Why the need to reform the Constitution? This is a fundamental question which we, The People, need to answer. Do we need to reform it to ensure the citizens’ pursuit of...

The quality of the air we breathe in our major ports is worrying. More residents in the areas around our ports are aware of this and are demanding action: they are all worried by the astronomic...

Atlam, a land where time stands still; giants of a political tribe unseen and unheard of in the universe.  This is a land revered for its many attributes and hidden charms: a country with which...

This was one of the titles of an article by Rana Foroohar in The Financial Times last Monday. Another was ‘Braced for the global downturn’. She added: “It’s the calm...

The growing belief about the way life is being shaped in Malta and what the political class has to offer, is that the tank is empty or filled with junk and old ideas.  It is amateur in the least,...

Cultural memorabilia, artefacts and traditions have an important role in society. We keep them to remember the stories, knowledge, skills and methods of our ancestors but also to learn invaluable...

At factories, hotels, restaurants, buses, hospitals... everywhere you find foreign workers. So the question arises: Where do the Maltese actually work? For the truth is that unemployment stands...

Some people get rattled when protests are organised about the environment. They suspect that such protests are driven by partisan interests. I would not be too surprised to discover that in part at...

It is clear that he is tired: tired, and bitterly disappointed by his defeat abroad. Invincible though he thought he was, the dour reality is that, like everybody else, he is subject to failure. But...

Trust me to trudge into it without really knowing. Honestly, as that great 1989 Billy Joel song intimates, I didn’t start the fire. Only last week I was fancifully showing my distaste for the...