



Social budget that addresses pensioner and low-income earners
The 2017 Budget rides on a booming economy shouldered by growing tourism...
The 2017 Budget rides on a booming economy shouldered by...

Politics is a full-time job
The troubles engulfing former Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi stem from his handling of private financial interests while wearing a political hat
The troubles engulfing former Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi...

Shooting the messenger
It is a common tactic to respond to politically turbulent press stories by simply attacking or undermining the medium that printed them
It is a common tactic to respond to politically...

An affront to women’s rights
The compromise on the morning after pill may be convenient for a political class that doesn’t seem interested in the plight of the people affected...
The compromise on the morning after pill may be...

Time is running out for Air Malta
The Prime Minister is right to hold out for a deal which is more beneficial for Air Malta, especially if the Alitalia agreement would have reduced Air Malta to...
The Prime Minister is right to hold out for a deal which is...

Time to adapt to new social realities
Maltese society has evolved to a point where it can no longer comfortably fit in any one category, as well as receiving an influx of foreigners
Maltese society has evolved to a point where it can no...

Back to school, back to traffic
Back to school also means back to high traffic congestion at particular peak times in a number of localities
Back to school also means back to high traffic congestion...

Back to school, back to traffic
Only a truly innovative transport system which takes cars off the road – without replacing them with buses or minivans – can alleviate...
Only a truly innovative transport system which takes cars...

Questions about Malta’s Independence, 52 years later
In most areas of identity, the questions remain wide open
In most areas of identity, the questions remain wide open

In praise of ‘Occupy Manoel Island’
Lurking beneath the surface is a deep-rooted and widespread sense of discontent concerning our country’s strategic use of land
Lurking beneath the surface is a deep-rooted and widespread...

The mark of Panama
Leo Brincat's vote against the no-confidence motion filed against Konrad Mizzi caused him to pay the ultimate price before a majority of MEPs who...
Leo Brincat's vote against the no-confidence motion...

What happened to the Panama Papers investigation?
There is more than just a political dimension to the Panama Papers; and...
There is more than just a political dimension to the Panama...

To be ineffective, or not to be effective
Former environment minister Leo Brincat’s grilling before the European...
Former environment minister Leo Brincat’s grilling...

The planning amnesty is wrong. We must end the cycle of sanctioning illegality
The Planning Authority seems to have been unable to control abusive development
The Planning Authority seems to have been unable to control...

August is the cruellest month, and Labour knows it
August is a time when most people ‘switch off’ from the usual...
August is a time when most people ‘switch off’...

Taking over the asylum
In a country where so much still depends on a system of political patronage, this can only raise suspicions of nepotism in the broader sense of the word
In a country where so much still depends on a system of...

Crunch time for Air Malta
The path has now been cleared for the new business plan to take off
The path has now been cleared for the new business plan to...

Have the floodgates been opened?
The Gozo Chamber's proposal may well open the floodgates to speculative abuse that will almost certainly destroy Gozo’s inimitable character
The Gozo Chamber's proposal may well open the...