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Eurostat’s electricity graph and how we’ve become comfortably numb

The Eurostat graph represents prosperity, growth and the stark truth that we have become comfortably numb to world reality. And that is not a good recipe to have

A slap on the hand for the priest; a slap in the face for victims

Who is the Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma trying to kid with his pathetic attempt at minimising the priest’s actions? Rather than say the priest’s decision was...

The Bartolo-Camilleri affair will not go away

No tax cut and Children’s Allowance increase will ever match the...

No tax cut and Children’s Allowance increase will...

Why pointing a finger at PN MPs is just an attempt to muddy the waters

Rather than claim false outrage, the Labour Party should take it on itself to reform the system so that MPs employed with the public service are helped to...

Rather than claim false outrage, the Labour Party should...

The Trumpian storm ahead will undoubtedly create geopolitical uncertainty, especially in Europe

The Trumpian storm ahead will undoubtedly create...

The Labour Party’s quagmire and breaching the ‘no beef’ barrier

This game of appeasement has weakened Abela’s moral authority to stand up...

This game of appeasement has weakened Abela’s moral...

Meanwhile, honest, hardworking people will have to console themselves with Bartolo’s 'sorry'. It’s the new quality standard, it seems

Meanwhile, honest, hardworking people will have to console...

Prime Minister ignoring his own benchmark

If Prime Minister Robert Abela adopts the same benchmark he used when asking...

If Prime Minister Robert Abela adopts the same benchmark he...

Micallef appeared well-briefed and knowledgeable on the various cultural, educational and youth-oriented programmes and initiatives at EU level

Micallef appeared well-briefed and knowledgeable on the...

Vision 2050: An admirable initiative but excuse our cynicism

A cynical electorate may not give too much thought to lofty ideals unless they...

A cynical electorate may not give too much thought to lofty...

Middle class Malta will relish the cut in income tax but it will also continue to observe in silence how Robert Abela’s government discharges its...

Middle class Malta will relish the cut in income tax but it...

An income tax cut will not solve all the ills associated with an electorate that is exasperated with Robert Abela’s government but it will go a...

An income tax cut will not solve all the ills associated...

The only difference between the two is that politicians are more willing to sit down and enjoy the company of those who have deep pockets. And this is a...

The only difference between the two is that politicians are...

Will the magistrate’s peers step up to the plate?

Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff did not mince his words in what is ostensibly the...

Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff did not mince his words in what...

The bomb that killed Daphne also ignited our collective conscience and made us realise over time that the first step for criminals to succeed is for good...

The bomb that killed Daphne also ignited our collective...

With public frustrations mounting, the government faces a dilemma: Can it continue to sustain this economic growth while also addressing the growing social and...

With public frustrations mounting, the government faces a...

They deserve to live in peace and security as dignified human beings. They deserve a better life and leaders on all sides have a duty to make this happen

They deserve to live in peace and security as dignified...

The Opposition leader should be credited with bringing about a sense of normality to a party that witnessed a rebellion by some of its MPs in 2020 and friction...

The Opposition leader should be credited with bringing...

‘Genuine mistake’ shows just how worryingly easy it is to dismiss the media

It is refreshing that the Chief Justice apologised for the mistake and we take his word for it that this was the fruit of miscommunication. It’s not very...

It is refreshing that the Chief Justice apologised for the...

Nowhere is impunity clearly on show as it is in the Middle East, where Israel continues to do as it pleases in Gaza, the West Bank and now teasing an invasion...

Nowhere is impunity clearly on show as it is in the Middle...