When the Nationalist Party gathers together its delegates today in its usual bi-annual general council, it will do so after a week of intense internal angst. Two independent and unconnected...

As the short time allotted for public consultation on the proposed first draft of the Paceville Masterplan approaches its conclusion, it is time for some commonsense to prevail at the Planning...

Many parents in Malta, until a short time ago, and possibly, even now, raised their children in a strong authoritarian manner.  The “put-up” and “shut-up” method,...

Compensation fees demanded by football nurseries when children move in between clubs will be eliminated within one or two years, outgoing Malta Football Association general secretary Bjorn Vassallo...

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...