‘Urgent’ health and safety legislation left idle for a year
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s sudden urgency to reform the Health and Safety... View more
Governance
Pride in the republic, really?
Shortly after Queen Elizabeth II passed away, we heard that the governments... View more
Malta: a pseudo-democracy
Britain’s chaotic exit from the EU. Putin’s war in Ukraine. Four years... View more
Scrutiny and standards go hand in hand
Criticism is for has-beens, accountability is for fools, and standards are for... View more
A Kama Sutra of a political programme
I must have missed the thunderbolt that struck Robert Abela some time... View more
The big manifesto crunch: what are parties in opposition proposing?
In the interest of preserving The Shift’s role as an information watchdog,... View more
Deeds not words
Prime minister Abela bragged, “We are not afraid of public scrutiny –... View more
Why are we denied good administration?
Why is it that everything the government touches turns into a bubbling... View more
Malta scores below regional average in new rule of law report
Malta has ranked below the regional average in every category but one... View more
Bluster out of weakness
Every time Robert Abela states that he has shown there is no... View more
The ruin of dishonesty
“We didn’t deserve it”. “Only three countries wanted us greylisted”. “They want... View more
Private opulence amid public squalor
Publice egestas, privatim opulentia – public squalor, private opulence was how the... View more
The cabal matters, not the ‘Kitchen Cabinet’
Ten years ago, our public discourse was exercised by the spectre of... View more
Breaking news shouldn’t break us
“It is institutions that help preserve decency. They need our help as... View more
Inglourious Custards
Courage is one virtue you can’t fake. That’s why senior public figures,... View more
Restoration won’t fix flawed democracy
It’s easier to gain five kilos than to lose them. And it’s... View more
Egrant: ‘The most expensive cover up in Malta’s political history’
You won a difficult battle in court and gave the public access... View more
Ask what you can do for your country
A lot of us have spent over three years protesting that Keith... View more
‘Urgent’ health and safety legislation left idle for a year
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s sudden urgency to reform the Health and Safety... View more
Pride in the republic, really?
Shortly after Queen Elizabeth II passed away, we heard that the governments... View more
Malta: a pseudo-democracy
Britain’s chaotic exit from the EU. Putin’s war in Ukraine. Four years... View more
Scrutiny and standards go hand in hand
Criticism is for has-beens, accountability is for fools, and standards are for... View more
A Kama Sutra of a political programme
I must have missed the thunderbolt that struck Robert Abela some time... View more
The big manifesto crunch: what are parties in opposition proposing?
In the interest of preserving The Shift’s role as an information watchdog,... View more
Deeds not words
Prime minister Abela bragged, “We are not afraid of public scrutiny –... View more
Why are we denied good administration?
Why is it that everything the government touches turns into a bubbling... View more
Malta scores below regional average in new rule of law report
Malta has ranked below the regional average in every category but one... View more
Bluster out of weakness
Every time Robert Abela states that he has shown there is no... View more
