Democratic politics has one distinct advantage over all other political systems: every few years it empowers people to tell their government, “You are fired!” We are fast approaching ...

Dr Mario Felice, a veteran politician whose credentials are unimpeachable, has emerged from the shadows to bare his reflections on what he described as the “Gonzi/Dalli drama” (The Times, 7 February). ...

Somehow, I don’t think the deputy prime minister is being given enough to do. It’s either that, or he is adopting a strategy of divide and rule. First he generated divisive chaos by campaigning to have abortion slotted into the Constitution. ...

Recent opinions expressed by Miriam Cassar, spokesperson for a local pressure group, in several media raise doubts as to how updated this group is in matters that concern children....

More than two full months have passed since the publication of the so-called National Tourism Plan 2007-2011. ...

We have recently started to hear about ratings given to each local council. This, after Alfred Sant goes to the locality, reads a prepared memo, and addresses the press...

The euro’s eighth birthday passed largely unnoticed on 1 January, despite the announcement a few days earlier by the European Central Bank that there are now more euro bills in circulation than US dollars....

Consumers – as a basic component of any economy – require a regulated environment that encourages trust. Legislation protecting consumers has long been in force...

For a government to survive, it has to be in touch with the zeitgeist, which means the spirit of the times. ...

The need to increase the employment participation rate was among the issues that were partly addressed in the budget last year. ...