Rightly or wrongly, people pass judgment on others by using different yard sticks. Political parties are continuously under scrutiny and are even put to the test from time to time.  Judgements...

It was not a surprise to me that the government has failed to deliver on its pre-election promise that Malta would have a new gas-fired power station up and running by March 2015. I am not an...

In these past weeks, we had the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and the Leader of the Opposition, Dr Simon Busuttil, giving us two diverse opinions on our economy. The Malta Independent reported the...

I consider myself a judicious practicing Catholic.  I might not be one of those who goes by the book from beginning to end but I do contribute to my share of rituals, have a strong nearness...

'Media populism means appealing to people directly through media. A politician who can master the media can shape political affairs outside of parliament and even eliminate the mediation of...

Tony Blair's spin doctor, Alastair Campbell, was in Malta to give us advice on what to do and what not to do. He suggested that it would have been better for us had we remained a colony or, after...

Last weekend saw a great big storm roll in and kick up a fury on Malta and Gozo.  Earlier it had been sunny and warm with relatively clear skies.  But within a few minutes all got dark and...

Transport reform was not exactly the last Nationalist government's finest hour. A PN MP who criticises Labour on public transport needs to be sure of what she's saying. But the Minister of Transport,...

Martin Scicluna, in his column in The Times, yesterday attempted to justify the dissonance between his pre-electoral advice to his readers to vote Labour, and his dismay a couple of weeks back at the...

I wish to thank all those who have reacted to my first blog which was my frank reaction to the Chief Justice's discourse at the opening of the Forensic year. It sparked a small discussion on our...