



Abortion and shifting sands
But the very fact that her health was put at risk because the law disallows abortion, laid bare the cruel situation women like Prudente are forced into
But the very fact that her health was put at risk because...

Too easy to say: ‘Malta is full up’
Malta’s racism problem is spoken about less than its immigration problem
Malta’s racism problem is spoken about less than its...

Making poverty history
Malta must do everything to prevent the emergence of social ghettoes concentrated in deprived areas and social mobility should remain a prospect for all,...
Malta must do everything to prevent the emergence of social...

Fixing a broken planning system
Democracy may be imperfect, but it remains the best system we have - and planning should not be an exception
Democracy may be imperfect, but it remains the best system...

A bankrupt planning system
It is shocking to learn that the SCH has now dropped objections to a three-storey extension to a baroque palazzo and the construction of a swimming pool on the...
It is shocking to learn that the SCH has now dropped...

This is not ‘business as usual’
Government would be wise to ditch the mantra that it’s ‘business as usual’
Government would be wise to ditch the mantra that...

Is this Malta’s ‘tangentopoli’ moment?
One way of addressing this problem of mistrust is to strengthen anti-corruption...
One way of addressing this problem of mistrust is to...

Populist tonic for the summer malaise
Now that the dust has settled, after the unruly scenes witnessed in Ħamrun last week, it may be worth putting the entire incident into some perspective...
Now that the dust has settled, after the unruly scenes...

Remote governing... does Abela have a trust issue?
But his obsession with remaining in control all the time without trusting...
But his obsession with remaining in control all the time...

It’s not just 'competitiveness' that needs safeguarding
Malta’s business community needs to remember that its own competitiveness...
Malta’s business community needs to remember that its...

Air Malta cannot be saved by repeating the same mistakes
Editorial | Successive governments have always treated the airline, not as...
Editorial | Successive governments have always treated...

A warning of ‘bigger things to come’
If the institutions are truly working, however, people like Frederick Azzopardi would not need any show of support to make their case in court
If the institutions are truly working, however, people like...

The great influx in context
Crucially, however, the census should bring about a realisation that Malta is no longer homogenous – if indeed it ever was - but includes different...
Crucially, however, the census should bring about a...

George Vella’s Constitutional holiday
The President’s actions on the IVF bill are representative of a much wider malaise, which has cropped up several times in the past; and which can only be...
The President’s actions on the IVF bill are...

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...

Ursula goes to Baku...
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...

A line that should not be crossed
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...

Expediting justice requires investment
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...