Although we tend to think of ourselves as pretty unique, many of the characteristics of Maltese life, such as the huge boom in house prices in recent years, are in fact shared by most of the world’s developed economies....

It was not an accident that the gist of last Sunday’s leading article in this newspaper was corroborated by the findings of an independent survey, carried on the front page of another newspaper that very same morning....

Uh-oh. There’s now a whopping great credibility gap between the tourism authority’s advertising campaigns and the kind of news coverage we’re getting in the international press. ...

The reputable German sociologist, Max Weber, contended that although, in his view, politics is not an ethical business, there does nevertheless exist a certain minimum of shame and obligation to behave decently,...

Last week Mr Speaker, in his 7 June speech, stressed that Parliament is more than quorum calls, parliamentary questions and speeches. ...

Our political leaders crossed swords this week, debating whether two years down the road EU membership has been a positive experience. ...

A reader called to say how angry she was when she saw her daughter’s school-leaving certificate. ...

It seems that cinemagoers are considered to be more gullible people than those who read novels....

The debate on the amendments to the Criminal Code was quite expectedly dominated by the legal eagles in the House of Representatives....

It has started… and nothing will be the same again... for the next few weeks at least. ...