Ousted minister’s ‘consolation’ job breaches ethics guidelines – PN
Former transport minister Aaron Farrugia’s nomination as Malta’s emissary
The Shift Team
March 8, 2024 12:58
Lack of editorial independence, ‘problematic’ party media main issues in Malta’s media landscape
The most serious issue facing Malta’s media freedom landscape
Alice Taylor
February 29, 2024 12:36
Opinion: Abela turns toxic
“The opposition… pointed a pistol towards Judge Grixti’s head,
Kevin Cassar
February 12, 2024 10:29
Party finances: PL in €2 million deficit, PN breaches rules
The Labour Party (PL) reported a deficit of over
The Shift Team
October 25, 2023 09:38
Opinion: The Metsola moment
It was never going to be a monumental speech.
Jacques René Zammit
September 28, 2023 10:49
Opposition takes ‘propaganda machine’ PBS to court in bid to ensure impartiality
The opposition has upped the ante from the judicial
The Shift Team
August 30, 2023 14:59
Labour’s midsummer nightmare – Paul Bonello
I take the cue from the customary performance around
Paul Bonello
July 24, 2023 13:38
It’s not about the gap
The latest election surveys have been eclipsed by Mark
Jacques René Zammit
March 22, 2023 10:43
Life after Labour – Kevin Cassar
“Grech obtains the worst results,” was Labour TV ONE’s
Kevin Cassar
October 17, 2022 11:23
PN demands finance minister fulfill agreement with Air Malta employees
The Nationalist Party has called on the government to
July 28, 2022 18:18
Media experts committee mum on reforms while government sits on recommendations
The press experts committee appointed by the prime minister
Julian Delia
July 14, 2022 11:16
How the PAC’s investigation into Electrogas was derailed
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was created to audit
Julian Delia
July 9, 2022 13:43
Third of PN MPs present no receipts on electoral spending, Giglio spent six times the average
Top criminal lawyer Joe Giglio spent six times the
The Shift Team
May 25, 2022 17:14
Azzopardi resigns from PN, cites disagreement with party leader over Fenech pardon
Updated to include PN reaction Former PN MP Jason
The Shift Team
May 2, 2022 18:44
Labour knows
The Nationalist Party got thoroughly trashed in the last
Andre Delicata
April 19, 2022 09:05
Perverted representation
In 1716, the UK Parliament voted to extend its
Jacques René Zammit
April 13, 2022 10:30
Malta’s government failed to act on recommendations to improve electoral system – OSCE
The government has failed to act on recommendations to
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 13, 2022 08:11
Repetition and negativity: propaganda tools designed to stick
The wave of disinformation in the week that immediately
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 5, 2022 18:29
Election 2022: Out with the old, in with the new
Parliament will look very different in a few weeks’
The Shift Team
March 28, 2022 17:26
Traditional parties in difficulty as Labour endorsed by less than half voting population
While Labour celebrates its third consecutive victory at the
The Shift Team
March 28, 2022 12:41
Interpreting the signal, ignoring the noise
This piece has been written while we know it’s
Ranier Fsadni
March 27, 2022 13:26
Foregone conclusions – Jacques René Zammit
This article is an analysis of a future electoral
Jacques René Zammit
March 23, 2022 06:44
Big business funds to political parties favour Labour, but party declares less donations than PN
Tista’ taqra bil-Malti Large Maltese business conglomerates, mainly in
The Shift Team
March 16, 2022 07:00
The big manifesto crunch: what are parties in opposition proposing?
In the interest of preserving The Shift’s role as
Julian Delia
March 8, 2022 15:25
Where have we heard these before? PM launches election campaign with rehashed electoral pledges
If the first five electoral pledges by the Labour
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 23, 2022 17:46
Elections in Wonderland
We seem to have slipped through the looking glass
Jacques René Zammit
February 23, 2022 09:37
A weaponless revolution
Former Italian PM Matteo Renzi was in the news
Jacques René Zammit
February 9, 2022 07:27
Weaponising the vote
A reader has written to urge me to make
Ranier Fsadni
February 6, 2022 07:42
Stream of congratulations for Roberta Metsola, European parliament’s new president
After a plenary session which saw Maltese MEP and
The Shift Team
January 18, 2022 17:44
Finance Minister warns businesses about tax dues, while political parties allowed to defy rules
Not a single company owned by the political parties
The Shift Team
January 14, 2022 18:11

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