So now at least we have a more realistic picture of why very many Maltese women are not engaged, at least officially, in any paid work outside the home. ...

A Muslim demonstrating against the Danish cartoons in London carried a placard reading “Prophet Mohammed is the father of civil rights”. Errmm, excuse me?...

I never imagined that I would enjoy contesting the Lija local council election as much as I am....

A group of irregular immigrants broke out of Safi Barracks last Wednesday to protest against their lack of freedom. And where were they protesting? ...

The queues were long and winding, made up of an amazing mix of generations. Familiar faces, perplexed expressions, bored Spanish-speaking couples probably from some nearby...

As we approach the next round of local council elections on 11 March, I could not help harking back to the public lament by the late Nationalist Minister of Justice,...

Does the Nationalist Party understand that there is a new smart threat, and not just a smart city looming on the political landscape?...

There was an exchange of words over supper the other night. ...

What do fairytales have to do with the current cultural and personal condition of modern life? One wonders how tales of princes and talking toads can possibly inform our fears and terror threatening our everyday lives post 9/11. ...

There is no denying that the Maltese body politic has been overwhelmed by the high intensity of a chronic fever-political polarisation. The fever has masked the nature of the disease, which has been endemic for the past decade or so....