Surgeons wash and scrub their hands meticulously before they operate, even though they wear gloves. They have been doing this since the 19th century. Unfortunately, even with the combination of...

Corruption is no longer a perception for the Maltese people, as The Malta Independent survey has shown that the majority believe that the government is corrupt, Salvu Mallia says in his vlog...

I caught sight of a Department of Information photograph as I began to write this column, showing Konrad Mizzi, Minister Within the Office of the Prime Minister, prominent in a row of Maltese cabinet...

I had an interesting discussion with a friend who’s much younger than I am, though you can hardly call him a young man. He claims ideological belief is no longer important in...

Last weekend was characterized by polls commissioned by TMIS and  Malta Today, which in their results seem to point in the same direction.  At a time when people have started doubting the...

Nowadays all aspects of our life seem to be explained by the polls and media.  We get appraisals on which is ‘your’ favourite party, ‘your’ preferred American...

In the political arena it looks as if it is the same the world all over.  The biggest shock in the US electoral history has started to sink in.  One hopes that President-elect Donald...

Il-bieraħ dal-ġurnal ippubblika r-riżultat ta' stħarriġ dwar xi tgħid l-opinjoni pubblika, fejn tidħol ix-xena politika ta' gżiritna, u min...

Donald Trump’s win in the American presidential election came about because he succeeded in uniting behind him those who were considered the losers in the globalisation and huge structural...

This American election has at least confirmed one prediction; that the candidate who wins the State of Ohio gets to be president. In fact, after winning  this State, it was clear that Donald...