If we do make it through the Moneyval test, we will have done it by the skin of our teeth, seems to be how most positive commentators reason. In the words of some sage Maltese politician,...

Looking back on these traumatic days, we can see the dramatic decline of Adrian Delia from Leader of the Opposition to 'kap sfiducjat'. All through last weekend the President of the Republic sent...

Most hostage-taking situations are a consequence of insecurity, retribution or for ransom.  A hostage is a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an...

Learning should be a lifelong journey for everyone, no matter the age and social background. We all need to acquire skills that are relevant to our lives, our needs and our work. As a government...

Labour’s first hundred years of life which the party is celebrating this year should be an occasion for all those who believe in its ideals to reflect about them and about how they matter as of...

During my working life, I have had the responsibility for purchasing services with public funds. Beyond the imperative details of national and European legislation setting the rules for that, the main...

In 2015, the Government entered into a privatepublic partnership with VGH, a shell company, awarding it a concession to run three hospitals. This was made for an initial 30 years, potentially 99...

In investigations concerning the conduct of public affairs, nothing irritates me more than the way by which information about such conduct is spun into a soap opera. As this process continues, the...

True or not, part or not of a political scheme involving a particular section of the media and whatever the outcome – or not – by the time this piece appears, the recent spate of...

This has been one of those weeks which former UK Labour leader Harold Wilson had in mind when he emphasised that a week is a long time in politics.  Two specific actions stick out. The first is...