"What is truth?" Pontius Pilate famously asked Jesus, turning away without waiting for an answer. Two millennia later, that same question hangs uncomfortably over modern politics. Truth is...

"It's the economy, stupid" may be one of the most famous political catchphrases in politics.  First used during Bill Clinton's successful 1992 presidential campaign, the phrase is a reflection of...

A statement issued by the government regarding pensions this week again shone a spotlight on Malta's birth rate problems. The statement read that the government tabled the 2025 Report of the...

The government often assures us that it listens. It prides itself on consultation, dialogue and participation, especially with young people. Recently, the Prime Minister's meeting with youngsters...

The recent launch by the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing of a public consultation on organ donation after cardiac and circulatory death marks a consequential moment in the country's healthcare...

Prime Minister Robert Abela gave some information regarding the mass transport project being studied during an interview on party media last Sunday. The Prime Minister indicated that while the...

President Myriam Spiteri Debono highlighted the need to prevent Malta from turning into a society of "have and have not's" in her speech on Republic Day. "We have come a long way.  The first...

The agreement between government and opposition to enshrine Valletta as Malta's capital city in the Constitution, and to establish 27 December as National Anthem Day, offers a rare moment of political...

Malta's planning laws do not offer enough protection for communities. For example, large scale developments which are heavily opposed by residents get approved, even when they would cause severe...

The fact that the government has not implemented a number of important recommendations made by the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption, otherwise known as GRECO, raises questions...