The latest local council election results seem to confirm that the exposure of politicians to aggressive questioning on the part of the electorate has, to no small extent, changed the temper of the times. ...

Over the past two years, a substantial number of people have called at my ministerial offices to complain, discuss or ask for help regarding problems they were facing vis-à-vis the Inland Revenue Department. ...

Just when we needed some plain talking about the project to join the European Monetary Union (EMU) by giving up our national currency and adopting the euro as our common currency with other EMU members,...

Most people, when asked whether, if they end up in a permanent vegetative state, they would like to be kept hooked to a feeding tube for 15 years and counting, answer with an unequivocal “No” and an involuntary shudder of horror. ...

The taxation of capital gains in Malta has lately been a much-debated topic. The reason for this is the introduction of new and very complex rules (especially those related to the transfer of company shares) to replace the already complex rules....

Having previously visited China way back in November 1978 when I was still President of the MLP, this time round I was able to gauge the massive changes underway as well as the great strides forward that this country has made....

When it comes to mental illness and all manner of disability, when it comes to colour, sex or race we are now very aware of using language that does not create false barriers and perceptions, that do not increase our biases and prejudices unnecessarily. ...

I am confident that each and every one of us, at some point or other, has expressed to himself or herself, the desire that our nation’s overall performance, is enhanced to ...

As we watch history digesting the future, we rely on probabilities rather than certainties. ...

The Stability and Growth Pact version 1 has collapsed. On the insistence of France and Germany, with some assistance from Italy, ...