Shut up and be positive
Just when you thought you’d heard it all –
Lizzie Eldridge
February 6, 2019 09:01
‘Democracy is in retreat’ – Freedom House report
Democracy is declining across the world in a pattern
Alice Taylor
February 5, 2019 12:34
WATCH: Super Bowl ad in defence of press freedom – ‘Knowing keeps us free’
The Washington Post, whose columnist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated
Caroline Muscat
February 4, 2019 09:20
Disinformation Watch #30: Corruption is no ‘perception’
Malta has seen the sharpest decline in its Corruption
The Shift Team
February 3, 2019 10:01
Corruption destroys unity
Malta’s significant drop in the Corruption Perceptions Index has
Ranier Fsadni
February 3, 2019 08:25
Democracy was 2018’s biggest loser
Following something of a 2018 trend, Malta has registered
Alice Taylor
January 29, 2019 14:59
European Commission questioned on its action on rule of law in Malta
Questions tabled at the European Parliament on Thursday have
Caroline Muscat
January 25, 2019 08:15
Second cyber attack in days targets The Shift News
The Shift is experiencing the second cyber attack in
The Shift Team
January 19, 2019 07:07
Disinformation Watch #29: The worst score is ‘the best score’ for democracy
Malta registered its second worst Democracy Score yet, the
The Shift Team
January 13, 2019 09:10
Democracy Index: Malta’s ranking hit for second year in a row
Malta has registered its second worst score since 2006,
The Shift Team
January 9, 2019 16:01
The Christmas of a Maltese troll
Christmas is a time for love, happiness, and goodwill
The Shift Team
December 25, 2018 09:13
Legacy on the line
Unsurprisingly, social media was awash with comments and posts
December 22, 2018 12:08
Democracy is dead, long live democracy
Word has it that when the Venice Commission report
December 18, 2018 17:33
The miseducation of democracy
Two days after Bidnija was stained with the blood
Benjamin Dalli
December 18, 2018 14:22
Thousands of Hungarians protest against far-right government
Protesters took to the streets of Hungary’s capital for
December 18, 2018 11:32
Venice Commission report critical of government’s intolerance of criticism
The Venice Commission insisted in its report published today
Caroline Muscat
December 17, 2018 18:24
Venice Commission report shows ‘Malta is not a functioning democracy’
No country that calls itself a democracy can live
Caroline Muscat
December 16, 2018 13:21
Better to hide than save the day
“I didn’t like all his songs, but John Lennon
Ryan Murdock
December 8, 2018 09:38
One year anniversary: 5 reasons to support The Shift News
At The Shift News we work tirelessly every day
The Shift Team
December 6, 2018 12:01
One year of The Shift
The year ended the same way it started… with
Caroline Muscat
December 4, 2018 17:34
Malta is under attack, from the inside
I have sat back and watched with utter amazement
Alice Taylor
November 16, 2018 14:15
‘Daphne was right’ is the message marking 13 months since she was killed
‘Daphne was right’ appeared on banners and graffiti overnight
Caroline Muscat
November 16, 2018 08:57
The Dictator’s Handbook #9: How to make things better
The Dictator’s Handbook is not an easy or uplifting
The Shift Team
November 14, 2018 15:00
Malta for Dummies #10: Bending the rules
In Malta, where everything is upside down and topsy-turvy,
Lizzie Eldridge
November 13, 2018 17:03
‘Sophia’ now selling Moldova citizenship for Henley & Partners
At the annual Global Residence and Citizenship Conference by
Caroline Muscat
November 9, 2018 11:28
On a ‘Belt and Road’ to where?
Malta is among the first European countries to sign
Caroline Muscat
November 8, 2018 10:30
Minister of Censorship in the midst of the European Capital of Culture
Reżistenza Malta activists pinned the Justice Minister’s face next
The Shift Team
November 8, 2018 08:27
End impunity
November 2 is the International Day to End Impunity.
Sebastian Tanti Burlò
November 2, 2018 14:13
Government of, by and for big business 
The European Commission need not bother investigate the deal
October 29, 2018 18:03
The Dictator’s Handbook #7: The luxury of freedom
As a leader, once you’ve come to power, rewarded
The Shift Team
October 24, 2018 18:00

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