Leadership is the way forward
Europe needs a united and human response that does not forget the values that forged it after World War II; and this will come only through strong leadership...
Europe needs a united and human response that does not...
Long way to go for 'cosmopolitan Malta'
A lot of work still remains to be done. Just wishing for a cosmopolitan country is clearly not enough to make it happen successfully
A lot of work still remains to be done. Just wishing for a...
Diversity, but no unity
It now appears that the EU has come full circle: if not actually taken a step backwards. After the mandatory responsibility-sharing mechanism which introduced...
It now appears that the EU has come full circle: if not...
Utopian, but not impossible
If the EU finds the political will to engage seriously and effectively with Libya, solutions may eventually be found
If the EU finds the political will to engage seriously and...
All the President’s misgivings
It would be a gross distortion of democracy, for the government to be held hostage by the incumbent President’s moral sensitivities
It would be a gross distortion of democracy, for the...
More cars should mean more trees, not fewer
Inevitably, road networks and other contruction projects will keep...
Inevitably, road networks and...
Wanted: independent regulators for our financial sector
Even if money-laundering is a Europe-wide – indeed, global –...
Even if money-laundering is a Europe-wide – indeed,...
A stop-gap measure, not a solution
Unless the EU adopts a uniform migration policy, acceptable to all members, we will continue to see populists gaining ground, and more incidents like the...
Unless the EU adopts a uniform migration policy, acceptable...
10 years later…
While the PN struggles with creating an alternative vision for governing, Muscat shows no signs of slowing down his own reformist pace; even after five...
While the PN struggles with creating an alternative vision...
Something’s got to give
The effects of construction emerge as a single category of concern within the top four national concerns. And when coupled with the environment in...
The effects of construction emerge as a single category of...
Priorities in a changing Malta
Perhaps the most striking statistic is an apparent spike in concerns with environmental degradation, coupled with the effects of the construction industry
Perhaps the most striking statistic is an apparent spike in...
A modern law for a contemporary issue
Ultimately, there is still room for a healthy debate on abortion: but it needs to centre less on dogmatic terms... and more on the fact that 21st century...
Ultimately, there is still room for a healthy debate on...
A salary raise for teachers and police officers
Now more than ever, particular attention has to be given to young people; a...
Now more than ever, particular attention has to be given to...
Punishing Montebello is not what the Church needs
The question many others will be asking is whether Montebello should abide by...
The question many others will be asking is whether...
Road safety must be top priority
When it comes to road safety, the need for a zero-tolerance approach has to start now. As we were rightly shocked to see on Tuesday, these are matters of life...
When it comes to road safety, the need for a zero-tolerance...
Malta’s political identity crisis
The role of an Opposition party is to do more than merely dissect the country’s current problems; just as the identity of an Opposition party must be...
The role of an Opposition party is to do more than merely...
A SLAPP action too far
If the Maltese courts uphold decisions delivered in a UK court on defamation actions, the consequences for the free press and Maltese democracy would be...
If the Maltese courts uphold decisions delivered in a UK...
Delia needs to outline a vision
'Beyond the drummed-up feel-good factor at Sunday’s conference opening, there has so far been little to indicate how Delia proposes to turn his...
'Beyond the drummed-up feel-good factor at...