Many years ago, Communist countries used to implement central planning of the economy. All econmic sectors were centrally controlled by the state covering how much to produce and sell, when, where and...

The adoption, consolidation, and development - since Malta became an independent state  61 years ago - of the two-party political system, that has eliminated the possibility of enjoying multiple...

Former Chief Justice and current Standards Commissioner Joseph Azzopardi categorically declared that abuse of office by government ministers should be a criminal offence. If you're aghast or surprised...

I seriously doubt Britney Spears was referring to domestic violence in her 1998 hit ...Baby One More Time. Nor do I believe she was glorifying sadomasochism, at least, not to my knowledge. That...

In last year's Budget, the government changed Malta's personal income tax.  Between 1995 and 2017, the share of personal taxes in total tax revenue ranged between 16.5% and 20.3%.  It then...

The road that links Victoria to Marsalforn should have been a lifeline. Instead, it has become a daily ordeal for residents, business owners, and visitors. Government speeches talk about bypasses,...

In 2004 the government established a Pension Reform Commission, which I chaired. Reform was to focus on future generations. Pensioners, and those 55 at over at the time, would be addressed through...

The land use planning reform currently subject to a public consultation, is, in practice, another amnesty. It gives one very clear message: why follow the rules? Just wait for the next amnesty, or the...

The 'Right to be Forgotten' was enshrined in EU law in 2014. If requested, this law lays down that search engines and other directories (such as court judgements) must delete any links to information...

When the Baltic Airlines plane carrying the Hamrun Spartans players, officials and supporters was on its way back to Malta, it passed a stone's throw from the Ukrainian border. It probably also...