Ask Richard Muscat how it felt when he had to move to Sicily with his family so that the Nationalist Opposition could break the stranglehold of the Labour government and broadcast freely. It was...

In the absence of a free, independent and balanced national television station and a dubious Broadcasting Authority, we have become trained to listen more to what is not said than what is said. ...

September has been a month of speeches and strong words. Food for thought and action. A few days ago, we celebrated Malta’s Independence Day. After a few years absent from the Granaries in...

For all those who follow local politics, the days surrounding the date in which we celebrate our Independence came with a bang this year.  The two main political parties organised their own...

Before the sixtieth anniversary of Malta’s Independence arrives, it would make sense to commission a history of Malta’s diplomatic record over the years since that date. It would need to...

What if Kim was your daughter and was found hanged?   What if Colin was your son and was found hanged?  What other ‘facts’ does anyone need to realise that things at...

“We will not kill each other. We will rescue each other. We will forgive each other.” The Interfaith G20 Forum meeting in Bologna a week ago ended with this short declaration rooted...

“Muscat built a movement of liberals”. This was Labour Party’s tribute to Joseph Muscat on stepping down. Liberalism is a political philosophy built on equality, freedom of...

The more our roads get packed with cars, the greater the number of traffic incidents, reported or overlooked. More and more people are coming face to face with issues of conflict, sympathy,...

I love watching football, inside a stadium or on TV, but if there is something I abhor about it is the spectacle of two national squads of young players trying to outdo one another when they sing,...