A world in need of Francis’s human touch
Pope Francis was a moral compass in an increasingly hostile world and served as a reference point even for progressives, atheists and agnostics. These people felt comfortable in...
Steady as she goes but finance minister needs to keep his hand on the rudder
The strong position government finances are in should not be used as an excuse to play loose with accountability. Waste, abuse and corruption are expensive and public finances...
Roberta Metsola must decide where her future lies

Metsola is arguably Malta’s most successful export on the European stage...

Metsola is arguably Malta’s most successful export on...

Metsola’s premature assessment

Unfortunately, the two major political parties have done little to make fruitful use of the increased number of women MPs in this legislature

Unfortunately, the two major political parties have done...

Forget the theatrics and embrace criticism

Alex Borg should have the confidence to take such criticism on the chin and...

Alex Borg should have the confidence to take such criticism...

An ambitious plan

Past experience has shown that grand plans risk getting side-lined as governments get caught up in five-year electoral cycles, or worse, engage in dubious...

Past experience has shown that grand plans risk getting...

Why changing the rules out of fear or arrogance is wrong

It is worrying that the Prime Minister should choose to go down this dangerous...

It is worrying that the Prime Minister should choose to go...

Politics needs more decency

Shouldn’t MPs be transparent about all their private dealings, especially when they are using their parliamentary platform to query issues in which they...

Shouldn’t MPs be transparent about all their private...

Why revisiting the neutrality clause makes sense

Rather than different administrations having to rely time and time again on...

Rather than different administrations having to rely time...

Where have the socialists gone?

Touching the human rights convention is dangerous. It can lead to very ugly consequences, which is why we remain shocked as to how nobody in the Labour Party...

Touching the human rights convention is dangerous. It can...

Abela pulls out another rabbit from the hat

It remains a mystery why Abela chose to raise the subject of convention reform...

It remains a mystery why Abela chose to raise the subject...

Malta must not wait longer to recognise Palestinian statehood

Within the EU, Malta must join like-minded countries and advocate for a clear...

Within the EU, Malta must join like-minded countries and...

The PN is wrong to harangue the Speaker

The constant jibes directed towards the Speaker and the frequent flareups by some PN MPs, particularly Karol Aquilina, clearly point towards a grudge of sorts....

The constant jibes directed towards the Speaker and the...

So that Jean Paul’s death will not be in vain

The one thing that will never change is Jean Paul’s demise. It will...

The one thing that will never change is Jean Paul’s...

War and peace: Labour can now ditch its rhetoric

The Prime Minister wanted to portray himself as a ‘man of peace’,...

The Prime Minister wanted to portray himself as a...

Abela’s Trumpian moment

Unfortunately, like some in the Labour Party, Abela believes Malta’s neutrality is some sort of invisibility cloak that protects the island from foreign...

Unfortunately, like some in the Labour Party, Abela...

Bajd u Bejken and the right to offend, shock and disturb

What the presenters said may be in bad taste and offensive but they still have...

What the presenters said may be in bad taste and offensive...

Byron Camilleri must step down

Camilleri should step down from Cabinet and take responsibility for the drug heist. It’s the least he could do following a string of controversies...

Camilleri should step down from Cabinet and take...

In Trump’s dystopian world, Europe must not abandon Ukraine

Trump’s strategy is not one of peace but appeasement in which the bully...

Trump’s strategy is not one of peace but appeasement...

Christian Borg’s acquittal: The hallmarks of criminal intent

The perjury case against Christian Borg was ostensibly the one in which the...

The perjury case against Christian Borg was ostensibly the...