In the fourth week since Daphne’s funeral, once again the family have had to take action to ensure that justice is done. It is rather surprising that in certain cases, which only involve common...

On 4 October 2017, PN MPs David Agius and Stephen Spiteri, two Nationalist Party MPs, tabled a private members Motion, Motion No. 66, in the House of Representatives. They proposed an amendment to the...

Margaret Thatcher was one of God’s greatest gifts to the pop music industry in Britain. Recall these songs: Pink Floyd’s “The Post-War Dream”, Crass’ “How Does it...

I was recently invited to a discussion programme on IVF on One TV. The idea was to discuss the government's Legal Notice giving a number of days' leave to couples wanting to have IVF abroad and the...

Two recent successive scientific surveys show that if an election were to be held tomorrow, Labour would win again and by a staggering 70,000 plus margin over the PN.  Deeper analysis...

The brutal murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on 16 October tragically illustrated the hard reality in which investigative journalists such as her must strive to uncover shady deals...

Some months ago, whilst visiting the Albertina Museum in Vienna and admiring Munch's art, I came across a quote by Fyodor Dostoyevsky which I must say felt so relevant to my life right now. "In...

Some odd comments we hear around us, in an attempt to tarnish the successes our country is achieving, remind us of Plato's saying: 'an opinion without knowledge is always a poor thing.' This wise...

This is my first of regular contributions in the Malta Independent.  I thank the editors and publishers of this paper for immediately warming up to the idea of carrying a regular spot in this...

This is the third week since we gathered for the sad occasion of Daphne’s funeral, and the fifth week since we were all stunned by her shocking murder. Meanwhile, last Tuesday a man who...