The week that was
Saviour Balzan
In all its wisdom, the heavily greased Democrat electoral machine, seems to have misread the people’s concerns
An administration with its heart in the right place
Lydia Abela
Budget 2024 is testament that this administration has its heart in the right place
Free speech vs crossing the line
Josanne Cassar

As an employee at OPM, Bedingfield causes a lot of damage to the Labour government: it is coming across as totalitarian, ready to censor anyone who does not...

As an employee at OPM, Bedingfield causes a lot of damage...

Marijuana decriminalised… for celebrities
Raphael Vassallo

‘Decriminalisation’ has not stopped the Malta Police Force from...

‘Decriminalisation’ has not stopped the Malta...

The chilling effect of defamatory libel
Kevin Aquilina

A criminal sanction on defamatory libel cases is liable to have a chilling effect on the exercise of freedom of expression

A criminal sanction on defamatory libel cases...

Words can kill
Evarist Bartolo

The language of politics has become one of shouting, name-calling and mud-slinging

The language of politics has become one of shouting,...

An axe-wielding bridge-builder?
Michael Falzon

Economy minister Chris Cardona seemed to contradict himself with his declaration of wanting to be a bridge builder while threatening political...

Economy minister Chris Cardona seemed to contradict...

It’s a threat to democracy, but not as we know it
Raphael Vassallo

Brexit is a perfectly legal and valid democratic decision – taken in full...

Brexit is a perfectly legal and valid democratic decision...

Selective reading, selective interpretation
Josanne Cassar

Pro-lifer Paul Vincenti's claims that “a hidden group”...

Pro-lifer Paul Vincenti's claims that “a hidden...

The ugly truth – opportunity from calamity
Saviour Balzan

Policy decisions are easily facilitated and they have developed directives that...

Policy decisions are easily facilitated and they have...

Euro 2016 from row Z | Somebody pull a Leicester...
Wayne Flask

Unless a complete outsider pulls a Leicester, Euro 2016 risks going into the...

Unless a complete outsider pulls a Leicester, Euro 2016...

Europe on the brink
James Debono

Brexit is a sad day for those who value the EU for bringing peace after centuries of wars and as the only shelter in a world increasingly prey to pirate...

Brexit is a sad day for those who value the EU for bringing...

Euro 2016 from Row Z | I dream of a different football
Wayne Flask

It’s football alright, so shoot it at goal and stop picking your noses

It’s football alright, so shoot it at goal and stop...

It’s now a ‘two-speed Europe’, no matter what
Raphael Vassallo

The thing we call “the European Union” will no longer be quite the...

The thing we call “the European Union” will no...

Don’t underestimate the power of the female vote
Josanne Cassar

The female voice (and potential vote) can be a very powerful tool indeed, and...

The female voice (and potential vote) can be a very...

Spare a penny for slumdog
Matthew Vella

Should a formidable sense of humour and national adulation grant us the licence to solicit charity while seemingly enjoying a pass to privately take the piss...

Should a formidable sense of humour and national adulation...

Not to appoint cronies
Evarist Bartolo

The time has come to start thinking of raising the bar on our standards and reform our existing practice and process when appointing a chair of a key...

The time has come to start thinking of raising the bar...

Positions of trust: a  constitutional quagmire
Kevin Aquilina

The PSC concluded that mechanisms need to be put in place to ensure that...

The PSC concluded that mechanisms need to be put in place...

It dangles by a thread
Frank Psaila

Populism is a sordid game which weakens every politician that plays it and has devastating effects on the country and its people

Populism is a sordid game which weakens every politician...

The travails of Maltese justice
Michael Falzon

Two and a half years after the Justice Reform Commission finalised its recommendations, most of them are gathering dust

Two and a half years after the Justice Reform Commission...