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Appeasing the hunting lobby

We won’t hold our breath waiting for an answer because side agreements brokered away from the madding crowd seem to have greater importance than electoral manifestos

The metro: An issue of transparency and honesty

We do not purport to be an authority on the feasibility of mass transport plans. But we do care about transparency and honesty, both of which were missing in the manner this issue...

Dragging mental health out of the shadows helps us be honest about Mount Carmel

It is the stigma surrounding mental health that often keeps users of these services and their relatives on the side lines of the debate. This means there is...

It is the stigma surrounding mental health that often keeps...

Justice denied: Rape, silence and a priest

The girl, now a woman, had her trauma re-opened 18 years later. And while the...

The girl, now a woman, had her trauma re-opened 18 years...

A crippled ship, an EU problem and Malta’s security

Malta needs to invest more and intelligently in its defence and security...

Malta needs to invest more and intelligently in its defence...

Manoel Island: Let the public interest prevail

The prime minister has delivered but the more important work starts now...

The prime minister has delivered but the more...

Depenalisation of abortion is the very least we expect

The least our members of parliament can do is change the law and remove the...

The least our members of parliament can do is change the...

At a time of flux, where interpreting what undecided voters will do may not be a straightforward exercise, it is the power to convince that will win the day

At a time of flux, where interpreting what undecided voters...

The ‘war Cabinet’ film and the unsettling reality around us

It’s not enough to gloat that Malta is one of the safest countries in the...

It’s not enough to gloat that Malta is one of the...

The ayatollah is dead but what’s next? We just hope that the man in Washington has an answer before the Gulf region and the world enter into a dangerous...

The ayatollah is dead but what’s next? We just hope...

We do agree that if Malta is to take the next step forward to improve everyone’s quality of life, it requires a vision that reaches beyond the five-year...

We do agree that if Malta is to take the next step forward...

Abela’s position is vulnerable after judge’s letter

The prime minister has to give a thorough explanation of his behaviour if he...

The prime minister has to give a thorough explanation of...

The obvious problems the PN has been talking about do concern people but on their own may not necessarily determine how they will ultimately vote in an election

The obvious problems the PN has been talking about do...

We hope that the plans, the ideas and the glossy brochures will, in the short term, translate into beautiful, sustainable concrete projects that benefit the...

We hope that the plans, the ideas and the glossy brochures...

Indeed, the student’s question ‘why is my performing arts school without a hall?’ requires an honest answer from the authorities

Indeed, the student’s question ‘why is my...

Combatting racism and xenophobia is a must. But while doing so, the concerns of ordinary people, who are neither racist nor xenophobic, must not be ignored

Combatting racism and xenophobia is a must. But while doing...

Rewarding illegality is an affront to fairness and basic decency

Unfortunately, the concept of fairness seems to fly over the Labour...

Unfortunately, the concept of fairness seems to fly over...

When transparency is a game of pick and choose

Discussions on such appointments should be held confidentially between the...

Discussions on such appointments should be held...

A patronising bishop out of touch with reality

The Gozo Bishop's words were an attempt to guilt-trip parents, especially...

The Gozo Bishop's words were an attempt to guilt-trip...

Galdes, misplaced loyalties and accountability

It would seem the days of pro-active decision-making based on an expectation of...

It would seem the days of pro-active decision-making based...