Our country is in a fine mess. The whole democratic framework is at risk of total obliteration. Our finances, our reputation, our future are all shaky. Through strange mesmeric means or not, the...

There is one underlying truth at the basis of most of the stories that attract our attention on a daily basis: life is cheap on our island. Whether one considers the constant stream of traffic...

As the heat continues to grip our island, there are two distinct plots that are unfolding around us.   One is the courtroom dramas that have released a paintball game with one witness after...

“Preventing a learning crisis from becoming a generational catastrophe requires urgent action from all. Education is not only a fundamental human right. It is an enabling right with direct...

The ongoing discussion about a change in the laws relating to prostitution opens up some fundamental dilemmas. To what extent should the rules of the “free market” be in force? Can those...

Recent data and policy discourse confirm that Malta is in need of tackling its income policies. At the same time, the uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic complicates matters as polities around...

I am no fan of charity campaigns or telethons or any other activity, for that matter, intended to collect money and in the process debase and humble beneficiaries.  To me, it is demeaning and...

As we speak, hundreds of Maltese businesses are reviewing company balance sheets day after day, calculating how long they can last with plummeting turnovers. The government fiasco in handling the...

The Maltese political system is built around clientelism – but it is not alone in this. During the discussions about constitutional reform – that were to be held? that will be held?...

The country needs the rift within the PN to heal as it needs to find how to cope with the post-Muscat mess. Not only because Robert Abela is increasingly proving himself unable to do so, but also...