



Risking on COVID-19 could be economically lethal
Just as a total lockdown could not have been the answer to Malta’s health...
Just as a total lockdown could not have been the answer to...

‘Open for business’: but at what cost to public health?
It is manifestly unfair that, while people are expected to maintain social...
It is manifestly unfair that, while people are expected to...

The nuts and bolts of Malta’s rule of law problem
We need to give ample room to bring forth Malta’s urgent problem on...
We need to give ample room to bring forth Malta’s...

This is a time to uphold freedom of expression, not curtail it
It is not only freedom of the press that is at stake here, but also the...
It is not only freedom of the press that is at stake here,...

A verdict that doesn’t resolve the impasse
Delia has no appreciation of his political ineffectiveness in facing up to...
Delia has no appreciation of his political ineffectiveness...

The PN’s future hangs in the balance
Yet ironically, Adrian Delia is also the only person who can help resolve the PN’s crisis: by resigning and giving his full backing to a successor, in...
Yet ironically, Adrian Delia is also the only person who...

Secrets and lies
Malta has cooked itself up a maelstrom of explosive ingredients
Malta has cooked itself up a maelstrom of explosive...

Safeguarding both health and economy is possible, and doable
Recent experience suggests that it is perfectly possible – and indeed,...
Recent experience suggests that it is perfectly possible...

The bar has been raised, but not high enough
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s first priority must be to take the...
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s first priority must be...

Abela moves from words into action: Konrad Mizzi gets the boot
Mizzi flung down the gauntlet, and defied Abela’s explicit marching...
Mizzi flung down the gauntlet, and defied...


Full closure. From Panama onwards
Cleary, in the most silent of ways, other people must have profited along with Fenech. The question is, who?
Cleary, in the most silent of ways, other people must have...

Too little, but not too late
Naturally, one does not expect Abela to do the probing and investigating himself; but he should give a clear sign that what he expects from the police is a...
Naturally, one does not expect Abela to do the probing and...

Abela must act to restore Malta’s reputation
Robert Abela may have promised a degree of ‘continuity’ from...
Robert Abela may have promised a degree of...

Coronavirus economic recovery plan: achieving normality
Discipline and vigilance will remain important as we go forward to ensure the...
Discipline and vigilance will remain important as we go...

Confronting the skeletons of the recent past
Polls showing that Abela enjoys even greater support...
Polls showing that Abela enjoys even greater...

The crisis is over, but recovery is just beginning
That is the only way business will survive and come out of this situation in a...
That is the only way business will survive and come out of...