Opinion: True populism
“The PN is a populist party focused only on
Kevin Cassar
February 16, 2024 10:33
Blundering Byron
The day after Malta police went on a rampage,
Kevin Cassar
October 2, 2022 11:08
Disinformation watch: Populist statements that do not address the real issues
The statement by the opposition Nationalist Party’s home affairs
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 23, 2022 17:40
The battle for our minds
Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s strategy, from a position
Ranier Fsadni
October 13, 2019 06:56
Remembering the living
The sun stung our necks last Saturday as we
Kristina Abela
May 2, 2019 09:42
A darkening horizon
Liberal critics of the current state of Maltese politics
Ranier Fsadni
April 7, 2019 08:03
Disinformation Watch #32: Trump and Muscat’s playbook – ‘get out of jail free’
Populist strongmen use the same disinformation tactics wherever they
The Shift Team
March 31, 2019 17:30
Politics of angry triumphalism
Should you today pay brief attention (I’d recommend it)
Ranier Fsadni
March 31, 2019 07:32
The rise of the brazen lie
At some point over the last three years, a
Ranier Fsadni
March 3, 2019 06:00
Reporters Without Borders named Dan David Prize winner
International press freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders won the
The Shift Team
February 7, 2019 12:15
Passport-selling patriots
May’s MEP elections are expected to pit liberal democratic
Ranier Fsadni
January 27, 2019 08:30
‘Wake up Europe’, indeed!
The op-ed by European leaders published in some of
Caroline Muscat
September 28, 2018 18:25
Rise of far-right worries EU leaders
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat joined other European leaders
September 27, 2018 14:25
Liberal democracy should trump populism
The Greek root of ‘democracy’ is ‘dēmokratía’, whose literal
Benjamin Dalli
September 21, 2018 14:29
Reclaiming our democracy
“The era of liberal democracy is over,” Hungary’s Prime
Andre Delicata
July 17, 2018 19:33
Welcome to Malta, where saving lives is a crime, but fuel smuggling isn’t
The captain of the MV Lifeline was taken to
Matthew Mizzi
July 4, 2018 08:29
Your guide to dismantling a democracy
It is becoming increasingly evident for those of us
The Shift Team
June 30, 2018 08:34
The future of Europe
The European Commission has presented the draft European Budget
Cedric Farrugia
June 24, 2018 07:01
Doubts shed on Malta’s readiness for sudden influx of asylum-seekers
The formation of a new government could send shockwaves
May 14, 2018 06:04
If you can’t beat them, join them
Adrian Delia’s speech at last Sunday’s PN general council
May 10, 2018 19:11
Europe: A rotten reality
Following the recent electoral results in Italy and the
Cedric Farrugia
March 25, 2018 16:54
The inevitable demise of mainstream parties
Sunday, 4 March, may well go down in history
March 6, 2018 16:52
The political strategists’ endgame
The Government has a lot to be thankful for
Benjamin Dalli
January 20, 2018 12:19

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