Speaking of the Speaker

Michael Falzon

Grech did not enter into the merits of where in the world the three ‘independent’ persons would be found and who would take this veritable poisoned chalice

Let’s remove the drama and mystery surrounding the election date

Josanne Cassar

This love of mystery and drama surrounding the election date is all very silly and needs to stop. There should be a set date which is adhered to every five years and...

We are empowering whistleblowers yet again | Edward Zammit Lewis

Explained: the new amendments to the Maltese whistleblower law following up on...

Explained: the new amendments to the Maltese whistleblower...

This party ain’t big enough for both of us…

Raphael Vassallo

Based only on a lifetime of watching Westerns, my own prediction is that...

Based only on a lifetime of watching Westerns, my own...

The concrete siege of Gozo | Maresca Demanuele

Preserving what makes Gozo unique is the best investment in the island’s...

Preserving what makes Gozo unique is the best investment in...

This suggests that the much-vaunted system was not designed to cater for the expected increase in rainfall; and, worse still, that it cannot even cope with the...

This suggests that the much-vaunted system was not designed...

Michael Falzon

Will Roberta Metsola’s success in European politics be the spark that starts the road to politicians ditching fanaticism and hate and replacing them with...

Will Roberta Metsola’s success in European politics...

‘Water, water everywhere…’ and not a drop was saved

Raphael Vassallo

… and when we evidently can’t even handle the sheer amount of...

… and when we evidently can’t even handle the...

Getting things done? More like getting us drowned

Josanne Cassar

Despite the millions spent and the snappy hashtag about #gettingthingsdone,...

Despite the millions spent and the snappy hashtag about...

A reform that needs all stakeholders on board

Saviour Balzan

The press is facing a threat of extinction because of a lack of revenues, and...

The press is facing a threat of extinction because of a...

Losing the media may well be convenient for the powers that be; but it is definitely not in the interest of democracy itself

Losing the media may well be convenient for the powers that...

Our experience: fertility struggles are emotionally taxing and we must talk about them

Mark Camilleri Gambin

There seems to be an unspoken consensus that such matters ought be kept secret. Yet we believe that the benefits from not suffering in silence outweigh these...

There seems to be an unspoken consensus that such matters...

Who’s advising the PN on cannabis reform: Cheech and Chong?

Raphael Vassallo

In a nutshell: you cannot logically reach the conclusion that current drug...

In a nutshell: you cannot logically reach the conclusion...

On Malta’s foreign policy strategy | Christopher Cutajar

The pandemic has completely changed the world as we know it, bringing in a new...

The pandemic has completely changed the world as we know...

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An ‘escape clause’ from which there is no ‘escape’

Why, exactly, did Konrad Mizzi negotiate an ‘escape clause’ which...

Why, exactly, did Konrad Mizzi negotiate an ‘escape...

Zero tolerance on cannabis? More like zero-empathy games

The professional careers and personal lives of people who consume cannabis are...

The professional careers and personal lives of people who...

Ask a serious question, get a silly answer…

Raphael Vassallo

In all honesty, though: how on earth can anyone not be...

Michael Falzon

Does the government believe that those who are monitoring our financial system couldn’t care less in areas where only taxation of Maltese people is...

Does the government believe that those who are monitoring...

How SMEs can gain a competitive edge | Josianne Cutajar

SMEs have their flexibility and their potential for fast innovation –...

SMEs have their flexibility and their potential for fast...

Two decades and counting, we still chase the story

Saviour Balzan

As legacy newspapers keep feeling their way about to rediscover their true role...

As legacy newspapers keep feeling their way about to...