Part 1 was published on 1 December

Part 2 was published on 8 December

"Prime Minister Robert Abela's statements since the conclusion of the Vitals inquiry are verging on the despotic" - PN MP Adrian Delia, 26 May

"The number of Maltese people who can't spell basic words is shocking" - author Immanuel Mifsud, 26 May

"This is the best chance for the locality to have an independent mayor" - Steve Zammit Lupi, independent candidate, later mayor, of Zebbug, 26 May

"When you see cheques being issued before an election - you have to be an establishment to do that" - UHM- Voice of the Workers CEO Josef Vella, 26 May

"The government has failed miserably in underinvesting in the (energy) distribution network when compared to development which has taken place in each and every street." - PN spokesman on energy Ryan Callus, 2 June

"One should not equate unionisation with industrial conflict. In most cases, management in the private sector works well with unions based on an understanding that a collective agreement can work in their mutual interest, even if negotiations can be a challenging exercise" - Joe Farrugia, director-general, Malta Employers' Association 9 June

"Giving away free membership or substituting membership in different formats to increase membership should not be the way forward" - Human resources and industrial relations consultant Gejtu Vella, 9 June

"Vulnerable people might feel more comfortable expressing their problems in their mother tongue" - CEO of the Social Care Standards Authority (SCSA), Ruth Sciberras, 16 June

"The next target is that, like we achieved majorities in a number of localities and in Gozo, we now move towards the majority needed to be a new Nationalist government that this country evidently needs" - Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech, 23 June

"Staying with a local host family provides students with an immersive cultural experience, allowing them to truly engage with the local way of life and customs" - Rebecca Bonnici, chairperson of Feltom, 23 June

"There is only a gap of 8,500 votes. Obviously, things can change quickly, but the perspectives have shifted very positively." - Mosta councillor and MŻPN president Thomas De Martino 30 June

"A court decision to reverse the address changes for individuals registered as living in an unfinished block in Siggiewi not only impacted how the locality's residents voted in the local elections, but also had an impact on the whole of Malta." - Siggiewi mayor Julian Borg, 7 July

"We must remember that the role of the regional council is not the same as that of the local council, as the regional councils were created to help the local councils that work directly with the residents." - Parliamentary secretary Alison Zerafa Civelli, 7 July

"Discussions should address the ethics and responsibility of smoking tobacco products in public spaces, as it is just as much a nuisance as smoking cannabis publicly." -  Head of the Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis, Joey Reno Vella, 14 July

"Who wants an economy built depending on cheap exploited labour?" Economist Lino Briguglio, 14 July

"Number one, get the help. Number two, don't give up if you decide to do something new. Know that your career is going to be a long one." - Junior College lecturer, Jean Pierre Tabone Adami, 14 July

"Project Green on its own will not solve the problem of lack of greenery in Malta, when on the other hand the Minister for the Planning Authority launches a road widening project from Victoria to Marsalforn." - FAA coordinator Astrid Vella, 21 July

"If there was a real presence of green wardens, the people would see them, at some point or another." - St Paul's Bay mayor Censu Galea, 28 July

Part 1 was published on 1 December

Part 2 was published on 8 December

Part 3 was published on 15 December