An old Greek proverb says that “the beginning is half of every action”. It has – and always will be – my guide while serving in a public office. Getting things started is a...

One book with which I fell in love when I was younger was Martti Koskenniemi’s The Gentle Civilizer of Nations, purportedly a history of international law but in reality a history of the...

When Angela Merkel recently proposed changes to the marriage act in Germany, she immediately stated that there would be a free vote on the issue. The Germans are very wise when it comes to ethical...

Regrettably I cannot but disagree with Dr Simon Busuttil’s position. I agree with Simon that the Party has to face social realities.   The social reality is that the vast majority...

At the moment, I am working on some two or three projects, amongst which is the second issue of Malta at the European Court of Human Rights. It should be out in the coming months, the first issue...

It seems that Parliament is to meet fast after the election and it also seems that one of the first issues on the agenda is that of gay marriage. Now let me make some things clear from the start. I am...

"Little strokes fell great oaks" is a popular Norwegian saying. A difficult task, such as changing outdated ideas or overcoming challenges, can be achieved gradually, a little at a time, but...

Step 1: First of all if you say you want to bring Unity, make sure you really mean it.  Step 2: Try and convince the whole population that you really mean it.  Roughly half the...

Further to last week’s article and interesting reactions received in the comments section of the online version, Facebook and other messages, I felt the need to clarify some issues and explain...

The events of this week have clearly demonstrated that Malta is a few centuries late.  I am referring to state-building, needless to say, or rather, to autochthonous (or home-grown) public...