



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...

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...