Outdoing each other
Saviour Balzan
It is rather surprising really that the parties have managed to rally thousands without resorting to dirty tactics
Notes from the election campaign
Josanne Cassar
It has not gone unnoticed that this time round, the election won’t be lost or won over any diametrically opposing views between the two main parties
I think we need to bring back Super Nanny
Josanne Cassar

As any good nanny would tell you, actions have consequences, and it is about...

As any good nanny would tell you, actions have...

Deciphering a tragicomedy
Saviour Balzan

It was a mistake for Robert Abela to meet him. And it is a mistake for the Prime Minister to believe that a meeting can solve everything. It was bigger mistake...

It was a mistake for Robert Abela to meet him. And it is a...

Malta’s growth enters a new phase
JP Fabri

Malta is not entering its long-term strategic planning phase from a position of economic stress. It is not grappling with recession or stagnation. It is...

Malta is not entering its long-term strategic planning...

Malta Vision 2050: A strategic framework for generational prosperity | Silvio Schembri

Malta has outgrown the phase where success is measured by GDP alone. Economic growth is meaningless if it doesn’t translate into a better quality of...

Malta has outgrown the phase where success is measured by...

Unlocking potential in empty homes
Matthew Zerafa

By blending state support with private initiative, it aims to enhance social housing capacity, revitalise urban areas, and unlock the potential of long-unused...

By blending state support with private initiative, it aims...

Malta cannot continue to overlook its growing loneliness crisis
Andrew Azzopardi

The next step must be decisive, systemic and based on evidence. It must be...

The next step must be decisive, systemic and based on...

We’re living in a crazy world
Josanne Cassar

So, please, Mr Prime Minister stop targeting teenagers for votes with these hare-brained schemes… we are coping with enough crazy as it is

So, please, Mr Prime Minister stop targeting teenagers for...

The population predicament
Saviour Balzan

Nonetheless, as things stand today, the writing on the wall still points to a Labour victory in the next election but not to the extent that some people...

Nonetheless, as things stand today, the writing on the wall...

Malta’s wage problem is structural and education is the only way out
JP Fabri

The uncomfortable truth is that Malta cannot legislate its way to higher wages. It cannot import its way out either. The only sustainable path is to build an...

The uncomfortable truth is that Malta cannot legislate its...

Deterrence, stigma and Maltese society: One pill too far? | Karen Mamo

A renaissance in drug policy reform is possible; we just need to remove the shackles of the present ancien régime and replace deterrence and...

A renaissance in drug policy reform is possible; we just...

The constitutional cost of political intransigence | Deborah Schembri

One can only hope that reason prevails over political brinkmanship, and that...

One can only hope that reason prevails over political...

The dating game: It’s a jungle out there
Josanne Cassar

I often read questions by single people asking, 'where do you go to...

I often read questions by single people asking, 'where...

If you want to do politics, you must know how to do it
Saviour Balzan

If ever this happens and a third party does succeed in electing a person to...

If ever this happens and a third party does succeed in...

Density as destiny. Population, growth & urbanism
JP Fabri

IMF staff calculations place Malta’s population density at close to 1,800...

IMF staff calculations place Malta’s population...

How Servizzi Ewropej helps Malta make the most of EU Membership | Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

The agency’s work stands as proof that even in a small island state, well-targeted assistance can turn EU policy into real-world progress

The agency’s work stands as proof that even in a...

Compassion, stones, and the curious case of making wrong things legal | Mariana Debono

Compassion does not mean refusing to throw the first stone. It means refusing to pretend there is no stone at all

Compassion does not mean refusing to throw the first...

Improving the care of older persons | Malcolm Paul Agius Galea

The success of this pilot project meant that the IC unit at SVP has now...

The success of this pilot project meant that the IC unit at...

The ideal republic
Mark Said

In a republic, anyone who respects the rule of law can be elected as the ruler, and everyone lives as free as the ruler

In a republic, anyone who respects the rule of law can be...