With an electoral campaign seemingly on the horizon - unless recent signals are merely an attempt to stir unnecessary public tension - the political landscape is beginning to take shape. As in...

From the Maltese perspective which tends to reduce everything to a football game, it was Pope vs Trump. This still being a Catholic country, there were far more Maltese who sided with Pope Leo...

Political polls provide a snapshot of the electorate's mood at the time they are taken. They are in no way indicative of an election's outcome. However, while trends consistently show the Labour...

Apart from the disruptions it is causing world-wide, why does the Iran war come across as a very strange kind of conflict? It might be because more than ever before, news arriving about different...

Parliamentary questions play a crucial role in our system of governance insofar as they ensure the scrutiny and accountability of the government while informing the public about governmental...

A proposal to cut VAT on restaurants and kiosks from 18% to 7% carries immediate appeal. It promises relief at the table, a visible reduction in everyday spending, and a signal that policymakers...

The Local Council of L-Isla has issued a consultation document to change the name of L-Isla into Senglea. A booklet has been published to this effect containing arguments why this should be so. See...

Even if early elections are called before what I'm writing here gets published, the recent speculation about an early election will have been an empty, indeed nonsensical exercise. It got run mostly...

The numbers are not comfortable.  The old-age dependency ratio stands at 26.6% overall - but among Maltese nationals it was already 41.8 in 2023, and has risen every year since 2012.  The...

After threatening death and destruction never seen before, Donald Trump climbed down just hours before his umpteenth deadline was about to expire. Trump had warned that "a whole civilisation will die...