This year marks 30 years since the establishment of Supportline 179 within the Foundation for Social Welfare Services (FSWS): three decades of continuous listening, guidance and support for people experiencing some of the most difficult moments of their lives. When Supportline 179 was launched, it was the first helpline of its kind in Malta. Initially […] This year marks 30 years since the establishment of Supportline 179 within the Foundation for Social Welfare Services (FSWS): three decades of continuous listening, guidance and support for people experiencing some of the most difficult moments of their lives. When...

It’s absolutely clear they are celebrating the European Court of Justice’s ruling, and yet, Grech has the audacity to claim the opposite. During an interview on Karl Bonaci’s podcast on the FLiving channel, Bernard Grech, the leader of the Nationalist Party, had the audacity to downplay his party’s relentless opposition to the Citizenship by Investment Programme and the European Court of Justice’s...

When public condemnation is contradicted with private financial involvement, it's safe to say that there is deep-seated hypocrisy and ideological fractures within the PN. The recent controversy surrounding the Citizenship by Investment Programme in Malta has brought to light a bewildering level of inconsistency and contradiction within the Nationalist Party. As the European Court of Justice delivered its judgement against Malta’s...

"If life in Malta has become a daily sprint, why is more running being presented as the solution?" Written by Brian Scicluna, Vice Chairperson of IDEAT Two articles published yesterday on the PN’s official online media outlet Net News illustrate a growing contradiction in our national conversation about work, life, and wellbeing in Malta. The first paints a bleak...

Clanging pots, pans, and whistling....yesterday we had a spectacle more befitting a medieval mob than a modern democratic society. Yesterday evening, Parliament once again witnessed the obvious contrast between a Government committed to progress and an Opposition entangled in internal chaos and extremism. The Labour Party’s motion condemning the disgraceful behaviour of Nationalist MP Karol...

There is one thing today that will remain firmly etched in the public's memory. The Nationalist Party’s populist opportunism. The accusation was unequivocal. The Leader of the Opposition, Darren Carabott, and the spokespeople for the Nationalist Party repeatedly asserted that 18,000 false identity cards had been issued by the Identità. However, in a statement released today by the...

The Labour Party calls on Darren Carabott to issue a public apology to the dedicated workers at Identità and to the people of this country who were misled by his and his party's reckless rhetoric. In a landmark development earlier today, testimony delivered in Court regarding a Police investigation into the issuance of identity cards and Identità has effectively shattered the claims made by the Nationalist Party. The allegation that a staggering 18,000 false...

Darren Carabott falsely claimed that Maltese soldiers were involved in training Ukrainian troops. As if it were not enough to attempt to imprison members of the Maltese Armed Forces (AFM), the Nationalist Party (PN) continues its efforts to tarnish the reputation of the AFM and its soldiers. Yesterday, during a session in Parliament, PN MP Darren Carabott resorted...

The problem is that instead of prioritising economic and social issues, PN is allowing itself to be steered by fundamentalist rhetoric that alienates voters. PN’s walkout from Parliament for two consecutive days was an attempt to mask deep internal fractures within the Opposition. The so called PN leader Bernard Grech led his MPs out of the chamber, refusing to engage in a debate on a government motion condemning PN MP...

The PN is challenging judicial decisions they disagree with, calling for criminal action against judges. A new tactic? Sadly not. In recent years, the Nationalist Party has adopted an increasingly aggressive stance towards the country’s institutions, reflecting the tactics often employed by extremist right-wing parties abroad. The pattern is disturbingly familiar: undermine the public’s...

As the voting hour approaches at 7pm, Nationalist MPs plan to protest by leaving the chamber, ensuring no vote is cast against a Government’s motion. The Nationalist Parliamentary Group has a despicable strategy for tonight’s parliamentary sitting, where a Government’s motion will be discussed. The motion, presented by Government Whip Naomi Cachia, expresses solidarity with the Speaker and condemns Nationalist MP...

If Piccinino, with that sort of backing at the time, turned out to be so bad, what should we expect from Aquilina's chosen one? Charles Bonello, the chosen candidate of the GonziPN advocates within PN, faced considerable opposition during yesterday’s vote among the Nationalist Executive members. Out of 88 eligible members, 32 refrained from supporting Bonello, making it obvious that...