Public funds for private hobbies
The government has opened the coffers of the National Development and Social... View more
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Putting things in perspective
I woke up to a stream of emails this morning interrogating me... View more
Taxpayers funding Robert Abela’s continuity in feeding Joseph Muscat’s ‘fat cats’
Despite the changing of the guard in 2020, Prime Minister Robert Abela... View more
Farewell to Comino
Malta’s last precious outpost of sanity has fallen to the enemy. Comino,... View more
‘We knew our lives would be hell after my mother’s murder’ – Matthew Caruana Galizia
Lana Estemirova, daughter of assassinated Chechen activist and journalist Natalia Estemirova, and... View more
MCAST defies court order to stop ‘vindictive’ actions against senior lecturer who unveiled wrongdoing
MCAST Principal James Calleja has ignored a court order to stop its... View more
Freedom House: government use of spyware creates human rights crisis
Governments’ use of spyware technology is increasing, giving them more capacity to... View more
Zammit Lewis’ certificate
Edward Zammit Lewis was feeling the heat. Visibly angry and stressed he... View more
Slovak journalists to face charges for revealing spy-for-hire in Jan Kuciak case
Two journalists from Slovak independent media platform Dennik N could face up... View more
Two consortia accuse Minister Ian Borg of breaching procurement rules on Gozo tunnel project
A controversial project to construct an underwater tunnel between Malta and Gozo... View more
Portelli and the politicians
Joseph Portelli, the Gozitan building contractor who appeared out of nowhere to... View more
Government spent at least €89.2 million on questionable direct orders since July 2020
Just five of The Shift’s multiple investigations into government-issued direct order contracts... View more
Public sector jobs swell by 25% under Labour to a record 50,000 – total number actually higher
Over the past eight years, public sector employment has ballooned to unprecedented... View more
Mega structures built around Shoreline project at Smart City raise concerns
A collection of large structures, including roofed metal sheds, mobile homes and... View more
The enemy is the state
The State is under siege. Its enemies are everywhere. They are undeserving... View more
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic to Ursula von... View more
The Schembri clan: proving the proverb
Josette Schembri Vella, wife of alleged fraudster and money launderer Keith Schembri,... View more
Fighting disinformation, one game at a time
Readers of The Shift will have noticed that the Disinformation Watch series... View more
Public funds for private hobbies
The government has opened the coffers of the National Development and Social... View more
Putting things in perspective
I woke up to a stream of emails this morning interrogating me... View more
Taxpayers funding Robert Abela’s continuity in feeding Joseph Muscat’s ‘fat cats’
Despite the changing of the guard in 2020, Prime Minister Robert Abela... View more
Farewell to Comino
Malta’s last precious outpost of sanity has fallen to the enemy. Comino,... View more
‘We knew our lives would be hell after my mother’s murder’ – Matthew Caruana Galizia
Lana Estemirova, daughter of assassinated Chechen activist and journalist Natalia Estemirova, and... View more
MCAST defies court order to stop ‘vindictive’ actions against senior lecturer who unveiled wrongdoing
MCAST Principal James Calleja has ignored a court order to stop its... View more
Freedom House: government use of spyware creates human rights crisis
Governments’ use of spyware technology is increasing, giving them more capacity to... View more
Zammit Lewis’ certificate
Edward Zammit Lewis was feeling the heat. Visibly angry and stressed he... View more
Slovak journalists to face charges for revealing spy-for-hire in Jan Kuciak case
Two journalists from Slovak independent media platform Dennik N could face up... View more
Two consortia accuse Minister Ian Borg of breaching procurement rules on Gozo tunnel project
A controversial project to construct an underwater tunnel between Malta and Gozo... View more