TMID Editorial: Workers’ Day in a new era
Friday, 1 May 2026, 10:37
Last update: about 4 months ago
May Day remains one of the most politically and socially charged dates on Malta's calendar, but its meaning has not stood still. What began as a struggle for basic dignity at work has evolved...
TMID Editorial - Renewables: Malta can no longer live on promises
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 10:09
Last update: about 4 months ago
Prime Minister Robert Abela's pledge that by 2030 a quarter of Malta's generated energy will come from renewable sources is, on paper, welcome. Any commitment to accelerate the country's painfully...
TMID Editorial: An election beyond the noise
Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 10:15
Last update: about 4 months ago
Malta heads into an early general election campaign that, while not unexpected, carries significant weight. The decision by Robert Abela to call the country to the polls ahead of schedule sets the...
TMID Editorial: Pulling wool over people’s eyes
Monday, 27 April 2026, 11:06
Last update: about 4 months ago
There was a strange lack of coordination across the government in the last week - particularly between a press conference given by Finance Minister Clyde Caruana on Wednesday and a press conference...
TMID Editorial: A long road to relief
Saturday, 25 April 2026, 10:54
Last update: about 4 months ago
Malta's newly announced 15-year national transport plan, centred around a long-awaited mass transit system, marks a shift towards long-term thinking in a sector that has, for years, been defined by...
TMID Editorial: The problems of centralisation
Friday, 24 April 2026, 10:16
Last update: about 4 months ago
Since the Labour Party was elected to government in 2013, there has been a clear strategy of centralisation, particularly when it comes to government projects across a varied spectrum of...
TMID Editorial: Scrolling towards harm
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 10:01
Last update: about 4 months ago
For years, parents, teachers, doctors and former insiders have warned that social media is not the harmless tool it is marketed to be. They have argued that beneath the polished language of...
TMID Editorial: A bridge too far
Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 08:20
Last update: about 4 months ago
The disagreement between Swieqi and Pembroke over a proposed pedestrian bridge along Triq Sant Andrija reflects a broader, recurring problem in Malta's infrastructure strategy: the persistent...