These people must not win
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 10:13
Last update: about 12 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
Regrettably it is becoming customary for columnists to write about the 'latest' attacks linked to terrorism or the most recent heartbreak related to the sinking of boats and people. But can one...
Absolute power corrupts absolutely
Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 10:15
Last update: about 12 years ago
Gejtu Vella
What a dreadful weekend. At the time of writing, the number of deaths following the shocking and appalling terrorist attacks in France reached 132, with many others receiving treatment for serious...
Rocking Bataclan
Monday, 16 November 2015, 10:17
Last update: about 12 years ago
Marlene Farrugia
Everyone's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's really an easy way: Stop participating in it. - Noam Chomsky We are humans, I think. Different from other animals. Different because we...
PM, Paceville, Paris and passports
Monday, 16 November 2015, 07:57
Last update: about 12 years ago
Stephen Calleja
A few weeks ago, the Romanian Prime Minister resigned with all of his government in the wake of a night club tragedy which killed more than 50 young people. Don’t expect Prime Minister...
No style but "Simply The Best"
Friday, 13 November 2015, 09:24
Last update: about 12 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
Sitting in parliament on Tuesday I could feel the moment demanded gravitas. I would say all went well. Almost. This was, after all, a historic event. The House was being addressed by the...
Falzon is challenging Muscat
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 07:56
Last update: about 12 years ago
Leadership is not about your title, it’s about your behaviour, Robin S. Sharma, leadership expert, says. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has the title of leader, but his behaviour in not...
Joe Cassar
Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 07:55
Last update: about 12 years ago
Stephen Calleja
It would have been easy for Joe Cassar to hang on to his seat in Parliament. After all, his error of judgment is small when compared to a €260,000 retirement handshake, getting a Portomaso...
€11 million down the drain
Monday, 2 November 2015, 07:54
Last update: about 12 years ago
Stephen Calleja
Last week it became known that Malta had lost €11 million in European Union funds after reservations were expressed by the European Court of Auditors following irregularities in the awarding of...
Deciding not to decide: the primacy of conscience
Sunday, 1 November 2015, 09:15
Last update: about 12 years ago
Noel Grima
On the one hand, we get repeated reports in the international media of conflicts between progressives and conservatives, with the latter acting as a brake on the Pope. On the other hand, the...
Lucky Dip
Saturday, 31 October 2015, 09:11
Last update: about 12 years ago
Rachel Borg
The whole approach by Brussels to tackle the migrant crises is full of contradictions and lacking coordination, direction, confidence and fails to take stock of the disregard for compliance by those...