Both manifestos spoke to pensioners. Neither spoke to future ones
Sunday, 7 June 2026, 07:24
Last update: about 2 months ago
David Spiteri Gingell
The election is over. The Labour Party has secured a fourth term and, with it, a five-year mandate to implement the manifesto it placed before the country. I have read what that manifesto says about...
A new Education Minister – old and new challenges ahead
Sunday, 7 June 2026, 07:23
Last update: about 2 months ago
Marco Bonnici
I am penning this article immediately upon the announcement of the new Cabinet of Ministers by the Prime Minister, which saw the appointment of Minister Byron Camilleri as the new Education Minister....
Crash! Boom! Bang! - Tradition, tragedies and thyroid issues
Sunday, 7 June 2026, 07:06
Last update: about 2 months ago
Valerie Visanich
The fireworks season started with a bang this year, quite literally. At around 6.30 on Monday morning, many of us were jolted awake by the sound of rattling windows and shaking doors. What should have...
The difference between Scotland and Malta
Sunday, 7 June 2026, 07:02
Last update: about 2 months ago
Kevin Cassar
The first minister's husband faces a long prison sentence after he admitted stealing more than €470,000 euro from the ruling political party to fund a lavish personal lifestyle. Peter...
Slow waltz or samba? My relationship with politics
Sunday, 7 June 2026, 07:00
Last update: about 2 months ago
Katya De Giovanni
As I sit down to write this article, I find myself in a position of uncertainty. The election is over. The votes have been counted. Yet my political future remains unresolved. At the time of writing,...
Nifs Ġdid breathes on
Sunday, 7 June 2026, 06:52
Last update: about 2 months ago
Darren Carabott
We can't say this was the result we wanted. We can't say this was the result we toiled so hard for. Yet in life, even when the result does not match your expectations, there is always a great deal of...
Political hubris
Sunday, 7 June 2026, 06:35
Last update: about 2 months ago
Mark Said
In 2019, when Adrian Delia was still a democratically-elected PN leader, his message to the Nationalists was concise and very clear: "We can't be arrogant or believe we have some divine right to...
Did by any chance everybody win?
Sunday, 7 June 2026, 06:11
Last update: about 2 months ago
Noel Grima
To go by the reactions on the social media, it would seem everybody won in last week's general election. Labour supporters were out celebrating but those courageous, or insane enough, who...
Greater investment
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 08:00
Last update: about 2 months ago
Alfred Sant
Now that the elections are over, some plain speaking is in order. A priority in the governance agenda of coming years should be a better planning of long term public investments. Despite the...
Vacant property tax
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 07:55
Last update: about 2 months ago
Mark Said
At the beginning of this year, Momentum called for a tax on the second vacant property onwards to address Malta's housing affordability crisis. This renewed call came about in light of the fact that...