There was no other alternative to the decision that was taken. The number of infections had increased so much in the past weeks that urgent and drastic action was needed to contain the damage....

The thoughts uppermost in the minds of most people these terrible days are taken up by concerns about the spread of the virus and the vertiginous spike in the number of infected persons that have led...

I think by now it's beyond dispute that Joseph Muscat's roadmap was to pander to a particular radical-liberal lobby to secure a robust majority behind which he and his minions could hide to carry out...

It is too simplistic to state that the surge in Covid-19 new cases is the unique responsibility of more efficient strains of the virus. The efficient virus was without doubt, for quite some time,...

People have nick names in Malta and Gozo. Many are often known more by their nick name than their Christian name and surname. The name can be attributed to their job or trade, their family, their...

This week, the "Irish Times" carried an article about how Ireland now finds itself in a position by which its national debt per capita (covering the population living in the country) has become the...

As I’ve said many times, the Labour governments under Joseph Muscat and Robert Abela have shown a devotion to continuity. It was promised to us by Abela in the run up to the party leadership...

This week, Prime Minister Robert Abela declared that agriculture should be a pillar of our economy. He said that his government wants to help farmers to ensure they produce enough food to sustain the...

With the pandemic and all, the current state of affairs is not easy to manage. True, we are at the stage where the unrolling of the vaccination programme is starting to pick up. However, there are new...

The metaphors of war have been used for quite a while with regard to the coronavirus pandemic. They make sense, though not completely. The mobilisation of communities that is really required if the...