“The spectre which has long haunted Europe, socialism and communism, have passed away and returned to their netherworld,” famously wrote Anthony Giddens, a renowned sociologist, Third Way...

Labour’s record on education has never been very rosy. People of my generation and even younger remember the disruptions in our educational system that we had to endure under a Labour...

The majestic Ta’ Pinu Basilica beamed in festive mode on Friday 4 September for the consecration of newly-elected bishop, fellow Gozitan George Bugeja. It’s not so frequent for me to be...

At long last we have a statement from a person with a face. It was reported in the local media that the Prime Minister is intent on bringing in embryo freezing for two totally unrelated reasons...

Legal experts and judges are constantly being called to pass judgements on highly scientific and biomedical issues when they do not have the basic scientific knowledge to deal with the subject matter....

Syria is in complete meltdown and Europe – with its laws and attitude towards the problem – quite simply cannot cope.  As I write, thousands of asylum-seekers are stranded at Budapest...

While everyone complains about the unbearable humidity, elsewhere, teams of scientists around the world have spent most of the year quietly turning the future into the present. Just stop and think...

“We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit. However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can...

It is amazing how a project that attracted so much criticism, and was used to sow so much hatred and discontent, is instilling a feeling of pride and admiration now that everyone can see and feel the...

One is surprised how often those who have ulterior intentions create improbable scenarios and myths in order to introduce some imagined right at the expense of some other human being or society. One...