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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 world. It only takes a single act of madness to change that statistic to the worse. And while that...

The ayatollah is dead. What’s next?

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 downward spiral of...

Europe’s gas crisis: a degree less in cooling

Gas savings can already be delivered in the summer by reducing the peak...

Gas savings can already be delivered in the summer by...

While Joseph Muscat is justified in saying that this agreement shows that he was no pariah in seeking energy cooperation with an autocratic regime, he is also...

While Joseph Muscat is justified in saying that this...

In short, a Prime Minister is neither a salesman, nor a monarch; but a servant of the people. At moments, Robert Abela seems to forget this crucial fact

In short, a Prime Minister is neither a salesman, nor a...

It is manifestly useless to simply stamp our feet, and demand a faster and more efficient justice system... unless we are also willing to put our money where...

It is manifestly useless to simply stamp our feet, and...

For as a country, we also need to learn that democracy and transparency also come at a cost: which is worth paying to avoid a downward spiral into a corporate...

For as a country, we also need to learn that democracy and...

Valletta’s anger is about more than just ‘noise’

Governments which ‘disregard the interests of citizens’, always end...

Governments which ‘disregard the interests of...

Bernard Grech must show leadership on ethical issues

Adrian Delia’s call for a free vote is bound to resonate with the...

Adrian Delia’s call for a free vote is bound to...

The green transition involves readjusting a global energy system - and that includes generating that energy, storing and transporting it

The green transition involves readjusting a global...

What happened in court was more than just a classic miscarriage of justice but...

What happened in court was more than just a classic...

Legislators are there to legislate: not pontificate

Andrea Prudente was not the first woman who needed protection, and she will...

Andrea Prudente was not the first woman who needed...

Today’s considerable number of infections - which would have shocked the nation two years ago or less – now hardly even makes the news headlines

Today’s considerable number of infections - which...

Crime-fighting requires resources, not just words

Maltese criminality has evolved beyond the levels we were accustomed to in...

Maltese criminality has evolved beyond the levels we...

Extremism might ‘get you somewhere’, in the end

The upshot, of course, is that nothing ever gets done at all, about the...

The upshot, of course, is that nothing ever gets done at...

On IVF, the PN has painted itself into a corner

All the PN’s past positions on IVF were clearly aimed at appeasing only...

All the PN’s past positions on IVF were clearly aimed...

Sins of omission: incompetence or corruption

There is more to this story than just the deceit perpetrated by two rogue...

There is more to this story than just the deceit...

An indictment of the entire political system

It is, in a nutshell, patently unacceptable for government to keep pointing...

It is, in a nutshell, patently unacceptable for government...

It is time for politicians to make an honest reflection on past promises and for giving Gozitans the impression that the tunnel is a done deal

It is time for politicians to make an honest reflection on...

One wonders how Europe’s renewed discovery of its global democratic role, in the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, suddenly appears fragile in the...

One wonders how Europe’s renewed discovery of its...