Mapping Media Freedom registers prime minister’s threat against The Shift
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s attack on The Shift has
Ryan Murdock
March 6, 2025 12:19
Opinion: Fixing Joseph Muscat’s problem
Joseph Muscat has a problem. The institutions weren’t supposed
Ryan Murdock
March 5, 2025 08:39
Seven years of status quo
“Isn’t that where they killed that journalist?” It’s the
Ryan Murdock
October 16, 2024 06:00
Opinion: Keith Schembri was the centre of the web
When I read that Keith Schembri had a fake
Ryan Murdock
July 21, 2024 15:37
Muscat: Fast and loose with the truth
Joseph Muscat likes to play fast and loose with
Ryan Murdock
July 12, 2024 18:00
No due diligence in dodgy hospitals deal
Chris Fearne and Edward Scicluna were back in court
Ryan Murdock
July 8, 2024 19:40
Joseph Muscat’s jailbird friends
You can tell a lot about a person by
Ryan Murdock
July 5, 2024 06:42
Money laundering: Will Malta’s prosecutors fumble the ball?
A court in Panama has acquitted twenty-eight people charged
Ryan Murdock
July 4, 2024 11:56
Opinion: Shadow bans and shady people
What is it with Malta and shady people? The
Ryan Murdock
July 3, 2024 16:20
Opinion: A sunny place for shady people
Malta has learned nothing from the brutal murder of
Ryan Murdock
April 16, 2024 10:54
Christmas carolling with The Shift
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and down at The
Ryan Murdock
December 25, 2022 07:00
Robert Abela’s Pinocchio problem
If you don’t want to be sued, stop asking
Ryan Murdock
December 16, 2022 10:49
How many more have to die?
Six construction workers were buried beneath the rubble of
Ryan Murdock
December 9, 2022 08:15
Don’t fall for Abela’s ruse
Robert Abela is like that spoiled kid with overindulgent
Ryan Murdock
December 2, 2022 13:14
Brutality beyond the law
Bernice Cassar was shot to death by her husband
Ryan Murdock
November 25, 2022 09:23
Five years and still here
The Shift is still online after five years. I
Ryan Murdock
November 18, 2022 12:30
Press freedom organisations slam Abela’s take on OSCE meeting
Prime Minister Robert Abela met with Organisation for Security
Ryan Murdock
November 11, 2022 16:34
Robert Abela’s prolonged shrug
Prime Minister Robert Abela gave his first one-on-one video
Ryan Murdock
November 11, 2022 10:30
Consulting payments are a red flag
“What Michael Stivala and Joseph Muscat do in their
Ryan Murdock
November 4, 2022 06:44
Subsidising energy while Electrogas scores
As the European Union sprints into recession, the finance
Ryan Murdock
October 28, 2022 07:07
Melvin Theuma’s refusal to testify
Melvin Theuma has refused to testify against the men
Ryan Murdock
October 22, 2022 10:33
Five years of stalling and avoiding
Representatives of the world’s leading press freedom groups are
Ryan Murdock
October 14, 2022 10:43
Creating reality one rubbish bin at a time
The government of Malta has been scolded again for
Ryan Murdock
October 7, 2022 13:58
Il-Hutch goes down in proxy war
Another Party loyalist lost his livelihood this week in
Ryan Murdock
October 1, 2022 12:13
The boys are back in town
Malta’s part-time prime minister is on holiday again. Not
Ryan Murdock
September 23, 2022 07:19
Getting away with murder
Another 16th has come. Next month marks five years
Ryan Murdock
September 16, 2022 10:42
Livin’ (at) large in Dubai
Ahh, to be young and free in Dubai, especially
Ryan Murdock
September 13, 2022 06:41
Suitcases in the night
Frustrated citizens took to the streets again this week
Ryan Murdock
September 9, 2022 07:14
Unlicensed drivers on lawless roads
No one who’s experienced Maltese roads was surprised to
Ryan Murdock
September 2, 2022 10:40
Humour in the face of tyranny
Hadi Matar had only read “a couple of pages”
Ryan Murdock
August 19, 2022 06:34

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