A few days after last December's Istrina event, The Malta Independent's editorial (December 30, 2025) stated unequivocally: "Take politicians out of L-Istrina". The Editor argued that L-Istrina...

An earth-shattering tremor hit Malta last Tuesday. It was measured at scale 10 of the politico-judicial Richter magnitude scale. This earthquake was provoked by the unlawful leakage of a confidential...

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was once a prince.  Not anymore. The man who was once second in line to the British crown no longer commands any respect from anybody.  He only elicits revulsion...

Family law is never abstract. It shapes the everyday realities of children and parents at moments of profound vulnerability. When family justice works well, it offers stability, protection and...

Income and wealth inequality have risen in many countries in recent decades.   Malta is no exception. Rising inequality and wealth disparities stoke anxieties and social discontent, often...

On Wednesday, 11 February, the Times of Malta featured a report by James Cummings, "Replace private cars in Gozo with self-driving taxis, AI professor says", a proposal that immediately provoked...

In my previous blog, I explained why the question "is childcare good or bad?" leads nowhere useful, and why quality is the factor that determines whether formal provision helps or hinders a child.I...

This time, nine years ago, many of us were applauding a Planning Authority decision which turned down a planning control application to transform agricultural land on the outskirts of Mosta into a...

Dear Ministers, What happened last Tuesday rocked our beloved country to its core. It sent shockwaves through the very soul of all that is dear to us, opening a Pandora's box of questions, which,...

It is time to examine the impact of immigration on recent and future Maltese demographic trends. A substantial increase in the Maltese population in the last two decades was due to the direct...