Will Malta’s parliamentarians begin to serve their role in a democracy?
It’s not clear whether the recent order instigated by
Victor Paul Borg
February 5, 2020 07:00
Will the new police chief be another puppet?  
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s new system for the appointment
Victor Paul Borg
January 29, 2020 08:47
Will Labour’s dark horse flop or run?
On having to carry out tricky reforms or steady
Victor Paul Borg
January 14, 2020 16:00
Brussels set to intervene on Malta after European Parliament’s resolution
The massive tally of votes garnered by the European
Victor Paul Borg
December 19, 2019 09:07
Prime Minister still pulling all the strings of power
The Council of Europe’s Venice Commission – officially known
Victor Paul Borg
December 10, 2019 12:30
Will the public mood bring down Labour?
The Prime Minister’s haggard demeanour on Friday at 3am,
Victor Paul Borg
November 30, 2019 12:01
A partial review is worse than none at all
The investigation by Public Standards Commissioner George Hyzler into
The Shift Team
October 5, 2019 13:19
Can independent media survive where the rule of law is under threat?
A free and impartial media is the fourth pillar
Alice Taylor
June 25, 2019 17:03
Defenders, deniers, traitors, avoiders: MEP candidates on press freedom
MEP candidates agree that press freedom and the rule
The Shift Team
May 23, 2019 15:17
Joseph Muscat’s ‘top priority’: The empty promise of social housing since 2013
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat declared on Sunday that there
The Shift Team
May 14, 2019 07:45
Impunity is the name of the game
The closing remarks of the Council of Europe’s Special
Caroline Muscat
April 9, 2019 15:01
Malta and the laundering of Azeri money
Forbes, one of the world’s leading business magazines, has
Alice Taylor
January 23, 2019 17:47
Digging Malta (and Gozo) into a hole
The government is bulldozing ahead (metaphorically at least) with
Helen Raine
January 11, 2019 10:19
2018: The year of the angry citizen 
The year which has now come to an end
December 31, 2018 16:06
The Planning Authority’s top 5 profanities of 2018
This was again a good year for developers and
The Shift Team
December 24, 2018 17:08
We don’t need no due diligence 
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) chief Joseph Cuschieri
December 21, 2018 17:36
When crime pays
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici put to lie Finance Minister
Andre Delicata
December 7, 2018 08:58
Political ownership of the media must end
The problem with addressing risk factors in the media
Benjamin Dalli
December 2, 2018 22:01
No, Prime Minister – the law dictates otherwise
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has declared that he will
Rachel Williams
November 30, 2018 16:08
Manoel Island: another monster in the making?
The rough leaf-shape of Manoel Island could soon be
Benjamin Dalli
November 19, 2018 11:05
New beginnings, same old outcomes
PN leader Adrian Delia’s promised ‘New Way’ has seen
November 8, 2018 17:13
On a ‘Belt and Road’ to where?
Malta is among the first European countries to sign
Caroline Muscat
November 8, 2018 10:30
Another little step to stifle press freedom
Xarabank is not the most defensible programme out there.
Benjamin Dalli
October 28, 2018 08:33
The political centre is moving to the right 
On Sunday, Adrian Delia regaled us one of his
October 13, 2018 17:13
Liberal democracy should trump populism
The Greek root of ‘democracy’ is ‘dēmokratía’, whose literal
Benjamin Dalli
September 21, 2018 14:29
Of witches, misogyny and lessons from history
Of all the insults Daphne Caruana Galizia had to
The Shift Team
September 9, 2018 17:00
If it’s broken don’t fix it 
The Attorney General Peter Grech on Wednesday accused the
September 6, 2018 14:04
No political will for public inquiry into journalist’s assassination
The most significant aspect of the government’s reply to
Caroline Muscat
September 1, 2018 13:06
Back to Basics: What is the ‘rule of law’?
Perhaps the easiest way to explain the Rule of
The Shift Team
September 1, 2018 09:15
A class of their own
One of my favourite films of all time is
Andrew Galea
August 27, 2018 17:30

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