It does not take much today: within minutes, the Ħal Far riot was all over social media, photos included. And the usual exaggerations – that 1,000 migrants had rioted (it turned out there...

In the not so distant past, the beautiful island of Gozo was commonly thought of as a sleepy, easy-going place.  The same cannot be said now.  In fact the island is gaining a reputation for...

The problem in Malta is that we are creating many jobs that not all Maltese individuals have the necessary skills to apply for, Labour Party MP Alex Muscat said. He was speaking on INDEPTH, The...

The Prime Minister’s speech on Tuesday was a sharp contrast to that delivered by the Opposition Leader, in turn replying to the Minister for Finance’s Budget speech. Dr Joseph...

I like the emphasis the government is attaching to the social effects of the 2020 budget. The social strategy deployed these last years has been getting useful results. Perhaps they’re not...

The rustling of newspapers is comforting a sound.  The news you read in them not that much, and by the time you finish reading this article, your phone would have beeped with another...

The recent budgetary measures, especially in the social sector, announced by the Government are indeed pleasing to the ear.  The leadership of Dr Michael Falzon as Minister for the Family,...

For some, refusing to take ‘no’ for an answer can be very rewarding, even if the entity telling you ‘no’ is the Planning Authority.  In 2009, the owner of a tract of land...

I took part in a seminar organized by the European Parliament about harassment at the workplace. The same Parliament had by resolution decided that all MEPs should attend the seminar to ensure they...

In international law there is a fiction: all States are equal in the international system. The reality is that it is just that: fiction. Some States are stronger, others are weaker and power is...