Malta’s crisis of democracy
Castille Square was a sea of flags as thousands
The Shift Team
November 29, 2019 20:15
Yorgen Fenech presidential pardon denied after six-hour Cabinet meeting
Joseph Muscat’s Cabinet was summoned to Castille for an
The Shift Team
November 29, 2019 04:29
The battle for the soul of the country
Joseph Muscat clings to power under increasing pressure from
The Shift Team
November 28, 2019 19:37
Joseph Muscat’s fight for survival
There’s a hole in the space where Joseph Muscat’s
Ryan Murdock
November 28, 2019 07:52
‘Governments should be afraid of their people’
As concerned citizens gathered in Valletta for the seventh
The Shift Team
November 27, 2019 19:41
Chaos in parliament as protest rages in Valletta
Protestors filled Valletta for the sixth time in less
The Shift Team
November 26, 2019 19:28
‘Impunity in any society erodes the rule of law’ – GRECO Executive Secretary
Malta needs an overall strategy and coherent risk-based approach
Alice Taylor
November 23, 2019 10:32
Who’s watching the watcher?
What if Yorgen Fenech decided to ask for a
Ryan Murdock
November 22, 2019 18:59
Owen Bonnici’s shattered serenity
Owen Bonnici had a bad night. Why would he
Ryan Murdock
November 21, 2019 14:54
Protestors flood Valletta demanding resignations and an end to impunity
Hundreds of people filled Castille Square in front of
The Shift Team
November 20, 2019 18:46
Schembri finally got his day in court, and he chose to run away
Well, that didn’t go very well, did it? In
Ryan Murdock
November 12, 2019 17:54
The Three Amigos Ride Again
The three Cabinet ministers with special involvement in the
Ranier Fsadni
November 10, 2019 07:38
The Attorney General’s unappealing intention
In this long read, Jacques René Zammit looks at
Jacques René Zammit
November 9, 2019 17:25
Two years of The Shift: Malta’s only newsroom funded by readers
The Shift is two years old. We want to
The Shift Team
November 9, 2019 08:35
Sant’s rant is a distraction
Alfred Sant is unhappy that the European Court of
Ryan Murdock
November 8, 2019 08:30
‘This is not on’, said the Dodger to the fly
Dodging journalists. Avoiding interviews. Running away from tough questions.
Ryan Murdock
November 4, 2019 07:54
Another paper tiger
This government has a strong record of creating paper
Ryan Murdock
October 31, 2019 07:38
Judicial schizophrenia
Justice Joanne Vella Cuschieri has ruled that Malta Enterprise’s right
Ryan Murdock
October 19, 2019 10:46
Cracks appear in the government’s piggy bank
Who thought extending ‘‘interest-free’ property loans to people who
Ryan Murdock
October 18, 2019 09:55
The battle for our minds
Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s strategy, from a position
Ranier Fsadni
October 13, 2019 06:56
‘EU needs tools to protect journalists under threat by their own government’
The protection of journalists who are under threat, offering
October 9, 2019 07:00
Government’s attack on Rapporteur Pieter Omtzigt’s credibility ‘a concern’
The Maltese government’s “knee-jerk reaction” to attack the credibility
The Shift Team
October 1, 2019 06:00
Diverting public attention from the story that won’t die
In the make-belief land of Malta, perception matters more
Ryan Murdock
September 20, 2019 08:22
At least, we’re not Malta
We’re not Malta, fortunately. That was the sentiment expressed
Ryan Murdock
September 3, 2019 16:12
UK Foreign Office welcomes ‘Malta’s commitment to a public inquiry’
The UK Foreign Office seems to have missed the
Caroline Muscat
August 16, 2019 08:36
Can you hear it?
Guest commentary by Tom Welch “Can you hear it?
The Shift Team
August 12, 2019 11:22
It’s about injustice, not only trees
We knew it already but the government’s actions underline
Ranier Fsadni
August 11, 2019 06:00
Azerbaijan government accused of targeting journalists in exile
Not content with “the total capture of media” inside
Alice Taylor
August 2, 2019 11:27
‘An independent public inquiry is more urgent than ever’ – Reporters Without Borders
The need for an independent public inquiry remained urgent,
The Shift Team
July 16, 2019 18:27
Council of Europe Member States urged to strengthen ‘key role’ of Ombudsman
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE)
Alice Taylor
July 13, 2019 09:13

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