The economy stupid
Saviour Balzan
Jason Azzopardi and Arnold Cassola: no matter how much I dislike or disagree with them, I will defend Azzopardi’s and Cassola’s right to raise the red flag
A new vision for Manoel Island | Josef Florian Micallef
We are either going to win Manoel Island back, or lose it forever
Will Labour come clean? It surely cannot have it both ways
Michael Falzon

So long as Muscat clings to his position as Prime Minister, the cleaning up...

So long as Muscat clings to his position as Prime Minister,...

And then he came tumbling down
Saviour Balzan

Not all the media treated Labour and the Muscats unfairly; more importantly, Michelle Muscat’s real concern should have been the overly close fraternal...

Not all the media treated Labour and the Muscats unfairly;...

Is NATO still relevant? Only if it comes into the 21st century
Matthew Bugeja

NATO is still relevant, but only if it redefines itself for 21st century...

NATO is still relevant, but only if it redefines itself for...

Perceptions, urban myths and public sympathy
Josanne Cassar

In the weird chaotic atmosphere we have been experiencing, passions are running...

In the weird chaotic atmosphere we have been experiencing,...

Easier to throw eggs than to run a country
Raphael Vassallo

Makes you wonder what these people really want, at the end of the day. So far,...

Makes you wonder what these people really want, at the end...

The fear of losing power
Michael Falzon

Whether the Prime Minister was conscious of what was going on in the office he headed or not, Joseph Muscat is in a fix. He is – at least – either...

Whether the Prime Minister was conscious of what was going...

Democracy stares down Communism
Matthew Bugeja

China has global ambitions to export its ideology abroad - but is finding it difficult to convince Hong Kong of its appeal. An irresistible force against an...

China has global ambitions to export its ideology abroad -...

Sometimes, social media serves a good purpose
Josanne Cassar

Now, it is obvious that political statements on campus are not only nothing...

Now, it is obvious that political statements on campus are...

Red Alert! Citizen protesting! I repeat, citizen protesting…!
Raphael Vassallo

No local ironic ‘situation’ can possibly be considered complete, if...

No local ironic ‘situation’ can possibly be...

61,000 futures at the start of the scholastic year
Evarist Bartolo

The immense responsibility on the shoulders of our educators is truly...

The immense responsibility on the shoulders of our...

‘Changing the world’ also means changing ourselves
Raphael Vassallo

People hate Greta Thunberg not merely because she is right but because –...

People hate Greta Thunberg not merely because she is right...

Familiarity on a small island
Michael Falzon

As the old joke goes: success is relative – the more success the more relatives!

As the old joke goes: success is relative – the more...

Marlene and Godfrey
Saviour Balzan

With Godfrey losing the health ministry in an ensuing Cabinet reshuffle, Marlene’s ire could not be contained

With Godfrey losing the health ministry in an ensuing...

Public figures and lies
Josanne Cassar

Cheating, lying and deception are all around us, and it takes a lot of moral fibre to avoid falling into the same trap “because that is how things are...

Cheating, lying and deception are all around us, and it...

Watch out for that tree
Josanne Cassar

But the trees, man those trees, they are the real trouble makers. They are dangerous, unpredictable creatures, and just keep jumping out at vehicles without...

But the trees, man those trees, they are the real trouble...

There is no such thing as a ‘temporary’ deal on migration
Raphael Vassallo

The bottom line is that - without any agreement on a permanent reform of that...

The bottom line is that - without any agreement on a...

A new year, a new page
Evarist Bartolo

It is our duty, as parents, educators and policy-makers to continue working towards the betterment of the educational experience and provide more...

It is our duty, as parents, educators and policy-makers to...

Protecting the European way of life
Michael Falzon

This job is no intangible airy fairy responsibility: the post includes responsibility for policy areas such as migration, security, employment and education

This job is no intangible airy fairy responsibility: the...