The amendments we proposed to existing IVF legislation have generated quite a national discussion, animated by those who are in favour as much as by those who are not. Those who urgently require these...

In the debate for or against the government’s decision to change the Embryo Protection Act, the people terribly caught in the crossfire are the “so described” infertile...

“The Maltese pension system has a significant redistributive function, and contributes to the protection of the elderly against absolute poverty. The impact of the reforms initiated in 2014, and...

All politicians enter into a contract with the people. Some terms and conditions are specific to a particular politician, others are common to them all. I am not referring just to promises, as...

"Democracy is inherently self-destructive," one of the many professionals backing Partit Demokratiku, but keeping a low profile, told me after the vigil on 16 May. "As soon as most politicians...

The proposed development of the ITS site at St George’s Bay has raised the concerns of many and for good reason. People living in the area are worried that the development will have a negative...

Declaring that an eight-cell human embryo is not a human being has a purpose. The idea is to convince people by spinning a tale – that the embryo is not human but only a product, a commodity,...

The government’s strong belief in the healthy contribution of the private sector to the national economy is confirmed by the fact that, nine out of every 10 new jobs last year were generated by...

In his postface to the book Il-Liġi, il-Morali u r-Raġuni, Peter Serracino Inglott spoke of “that sort of schizophrenia which leads one to act at variance with one’s...

The mass rallying of people chanting “Joseph Joseph” at the Mayday mass meeting in Valletta is anything short of terrifying. On Facebook, one could see photos of youths and young children...