Building a better future for families through family law reform | Michael Falzon
This is not just a legal issue; it is a moral one, and as a government, we cannot stand by while outdated processes continue to harm our society. I am confident that this reform...
Anticipation and accountability: What Maltese citizens should expect from Budget 2025 | Ivan J. Bartolo
Let’s delve into some of the areas where Maltese citizens will expect and indeed deserve clear and impactful solutions
Money, money, money
Ryan Callus

The disagreement between the two major political parties on party financing boils down to the unfair level playing field in favour of the Labour Party 

The disagreement between the two major political parties on...

Spot the tea party
James Debono

Decreasing income tax as proposed by the PN to top up the meager 58 cents increase simply results in less revenue for public services.  With Labour ...

Decreasing income tax as proposed by the PN to top up the...

‘The big one’ in the oil scandal
Saviour Balzan

We cannot stop the tide, the immensity of the social media, but even the social media is waking up to the malicious commentary and blocking it.

We cannot stop the tide, the immensity of the social media,...

All civil servants should be people of trust
Josanne Cassar

A true civil servant should know that his loyalty is to the government of the...

A true civil servant should know that his loyalty is to the...

Re-introducing Simon Busuttil
Frank Psaila

It’s an uphill battle for Simon Busuttil and the PN, but Sunday’s General Convention marked what could be a turning point for the PN.

It’s an uphill battle for Simon Busuttil and the PN,...

Migrants are not terrorists
Jurgen Balzan

When national security takes precedence over human and civil rights, society is on a very slippery slope. In some countries, this has led to the arrest of...

When national security takes precedence over human and...

Toxic energy politics
James Debono

By attacking the Opposition’s record in government whenever it faces questions on its own record, the government is sending out toxic message: that...

By attacking the Opposition’s record in government...

The Church is in no position to teach morality
Raphael Vassallo

We’ve all seen how the Church interprets ‘right’ and...

We’ve all seen how the Church interprets...

Gay or Grabby Awards? Has the MGRM lost its way?
Joseph Carmel Chetcuti

Can the gay rights movement tell us why it accepted the nomination of Auxiliary...

Can the gay rights movement tell us why it accepted the...

Patrimonialism and the moral high ground
Michael Falzon

It is disturbing that the Muscat administration seems to have already lost the moral strength to stand its ground on unjustified demands

It is disturbing that the Muscat administration seems to...

[WATCH] Malmström: ‘We’ll never have a Mare Nostrum unless member states decide to finance it’
Farah Abdi

I met European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in Brussels while being hosted for a discussion migration: her answers show that the great effort for EU...

I met European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in...

Is the PN trying to commit collective suicide?
Raphael Vassallo

This same newfound sense of injustice was certainly nowhere to be seen in the...

This same newfound sense of injustice was certainly nowhere...

Losing our religion
Josanne Cassar

It is not the attire which makes you a worthy priest or a nun, but the personality and psychological make-up that lies beneath. Some are truly good. Others are...

It is not the attire which makes you a worthy priest or a...

A strange bunch indeed
Saviour Balzan

Everyone conveniently forgot that the Chinese factory landed in Malta in 1987: the year Malta elected a new government headed by Eddie Fenech Adami.

Everyone conveniently forgot that the Chinese factory...

Helping others makes us feel connected
Simon Fiorini Lowell

Loneliness doesn’t only lead to mental and emotional problems but can also make us physically ill

Loneliness doesn’t only lead to mental and emotional...

Lawrence Gonzi in the part of Aron Ralston?
Evarist Bartolo

While others drink gin and tonic in Marsalforn, Lawrence Gonzi needs to decide...

While others drink gin and tonic in Marsalforn, Lawrence...

Sex, drugs and outrageous double standards…
Raphael Vassallo

Why isn’t the European Commission facing criminal charges for flagrant...

Why isn’t the European Commission facing criminal...

What is wrong in trying to eye Singapore or Dubai?
Leo Brincat

To dismiss Singapore as the wrong country to try and emulate shows a poor...

To dismiss Singapore as the wrong country to try and...