I recently got plugged into an interesting argument about a topic which on its own is “academic”, meaning that it does not provide any new skill or perspective by which to impact...

I have written ad nauseam on the topic of administrative offences though my writings on the subject remain a call in the wilderness. I did make the point – repeatedly – that the government...

Within another ten months, the presidency of George Vella will have come to an end. His enthusiasm for a Constitutional Convention, so far, did not lead to any known tangible results. Covid-19...

Public works are a necessity, but so is respect for the public.  It is only during a national catastrophe that emergency measures can be justified, and the public subjected to extreme measures....

Minister Roderick Galdes personally phoned vulnerable citizens to inform them that they were chosen to get a house. In the run-up to a general election the Minister phoned constituents on the waiting...

This Labour administration will not, whatever it may think, be remembered for some historical milestone in our country’s history. Nor will it be remembered for its implementation of a...

The immigration problem has persisted and will not go away soon. It gives rise to concern across three fronts. In first place, there exists the fear that “too many” immigrants are...

The pension system reforms presented in 2004 by my colleagues and I were multi-faceted. They were designed across multiple axes: (a) parametric changes to the system architecture; (b) mandatory...

Last Saturday’s ‘Xebbajtuna’ protest, organised by 8 Environmental NGOs and supported by around 80 organisations across civil society, was characterised by a large crowd, a Moviment...

I am much afraid that what has always been occurring will go on. For a while, there persists a furore about how serious traffic accidents have been multiplying. Protests are launched. Statements are...