Throughout the legislature of the Nationalist Government, so much negative propaganda was thrown by the opposition (and from its own backbenches) at any legislations, projects, initiatives and...

You have to hand it to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. He is a pro at covering incompetence, creating excuses and spinning his storylines. When the electoral campaign kicked off in January 2013,...

Kevin Bonello, the President of the Malta Union of Teachers recently referred to the religious curriculum in our schools. This was not a casual reference and a section of the press used it to fire its...

The prime minister quite obviously thinks that the most suitable attitude to adopt, as his government is mired in a slew of bad news concerning its roadmap, is a positive one. Never has he...

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...