The Christmas holidays always end this way: after days of shopping and feasting, everyone drops down sick. But then, a blessing: the shut-downs are over, schools re-open and a semblance of order takes...

The discourse on the subject of education is centred on forcing students into following the diktats of the market: the skills gap needs to be addressed. The assumption is that the market is some kind...

As Sir Alex Ferguson put it in one of his auto-biographies, youngsters think they have all the time in the world.   The reason is simple: if you are a boy who has just celebrated his tenth...

The gathering storm between the Polish government and the European Union will give rise to diverse dilemmas. One follows from the question regarding which sanctions the EU could deploy if it...

There was a time when families whose members did not share the same views banned all discussion on politics during the end of year festivities. It was the only way to stop relatives from engaging in a...

This is the time for stocktaking.  I will be listing a mélange of events that happened in 2017.  I believe that in most, the impact (positive or negative), will spill over in...

Thousands have participated in the well-organised public event held in Valletta, while others gathered for receptions and other parties elsewhere to greet the New Year at midnight.  People...

One thing is certain about the year that actually comes to an end today - it has left as many open chapters as it has closed. While that may be typical of most years, as targets and ambitions...

Although as of now, democratic socialism in Europe is in bad shape,  I am one of those who remain unconvinced that this situation need necessarily last for a long while. Increasingly, more people...

This time of the year is normally associated with alcohol consumption. It plays an important part and is today’s main protagonistof this festive season. Directly related to the production of...