Employment in the civil service
Michael Falzon
Today, apart from the phenomenal increase in youngsters getting a University degree, jobs in the private sector are much better paid
Chewing gum planning and politics
Saviour Balzan
It must have been 18 years ago and I can recall the phone call. “The minister would like to talk to you, he has something important to tell you.
Going against one's own manifesto
Mark Anthony Sammut

We need more representatives who, like Marlene Farrugia, place their loyalty to constituents before that to their party

We need more representatives who, like Marlene Farrugia,...

Nuts? Definitely. Senile? Not at all…
Raphael Vassallo

Senile dementia implies a loss of cognitive faculties as a result of age. Mifsud Bonnici may fall into the sort of age bracket most commonly affected,...

Senile dementia implies a loss of cognitive faculties as a...

All is pardoned
Saviour Balzan

The jihadists who shoot and are willing to die for their cause distinguish themselves from their predecessors by believing that dying in the course of their...

The jihadists who shoot and are willing to die for their...

What ever happened to the pleasure of anticipation?
Josanne Cassar

And whether it’s clubbing in Paceville, drinking, driving or having sex,...

And whether it’s clubbing in Paceville, drinking,...

‘Fixing Paceville’ means fixing ourselves
Raphael Vassallo

Last Saturday’s pandemonium also illustrates that in some ways, Paceville...

Last Saturday’s pandemonium also illustrates that in...

Valletta won’t address this human tragedy
Frank Psaila

Despite pooled efforts and strong political declarations, the outcome of the...

Despite pooled efforts and strong political declarations,...

Silence is golden
Evarist Bartolo

Students acknowledged the difficulties that are starting to be seen in schools and their approach was that we should all place respect for one another abpove...

Students acknowledged the difficulties that are starting to...

ISIS and the far right want the same things
James Debono

Islamic State and the far right want the same thing: fear of refugees, an...

Islamic State and the far right want the same thing: fear...

Privatisation is the name of the game
Michael Falzon

The funniest thing is that the supposedly leftist Labour Party is pushing for privatisation while the supposedly centre right Partit Nazzjonalista is rallying...

The funniest thing is that the supposedly leftist Labour...

The opposite of justice
Raphael Vassallo

The sentence was infinitely more barbaric than I at first surmised. It is not just redolent of the 19th century... it is positively medieval

The sentence was infinitely more barbaric than I at first...

When will enough be enough?
Joseph Calleja

A no-nonsense approach with people who refuse to integrate or are troublemakers strikes me as a very civil, fair and logical solution to the plight...

A no-nonsense approach with people who refuse to...

Bongu! Paceville has been swarming with under-age teens for at least 25 years
Josanne Cassar

It’s time for parents to take back their control over what their kids get up to, and not cave in at the slightest rebellion. You know, like parents...

It’s time for parents to take back their control over...

Changing face of my country
Supermarket politics and national amnesia
Jurgen Balzan

Malta’s political parties have occupied the State and other institutions...

Malta’s political parties have occupied the State and...

Solitary confinement in the 21st century? Seriously?
Raphael Vassallo

For better or worse, the use of ‘correctional facility’ to describe...

For better or worse, the use of ‘correctional...

Do refugees have a 'right' to hospitality?
The Conversation

To humanely respond to today’s “crisis” we need to understand...

To humanely respond to today’s “crisis”...

Is Malta well geared for eco tourism?
Leo Brincat

A walk through a rainforest elsewhere is not eco tourism unless that particular walk somehow benefits the environment and the people who live there.

A walk through a rainforest elsewhere is not eco tourism...

What could we do with €11 million?

By Nationalist MEP Roberta Metsola and and shadow environment and transport minister Marthese Portelli

By Nationalist MEP Roberta Metsola and and shadow...