The Dictator’s Handbook #4: How to gain power and keep it
Whatever system a political aspiring leader finds himself in,
The Shift Team
October 3, 2018 15:30
The Dictator’s Handbook #3: Money and the rules ruling rulers
Right, you have decided you want to be a
The Shift Team
September 26, 2018 17:30
Aren’t you glad you’re funding the Labour Party’s electoral success?
A year after the Labour Party shot to power
Caroline Muscat
September 25, 2018 15:54
Disinformation Watch #19: Unfreedom of expression
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said “I will not allow
The Shift Team
September 22, 2018 18:46
It’s a right, not a provocation
The government’s actions to suppress freedom of expression and
Andrew Galea
September 22, 2018 10:14
Malta for dummies #3: The cleansing of memory
At the risk of boring our long-suffering European dummy,
Lizzie Eldridge
September 21, 2018 18:00
The call for justice will not be silenced
I was discussing the situation in Malta with a
Andrew Galea
September 16, 2018 16:18
The gloves are off
Malta, 13 September 2018. A group of environmental protestors
Alice Taylor
September 15, 2018 08:00
An act of resistance
There’s a scene in a film called Matilda –
Andrew Galea
September 12, 2018 08:15
It’s not freedom when you have no choice
Public land does not stop being public just because
Caroline Muscat
September 11, 2018 08:44
We need less, not more
One word which is often used to describe Malta
September 10, 2018 10:52
Disinformation Watch #16: The Rule of Law – a fascist reinterpretation
The rule of law is one of those concepts
The Shift Team
September 2, 2018 11:30
‘If these are Malta’s best times, I’d like to know what hell is’ – residents
At White Rocks this morning, an individual felt compelled
Caroline Muscat
August 31, 2018 13:15
A class of their own
One of my favourite films of all time is
Andrew Galea
August 27, 2018 17:30
How Joseph Muscat trumps the rule of law in Malta
In the US, the rule of law prevails. In
Andre Delicata
August 24, 2018 17:43
The choices we make
We are a reflection of our society, and our
Andrew Galea
August 24, 2018 10:46
State trolling on women uses misogynistic language
Every identified instance of state-sponsored trolling involving female victims
July 20, 2018 19:56
In real terms: political parties in a trap
Finch trapping in Malta has been outlawed by the
Helen Raine
June 23, 2018 06:44
Clap Trap: Malta’s defence of finch trapping
‘Absurd and nonsensical talk or ideas’ – the definition
Helen Raine
June 22, 2018 06:14
Aquarius crisis reignites cross-party racism
Last week’s diplomatic row between Italian interior minister Matteo
The Shift Team
June 18, 2018 15:05
Disinformation Watch #6: Orwell’s nightmare – How the government controls the past to control the future
The Labour Party won the last general election with
The Shift Team
June 17, 2018 15:25
Police union chief leaves secret Labour online group
The head of the GWU’s police union, inspector Sandro
The Shift Team
June 6, 2018 12:47
Disinformation Watch #4: ‘traitors’ and ‘enemies of the state’
In a disinformation strategy as old as populism itself,
The Shift Team
June 3, 2018 10:13
Without media literacy, politicians could dictate veracity
Free access to information is considered to be the
Benjamin Dalli
June 1, 2018 18:13
Launching The Shift News Disinformation Watch
A decade before her assassination, Daphne Caruana Galizia wrote
The Shift Team
May 27, 2018 11:54
How Labour sold off socialism (and its soul)
At a hall in Pyongyang, the capital of North
Manuel Zarb
May 26, 2018 18:48
Democracy in chains: eliminating the need for journalists
As pro-Labour Facebook groups peddling hate and inciting violence
Ema Sabljak
May 26, 2018 07:38
Behind the scenes: How Labour online groups reacted to Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination
On Wednesday, Daphne Caruana Galizia’s work was recognised at
The Shift Team
May 24, 2018 18:31
Manufacturing consent: How secret online groups feed the cycles of spin
Prior to The Shift News investigation into pro-Muscat online
The Shift Team
May 23, 2018 06:25
Debunking the lies: Labour MPs and government officials remain active members in online hate groups
As government, State and Labour Party officials come under
The Shift Team
May 21, 2018 06:00

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