Even if early elections are called before what I'm writing here gets published, the recent speculation about an early election will have been an empty, indeed nonsensical exercise. It got run mostly...

The numbers are not comfortable.  The old-age dependency ratio stands at 26.6% overall - but among Maltese nationals it was already 41.8 in 2023, and has risen every year since 2012.  The...

After threatening death and destruction never seen before, Donald Trump climbed down just hours before his umpteenth deadline was about to expire. Trump had warned that "a whole civilisation will die...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has dramatically changed some countries' strategic positions on neutrality. The unilateral and illegal attacks by the USA and Israel on Iran have reinforced a turning...

'Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God' (Mt 5:9). This is what Matthew, the evangelist, report Jesus Christ stating in the Sermon on the Mount. Although both Pope Leo...

In Malta's political culture, an electoral manifesto is never just a campaign document. It is a moral contract with the people, a roadmap for governance, and increasingly a benchmark against which...

Prime Minister Robert Abela returned to Gozo with a rediscovered sense of urgency that aligns neatly with the political calendar. He arrived alongside Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, who now carries a...

On 26 July 2006 Parliament approved the motion to rationalise the development boundaries. The motion, presented by George Pullicino, then Minister for the Environment and Rural Affairs, increased the...

I still remember sitting at the kitchen table as a young girl, sketching endlessly on scraps of paper, convinced that one day I would grow up to be an artist. It wasn't just a pastime; it was a way of...

Elections have consequences beyond their immediate results, mainly in terms of the strategic lessons that are drawn from them by the leaders of the two major parties and the news media. Hard-core...