Propaganda propping up a party
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s government survives scandal after scandal.
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 10, 2023 14:56
Abela’s arguments against Jean Paul Sofia public inquiry identical to Muscat’s
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s justifications for refusing to initiate
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 22, 2023 12:31
The change we demand
One of the most revealing comments about Malta was
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 16, 2022 10:59
Time to bin the ‘serenity’ and ‘peace of mind’ clichés
The survey published by US analytics company Gallup that
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 11, 2022 13:00
Post-Deiulemar BOV share price: Was there an attempt at market manipulation?
An op-ed by a leading financial analyst in Malta.
June 15, 2022 10:32
Echoing concerns: 3 high profile reports on Malta’s rule of law in 2 days
Three analyses on the rule of law in Malta
Joanna Demarco
May 28, 2022 17:14
Scrutiny and standards go hand in hand
Criticism is for has-beens, accountability is for fools, and
Caroline Muscat
May 14, 2022 10:59
Stonewalling politicians and word salad manifestos
One of the most striking aspects of Malta’s 2022
Julian Delia
March 29, 2022 10:24
Journalists killed exposing atrocities in Ukraine honoured at Daphne Caruana Galizia vigil
The speakers at a monthly vigil for assassinated journalist
The Shift Team
March 16, 2022 16:51
Overwhelming majority votes in favour of EU report to abolish ‘golden passport’
A European Parliament vote to ban citizen by investment
Joanna Demarco
March 9, 2022 16:57
Joseph Muscat’s legacy of failure
As disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat pulls strings
Julian Delia
March 2, 2022 16:02
Taxes: two weights, two measures
With a general election looming, the government has yet
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 8, 2022 06:10
Patterns of resistance
The government’s reluctance, verging on recalcitrance, for meaningful reform
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 13, 2022 07:04
Government spent at least €89.2 million on questionable direct orders since July 2020
Just five of The Shift’s multiple investigations into government-issued
Julian Delia
September 20, 2021 17:31
5 Covid-19 vaccine myths explained
Despite Malta’s successful vaccination rate against Covid-19, and the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 16, 2021 14:02
Bedingfield among seven government MPs using state funds to boost their image amid election speculation
Government whip Glenn Bedingfield and six other government MPs
Julian Delia
August 14, 2021 14:05
Strong measures to remedy the toxic situation
The long list of recommendations proposed by the report into the
Ryan Murdock
August 9, 2021 18:53
‘Groundbreaking confirmation of the role political propaganda played in her death’
An extensive, six-month investigation by The Shift into the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 7, 2021 17:54
10 protests stymied during pandemic on fear of reprisals following police objections
The police have objected to ten protest applications citing
Julian Delia
July 17, 2021 15:36
Conclusions of public inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death expected this week
The public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne
Caroline Muscat
July 13, 2021 13:42
COVID-19 infections creep up as Malta opens its borders to tourists
As the summer tourism season opens and Malta’s economy
Julian Delia
July 7, 2021 15:31
New familiar patterns
The timing of the Conference for National Unity, held
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 3, 2021 08:58
Prime Minister’s decision not to divulge expenditure on media publicity ‘banal’
NGO Repubblika has said the prime minister’s excuses not
Gabriel Schembri
February 1, 2021 06:34
On the right side of a fight
Dutch MP Pieter Omtzigt was instrumental in uncovering the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 27, 2021 07:32
‘Women journalists in Malta have to go against partisan politics, misogyny and societal boundaries’
Verbal abuse against women journalists has become legitimised through
Gabriel Schembri
January 22, 2021 12:30
Government mum on deals with Gozo Curia
The government is refusing to give information on a
January 19, 2021 18:14
Vigil for Daphne Caruana Galizia commemorates victims of pandemic
A vigil commemorating the life and work of assassinated
Gabriel Schembri
January 16, 2021 19:32
The People vs Joseph Muscat
As expected, disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat’s brazen
December 7, 2020 18:06
When they get it wrong
The coordinated attack on The Shift by the three
Victor Paul Borg
November 30, 2020 12:49
Labour’s pandering to hunters and trappers may backfire
Saturday’s protest in front of the Prime Minister’s office
Victor Paul Borg
October 30, 2020 16:52

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