, the Maltese rural footprint has been misshapen and...

Even well before 1964, the Maltese rural footprint has been...

We need to talk about abortion | Noah Fabri

In the hands of politicians the debate becomes another political football that...

In the hands of politicians the debate becomes another...

A new European Bauhaus | Ursula von der Leyen

People should be able to feel, see and experience the European Green Deal

People should be able to feel, see and experience the...

Lying about others can only damage the United States’ own credibility | Zhaofeng Wang

The United States is the sole superpower in the world, yet it seems that lying about others has become its major diplomacy tool. How unfortunate

The United States is the sole superpower in the world, yet...

Can Labour come clean?
Michael Falzon

These are all signs that Robert Abela is working on a new image of Labour, before he decides to hold the next general election

These are all signs that Robert Abela is working on a new...

Nice garden. Let’s demolish it, and build a petrol station instead...
Raphael Vassallo

No, no, make no mistake. As Boromir would no doubt have put it: 'not with 10,000 legal arguments can you possibly justify a criminal injustice of this...

No, no, make no mistake. As Boromir would no doubt have put...

Reforming the book industry during the hardest-ever economic crisis in history
Mark Camilleri

I sincerely hope the government comes to term with the necessity of taking the matter at hand with the serious approach it deserves

I sincerely hope the government comes to term with the...

State schools should not be the Cinderella of education
Josanne Cassar

When it comes to financial resources, state schools should not be the...

When it comes to financial resources, state schools should...

Out of control, under control
Saviour Balzan

Every society needs to be confronted with rules, ours is not

Every society needs to be confronted with rules, ours is not

‘Fratelli Tutti’: a guide to the new encyclical | Charles Scicluna

He uses the term ‘political charity’ and when he talks about the politics we need he says: “Here I would once more observe that politics must...

He uses the term ‘political charity’ and when...

Put your environmental outrage where your vote is
Raphael Vassallo

Fact of the matter is that the hunters’ lobby has so far proven to be...

Fact of the matter is that the hunters’ lobby has so...

Conscientiously objecting to conscientious objection | Timothy Paris

There is nothing conscientious about imposing one’s own values on...

There is nothing conscientious about imposing one’s...

Mutual respect between sovereign nations | Gwendolyn S. Green
Gwendolyn Green

The two sides agreed that Maltese officers and soldiers will continue to attend...

The two sides agreed that Maltese officers and soldiers...

A new beginning for the PN with Bernard Grech
Michael Falzon

Bernard Grech must douse the internal bickering immediately. He needs a strong...

Bernard Grech must douse the internal bickering...

Ashamed to be Maltese; proud to support Bulgaria
Raphael Vassallo

All the ‘shame’ and ‘embarrassment’ people like Bernard...

All the ‘shame’ and ‘embarrassment’...

Is he a wrongly accused man, or a pathological liar?
Josanne Cassar

Was his downfall due to his very success and egomania which made him think he...

Was his downfall due to his very success and egomania which...

A day in politics
Saviour Balzan

Is politics just about this populist barrel-scraping race for votes? With a depressed economy and a changing world, values will start to become an important...

Is politics just about this populist barrel-scraping race...