


Making the best of a (very) bad deal
It remains, however, a case of making the best out of a (very) bad deal. As such, it is important not to repeat the mistakes of the past
It remains, however, a case of making the best out of a...

Gender quotas should be part of a holistic electoral reform
It is a pity, then, that yet another opportunity to kick-start this much-needed...
It is a pity, then, that yet another opportunity to...

Contempt of court, or gagging order?
One would surely have assumed that the justice system is, in fact, robust enough to avoid being unduly influenced by such observations
One would surely have assumed that the justice system is,...

There is no ‘vaccine’ for corruption
Over and above the immediate urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic, we also need to start talking about a return to some form of institutional normality...
Over and above the immediate urgency of the COVID-19...

COVID-19 also reminded us of what is truly important
The coronavirus pandemic is a reminder of how public goods and services must...
The coronavirus pandemic is a reminder of how public goods...

Easier to attack the press, than to confront the facts
This is truly a classic game strategy: where two sides find themselves under...
This is truly a classic game strategy: where two sides find...

Behind the affront
The optics do not look good for Labour when it has to resort to false, moralistic premises to sack people who are considered to be valid, internal critics
The optics do not look good for Labour when it has to...

The inquiry must reach its conclusions unhindered
Nonetheless, it would be counterproductive if that time limit is now used as a...
Nonetheless, it would be counterproductive if that time...

Christmas should not be an excuse to lower our guard
Given that Christmas is precisely a time when extended families converge for...
Given that Christmas is precisely a time when extended...

Grech must reach beyond the political divide
While Grech has clearly won over educated PN voters – who, under Delia,...
While Grech has clearly won over educated PN voters –...

Muscat’s day in court
Perhaps the most regrettable aspect of his performance was in fact, that Muscat continues to downplay the risks posed to democracy by the...
Perhaps the most regrettable aspect of his...

Insensitivity leads to impunity
This was, in fact, the whole point of GREVIO’s warning: there is no point in improving the structures, if the underlying mentality continues to view...
This was, in fact, the whole point of GREVIO’s...

Delivering heads on a stick
Much remains to be done, if we are to shed the image – so carelessly cultivated under the Muscat administration – that there was ‘one law for...
Much remains to be done, if we are to shed the image...

The price of ‘buying the peace’
Abela’s solution therefore comes at a hefty price: both literally - in the sense that a larger Cabinet also means higher expense - but also in terms of...
Abela’s solution therefore comes at a hefty price:...

It’s a prison, not a personal fiefdom
Though not immediately related to any of the previous prison fatalities – most of which took place on Alexander Dalli’s watch – the attitude...
Though not immediately related to any of the previous...

Political tribalism is no substitute for common courtesy
A substantial chunk of the Maltese electorate no longer identifies with a...
A substantial chunk of the Maltese electorate no...

New standards and old values
What’s good for the goose is rightly good for the gander. That saying goes for Labour too: will its own MPs and ministers come clean on the...
What’s good for the goose is rightly good for the...

Time to start taking Parliamentary ethics seriously
If nothing else, then, the Azzopardi case should at least serve as a...
If nothing else, then, the Azzopardi case should at least...