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The numbers have spoken, the parties need to listen

This is why surveys are not the be all and all of politics—it would be a mistake to consider them so—but when viewed over a period of time they can identify trends...

Upholding human rights… always

It is only fair that a breach of human rights is quantified in financial terms and the State is made to bear the costs. After all, the State exists to promote and protect...

If anything, it is the people who are increasingly showing a lack of trust in politicians and while this is underpinned by a myriad of reasons, arrogance by...

If anything, it is the people who are increasingly showing...

Having a UN resolution to back up arguments in favour of humanitarian pauses or a ceasefire is always better than having nothing. At the very least it provides...

Having a UN resolution to back up arguments in favour of...

The problem is that the lack of discussion with residents before the plans were put into action has created a situation of antagonism that clouds any form of...

The problem is that the lack of discussion with residents...

Safeguarding open space and local plan changes

The economic outlook, the country’s demography, the state of the...

The economic outlook, the country’s demography, the...

It is a tall order indeed but one that cannot continue being put aside

It is a tall order indeed but one that cannot continue...

A battered middle class and Muscat’s shenanigans

It is ironic that Joseph Muscat sees collusion everywhere to bring down the...

It is ironic that Joseph Muscat sees collusion everywhere...

Budget 2024 | A social budget… only for some

Apart from the children’s allowance measure, middle-income families have...

Apart from the children’s allowance measure,...

Dear Clyde, don’t forget the middle class

Tomorrow, Caruana will argue that government’s decision to keep...

Tomorrow, Caruana will argue that government’s...

No remorse, no apology: Labour in denial

The PL may be in a state of denial but the hospitals saga and its corrupt ramifications will not be easily forgotten

The PL may be in a state of denial but the hospitals saga...

The e-scooter ban is a kneejerk reaction

The government’s action, when opting for an outright ban on rental e-scooters, is typical of how authorities under pressure react when dealing...

The government’s action, when opting for an...

The will and the tools to fight corruption

Six long years after Daphne’s murder it would appear that at best...

Six long years after Daphne’s murder it would appear...

It is hard to understand how some on the political Left, including some elements close to the Maltese Labour Party, just cannot get themselves to condemn the...

It is hard to understand how some on the political Left,...

Palestinians need to believe in a leadership that can bring about changes that improve their lives. Palestinians need to see a horizon where they can live in...

Palestinians need to believe in a leadership that can bring...

Voters are getting turned off by politics

If there is one datum from MaltaToday’s survey that stands out more than...

If there is one datum from MaltaToday’s survey that...

The attitude adopted by the Prime Minister, his ministers and Labour MPs is an insult to those care givers and parents who constantly tell their children to...

The attitude adopted by the Prime Minister, his ministers...

Sant’s telenovelas and the great dissonance

The middle class is tangibly seeing its income being eroded and the only way to...

The middle class is tangibly seeing its income being eroded...

Valuing educators through better compensation

Educators deserve better compensation and adequate support to carry out their...

Educators deserve better compensation and adequate support...

Scicluna questioned whether we Maltese have gone from being ‘the colonised to the colonisers’, highlighting how foreign workers in low-income jobs...

Scicluna questioned whether we Maltese have gone from being...