In everyday chitchat, many have become used to dismissing Parliament as an irrelevance... as a talkshop, where decisions already taken behind closed doors elsewhere, simply get rubberstamped. At one...

When reading through today's edition of this newspaper whether online or otherwise, we will be waiting for the first indication of the general election result. The large political parties are...

On the eve of a general election Robert Abela had the brass neck to claim before the gathered crowd that "We have the credibility to deliver what we promise".  We know what they...

There is a unique moment in every election that remains frozen in the minds of those who live it. It is the instant the result is finally announced. For a few seconds, time almost stops....

That question encapsulates the transition from the political campaigning of the last month to the actual hard work of governance, responsibility, and implementation.  It emphasises that the...

This morning, every Maltese and Gozitan waits anxiously for the national election result. So I have decided to spare you any further tension. Instead, let me offer a few relaxing thoughts to pass the...

As I write this, in the final week of the election campaign, the last billboards are going up. The latest one gives me a Les Misérables feel, with the chorus of One Day More ringing in my ears,...

Located near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz prison, also known as 'The Rock' or as the Californian island fortress in the San Francisco Bay, was once regarded as one of America's most...

This writing will already be obsolete by the time it will be printed. For by that time the result of the general election will already begin to appear over the horizon, along with the sun on this hot...

The major challenge faced by every political party in a democratic election concerns how well it will succeed in mobilising its voters to get them "all" out and vote. Everywhere, an essential section...