How should we interpret the local council election results?
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 08:24
Last update: about 10 years ago
Simon Mercieca
The PN can rightly claim to have come out victorious in these local council elections. It is true that Labour won in terms of votes and percentages, but it is also true that the gap or difference...
Can’t start a fire without a spark
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 08:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Gejtu Vella
This coming Friday it’s Workers’ Day. In many countries it is a public holiday. A day marked with a wide range of activities. Locally, a quick search in the website of the leading...
It’s not news
Monday, 27 April 2015, 13:17
Last update: about 10 years ago
Stephen Calleja
Many times we’re criticised for editorial decisions that we make. It’s part of the job. It has happened again this weekend, when we chose to upload a story about the civil union of...
Fumes of death
Monday, 27 April 2015, 08:05
Last update: about 10 years ago
Marlene Farrugia
On the economic front it seems that as a country we are doing well. Not just doing well, but thriving on a tangible positive feeling that we can achieve, we can improve and we can do...
Being bossy and dogmatic about other people’s property
Sunday, 26 April 2015, 11:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
Astrid Vella of Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar has had nothing much to say, with or without a megaphone, for the last two years – though she broke her silence briefly to say how pleased she was...
Another ‘partnership rebah’ moment
Sunday, 26 April 2015, 10:50
Last update: about 10 years ago
Noel Grima
It happens in all political families, so on a certain level there's nothing new. At the same time, it is surprising every time it happens, in whichever party or political body it...
Disgusting, nauseating
Sunday, 26 April 2015, 10:40
Last update: about 10 years ago
Charles Flores
At a time when the whole world was still reeling from the shocking news of hundreds of immigrants drowning just off Libya as they embarked on a trip they thought would change their fortunes forever,...
Going it alone
Sunday, 26 April 2015, 10:01
Last update: about 10 years ago
Marie Benoît
From time to time I am asked, usually by younger widows, for advice on bringing up children as a single parent. I don't like giving advice. Every single situation involves different personalities and...
The Summit of Shame
Sunday, 26 April 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
Thursday's EU Heads of Government Summit was a summit of shame. Through its conclusions, the European Council showed once more that, collectively, it lacks the moral spine to address the xenophobic...