Public roles should not serve private interests
Even if their motives are honest, it is unacceptable that a serving government...
Even if their motives are honest, it is unacceptable that a...
Sorry is the hardest word
Even though the interdett’s most violent expression – the denial of a consecrated burial to people who were otherwise at peace with their faith...
Even though the interdett’s most violent expression...
Of meritocracy and public appointments
Even if politicians come clean about this system, and admit once and for all - without the pretence of autonomy - that top public posts have to be based on...
Even if politicians come clean about this system, and admit...
Hate speech limits freedom of expression
Verbal violence – often in the form of ‘ad hominem’ attacks on people with differing views – has, in fact, long characterised the tone...
Verbal violence – often in the form of ‘ad...
An explosive powder-keg that must be defused
Sunday’s riot may therefore be a stark reminder that the social realities...
Sunday’s riot may therefore be a stark reminder that...
Towards ‘truth and justice’
There are some aspects to Daphne Caruana Galizia’s career that we can all agree upon, regardless of our differences in opinion
There are some aspects to Daphne Caruana Galizia’s...
Raising the green bar
Budget 2020 sets the tone but it will be fruitless unless there is the political will to go for the green paradigm shift in our lifetime
Budget 2020 sets the tone but it will be fruitless unless...
Yes, teachers need to be valued more
Dealing with children coming from varied backgrounds, each with their individual life stories, aspirations and values, is no easy job. It requires an...
Dealing with children coming from varied backgrounds, each...
University has a lot to learn
Above all, Malta needs critical voices: people who can dissect power and speak to it without fear or favour. If the University of Malta is not capable of...
Above all, Malta needs critical voices: people who can...
The Farrugias’ fateful legacy
Under the circumstances, it is debatable whether the PD can even be said to exist any longer, as a political force in this country
Under the circumstances, it is debatable whether the PD can...
Revisiting the IIP
Certainly, it would be a mistake to return to the uncompromising attitudes of yesteryear: whereby ‘Maltese citizenship’ was considered a...
Certainly, it would be a mistake to return to the...
Muscat must end the uncertainty he started
Both the Labour Party and the country needs a clear leadership succession...
Both the Labour Party and the country needs a clear...
Protests are about more than numbers
Last Saturday’s protest may well make the government more sensitive to the creeping perception that it is in cahoots with big developers
Last Saturday’s protest may well make the government...
We must protect jobs: including fishermen
The Maltese government should immediately call for ministerial-level talks with...
The Maltese government should immediately call for...