Prime minister awards direct order to law firm linked to his parliamentary secretary
A government agency falling under the direct responsibility of
The Shift Team
September 30, 2021 05:58
Malta: a flawed democracy
The Economist Intelligence Unit relegated Malta to “a flawed
Kevin Cassar
September 29, 2021 07:43
Public funds for private hobbies
The government has opened the coffers of the National
Ryan Murdock
September 24, 2021 08:36
Government spent at least €89.2 million on questionable direct orders since July 2020
Just five of The Shift’s multiple investigations into government-issued
Julian Delia
September 20, 2021 17:31
The enemy is the state 
The State is under siege. Its enemies are everywhere.
Jacques René Zammit
September 20, 2021 07:13
PBS erases news item about waterpolo official and Labour activist after call from Castille
A PBS news item reporting disciplinary action against a
The Shift Team
September 17, 2021 12:03
Framing the electoral choice
They slipped under the radar, Malta’s most significant responses
Ranier Fsadni
September 12, 2021 07:27
A frenzy of coincidental spending
Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo dished out funds to three
Ryan Murdock
September 10, 2021 08:01
Massaging morale
“The success of Team Malta is the Labour Party’s
Kevin Cassar
September 8, 2021 07:29
The unexpected return of the NIMBY voter
Beyond the world of polls and surveys where Labour
Jacques René Zammit
September 6, 2021 06:44
The controlled explosion
Nothing shows how much has changed in the relationship
Ranier Fsadni
September 5, 2021 06:50
Facts don’t matter
“One News was incorrect and not faithful to the
Kevin Cassar
September 4, 2021 07:40
Pre-election vote buying has already begun
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana wants you to know that
Ryan Murdock
August 27, 2021 06:12
Bedingfield’s banality
Why do ordinary people do appalling things? The political
Kevin Cassar
August 16, 2021 07:16
The tapir and the elephant 
As public demands for his resignation mount, Edward Zammit
Ranier Fsadni
August 8, 2021 07:25
‘Groundbreaking confirmation of the role political propaganda played in her death’
An extensive, six-month investigation by The Shift into the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 7, 2021 17:54
Building industry council CEO pockets tens of thousands of euros in extra cash via direct orders issued by new regulator
Former Labour minister Charles Buhagiar, appointed CEO of the
The Shift Team
August 6, 2021 13:22
No justice without accountability
Robert Abela has no intention of taking serious action
Ryan Murdock
August 6, 2021 08:18
Labour’s Charlon Gouder lands ‘phantom’ €35,000-a-year job at Arts Council
Former One TV reporter-turned lawyer Charlon Gouder has been
The Shift Team
August 4, 2021 10:37
This fish rotted from the head down
There’s no proof that the government killed Daphne Caruana
Ryan Murdock
July 30, 2021 07:44
Enabling slavery
On 14 March 2015, Leilei Liao was found in
Kevin Cassar
July 28, 2021 08:11
Bleak house
In April 2020 I had penned a “letter to
Jacques René Zammit
July 26, 2021 10:02
Robert Abela’s plan of attack
In Friday’s speech to Labour’s general party conference, Robert
Ranier Fsadni
July 25, 2021 06:52
Bluster out of weakness 
Every time Robert Abela states that he has shown
Ranier Fsadni
July 11, 2021 06:59
The ruin of dishonesty
“We didn’t deserve it”. “Only three countries wanted us
Kevin Cassar
July 6, 2021 21:59
Horror on a loop
As the islands face yet another monumental crisis, Maltese
Isabelle Vella Gregory
June 25, 2021 12:38
Jason Micallef’s foreign interference
President George Vella called for an end to politically
Kevin Cassar
June 16, 2021 06:38
Manifesto magic
Every time Minister Carmelo Abela needs people to focus
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 11, 2021 17:47
Minister Aaron Farrugia’s transparency register still not created, 18 months after pledge
Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia’s pledge to establish and regularly
The Shift Team
June 9, 2021 18:41
You’re bankrolling personal fiefdoms
Robert Abela has problems on his hands, and they’re
Ryan Murdock
June 4, 2021 05:27

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