In these past weeks, we had the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and the Leader of the Opposition, Dr Simon Busuttil, giving us two diverse opinions on our economy. The Malta Independent reported the...

I consider myself a judicious practicing Catholic.  I might not be one of those who goes by the book from beginning to end but I do contribute to my share of rituals, have a strong nearness...

'Media populism means appealing to people directly through media. A politician who can master the media can shape political affairs outside of parliament and even eliminate the mediation of...

You just have to wonder at the government's sense of priorities. To announce two cents off the price of petrol and a cent off the price of gas in months when nobody is using it for heating, they stage...

I know, the Good Book speaks of the four horses of the Apocalypse but this time I am going to speak of just two. Two with potential devastating consequences and which we, rather slowly, are becoming...

Last week I came across a presentation by Joseanne Peregin. Joseanne is the President of the Christian Life Community in Malta and a few years back she had to merge her Catholic beliefs with the fact...

I see from recent local reports that Maltese pig breeders may be caught in the European Union’s sanctions folly against Russia. That is a very small, insignificant part of the otherwise vast,...

Tony Blair's spin doctor, Alastair Campbell, was in Malta to give us advice on what to do and what not to do. He suggested that it would have been better for us had we remained a colony or, after...

Last weekend saw a great big storm roll in and kick up a fury on Malta and Gozo.  Earlier it had been sunny and warm with relatively clear skies.  But within a few minutes all got dark and...

Transport reform was not exactly the last Nationalist government's finest hour. A PN MP who criticises Labour on public transport needs to be sure of what she's saying. But the Minister of Transport,...