PM keeps tight lid on secretly-boosted golden handshakes to his cabinet
Prime Minister Robert Abela has refused to give taxpayers
The Shift Team
June 19, 2021 09:26
Gozo Grab #10: Parliamentary committee to discuss law aimed at foundation’s Gozo land grab
A medieval foundation’s attempts to take ownership of large
Victor Paul Borg
May 31, 2021 08:42
A very Maltese scandal
Anyone following the stench of Malta’s overflowing sewer of
Blanche Gatt
May 22, 2021 07:10
Glenn Bedingfield swallowed his shoe
Poor Glenn Bedingfield got slapped down. Even Anglu Farrugia
Ryan Murdock
May 14, 2021 07:13
Unfit for office
Minister Carmelo Abela is so dishonourable that he disgraces
Kevin Cassar
May 12, 2021 07:10
Speaker shoots down Bedingfield’s ‘breach of privilege’ against The Shift
Glenn Bedingfield, doing the cute pooch to His Master’s
Caroline Muscat
May 11, 2021 19:49
Prime Minister Robert Abela misled parliament on expenditure on public relations firms
Contrary to what Prime Minister Robert Abela told parliament,
Caroline Muscat
May 10, 2021 11:18
New Lands Authority Chair to face parliament after ministerial blunder
Veteran lawyer John Vassallo who was appointed Chair of
March 23, 2021 07:14
Dodger’s gone, Dodge City remains
Babylon had Hammurabi. Judaism had Moses. Classical Athens had
Ranier Fsadni
March 7, 2021 06:57
Julia Farrugia Portelli says no need for political responsibility over shooting range spend
Equality Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli told parliament that she
Gabriel Schembri
February 3, 2021 11:44
Prime Minister using ‘cost limits’ to deny information to parliament
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has deployed
Caroline Muscat
January 30, 2021 09:11
No time for a weak constitution
Parliament. They’re are at it again. The two Parties
Jacques René Zammit
January 18, 2021 05:53
Gavin Gulia’s swift resignation as MP ‘another argument in favour of need for parliamentary reform’
Malta Tourism Authority Chairman Gavin Gulia’s resignation within hours
January 14, 2021 12:29
Water Services Corporation racks up €72,000 in credit card bills in just over two years
The Water Services Corporation (WSC) managed to rack up
Gabriel Schembri
November 9, 2020 18:31
UK parliamentary motion condemns Caruana Galizia murder, calls on PM to cease interference in public inquiry
The UK House of Commons has received a motion
Gabriel Schembri
October 16, 2020 17:49
Constitutional reforms rushed through behind the Venice Commission’s back
Parliament last Wednesday evening unanimously rushed through Constitutional reforms
Victor Paul Borg
July 31, 2020 18:43
Montenegro government ‘sloppy’ in its cover up of corruption in wind farm deal
Srdjan Milic, an independent Montenegrin MP who has written
Caroline Muscat
July 29, 2020 13:20
MP proposes outlawing use of private email by government officials
Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi today submitted a Private Member’s
Gabriel Schembri
July 27, 2020 17:34
A Constitution for the Parties
I write this article 1000 days since a particularly
Jacques René Zammit
July 13, 2020 08:32
Rule of law reforms presented to parliament show government is set to retain its influence on judiciary
The Shift’s analysis of the first set of rule
Victor Paul Borg
July 6, 2020 18:15
MTA never commissioned the study it used to justify surge in sponsorships
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) has once again been
The Shift Team
July 4, 2020 07:30
Protesters pick up again their call for justice for Daphne and the truth
People took to the streets of Valletta once again
The Shift Team
June 22, 2020 18:59
A call for wider, deeper reforms in Venice Commission’s guarded opinion
In an 18-page report filled with caveats, subtleties and
Victor Paul Borg
June 21, 2020 16:30
Event organisers complaining about abuse of public funds ‘jealous’ – Gulia
Malta Tourism Authority chairman Gavin Gulia was bombarded by
Gabriel Schembri
June 18, 2020 18:15
‘Spoke to Lionel’: Documents reveal parallel system for MTA sponsorships
Event organisers applying for Malta Tourism Authority sponsorship money
The Shift Team
June 12, 2020 16:56
‘Charles Mercieca negotiated sentence bargaining without AG’s approval’ – MP
Opposition MP Jason Azzopardi has accused Charles Mercieca, the
May 19, 2020 18:07
Mizzi ‘still in London fleeing justice’
Konrad Mizzi, the disgraced ex-minister named in connection with
Gabriel Schembri
May 15, 2020 09:45
Labour fought off last night’s action by PN but larger battle remains open
The government last night moved an amendment to the
Victor Paul Borg
May 1, 2020 11:50
Government derails parliamentary motion to revoke €100 million payout to Steward Healthcare
The government derailed a motion filed by the Opposition
April 30, 2020 21:11
A lesson in ethics
When the Shift published an article on 18 March
The Shift Team
April 2, 2020 10:10

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