Are we doing enough to secure greater quantities of fish in order to cover human consumption requirements? We’re told repeatedly that it’s healthier to eat fish than other foods....

“It was moronically stupid”, one MP commented about his prime minister’s order to rescue a cabinet colleague from parliamentary suspension. Owen Paterson, conservative MP and...

The abortion debate gets nastier by the minute. This was expected. It may even get worse! The priest who described pro-choice PN candidate Emma Portelli Bonnici as a later day Hitler, kicked off...

In general, I find that public opinion, based mostly on the main news portals that turn out to be related to the two main political parties, is starved of really relevant news in these troubled...

When we read about the 14th death at Corradino Correctional Facilities, of an inmate, the sensation begins to creep up our spine that this is reprehensible, unacceptable and avoidable if only the...

Article 14 of the Constitution of Malta prescribes the following non-enforceable principle: “The State shall promote the equal right of men and women to enjoy all economic, social,...

I well remember how the enthusiasts who wanted Malta to join the EU at all costs would insist that once this step was taken, Maltese politics would be imbued with the values of the Union and would...

Almost 15 years ago, a group of dedicated supporters set up the South End Core. Their aim was to unite the different supporters’ clubs in Malta, and an upcoming fixture opened a window of...

While in Malta they cut mature trees by the hundreds, splash concrete in country roads and aim as low as they can on renewable energy, in Glasgow Robert Abela made a veritable blue skies speech...

I vividly remember my first home visits, back in 2012, in preparation for my candidacy in the 2013 general election. In Malta we practise “intimate democracy”; home visits are a must. As...