Losing Joseph Muscat’s religion
There’s a joke by Emo Philips that goes “I
Andrew Galea
August 20, 2018 11:02
EU concern on Russian clients for Malta’s golden passports
EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová is “especially alarmed” with
The Shift Team
August 13, 2018 10:03
Police use tear gas against anti-corruption protestors in Romania 
Romanian riot police used tear gas and water cannons
The Shift Team
August 11, 2018 08:30
Why do the Maltese vote for corrupt politicians?
The Lovin Malta poll published this week provides striking
August 4, 2018 16:36
Anti-corruption NGOs call on AG to publish the Egrant inquiry
Maltese and French anti-corruption organisations Il-Kenniesa and Sherpa called
The Shift Team
July 26, 2018 10:09
Reclaiming our democracy
“The era of liberal democracy is over,” Hungary’s Prime
Andre Delicata
July 17, 2018 19:33
13 Council of Europe members expelled in Azerbaijani bribery scandal
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe expelled
July 4, 2018 12:31
When the positive turns negative: The PN’s mission to please Labour
The Nationalist Party’s new leadership is silent on Malta’s
The Shift Team
June 21, 2018 16:47
Methodology of undermining the Fourth Estate 
As long as the Fourth Estate is seen as
Ema Sabljak
May 13, 2018 16:10
Wealthier politicians, friendlier patrons?
In another EU state, even a whiff of hidden
Benjamin Dalli
May 8, 2018 12:21
Żażu’s challange stretches beyond the football pitch
The appointment of Ray ‘Żażu’ Farrugia as coach of
Cedric Farrugia
May 5, 2018 06:16
Daphne Caruana Galizia murder and corruption singled out in US State Department human rights report
The most significant human rights issues in Malta in
May 3, 2018 12:07
Mayday! Mayday! 
Thousands answered Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s call to reply
May 1, 2018 20:35
The fierce urgency of now
Some 150 artists have signed a petition calling for
April 28, 2018 18:51
Schadenfreude has expired
The German language has a wonderful word to describe
Benjamin Dalli
April 28, 2018 11:30
Lessons from fascism in Russia
A lot has already been written about people believing
Manuel Zarb
April 20, 2018 13:12
No, Malta is not a normal country
In case you have not noticed, or you have
Andre Delicata
April 7, 2018 11:32
Government attacks Archbishop for sharing The Shift News article
Labour MP Glenn Bedingfield launched an attack on Twitter
Caroline Muscat
March 31, 2018 12:48
Simon Busuttil: Pilatus Bank’s owner arrest ‘gives new hope’
The arrest of Pilatus Bank owner Seyed Ali Sadr
March 21, 2018 19:17
Murder ‘a consequence of verbal attacks on journalists by State representatives’
Journalists said they were deeply concerned about the cold
Caroline Muscat
February 27, 2018 09:43
Investigative journalist shot dead in his home
An investigative journalist working on tax fraud, Jan Kuciak,
Caroline Muscat
February 26, 2018 12:28
No real change in Transparency International’s corruption ranking for Malta since last year
Malta gained one place in Transparency International’s global ranking
February 22, 2018 11:34
Capitalism, corruption and criminality
Joseph Muscat’s government has now been in power for
January 13, 2018 13:18
United for the wrong reasons
Principles do not exist in Maltese politics. When faced
Matthew Mizzi
January 7, 2018 12:00
Daphne Caruana Galizia is La Repubblica’s Person of the Year
Italian daily La Repubblica has named slain journalist Daphne
The Shift Team
December 21, 2017 13:19
Trust in Malta police tackling corruption falls by 6 points
The percentage of Maltese who believe that the police
James Debono
December 18, 2017 06:00
13 point increase in perception that tenders are rigged
The percentage of business who think that ‘corruption in
James Debono
December 14, 2017 06:45
Dangerous tribalism and fake nationalism
The latest facebook threat by someone who believes that
The Shift Team
November 19, 2017 18:00
Corruption: We are our own problem
It was one of those completely serendipitous moments. I
Michael Zammit Maempel
November 15, 2017 08:47
Europe has not failed us, Muscat did
MEPs who lambasted Malta’s track record on the rule
The Shift Team
November 14, 2017 18:12

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