The title of this piece is not original. It is a phrase coined by the Jewish Philosopher Hannah Arendt.   Let me make it clear from the outset that I cannot boast of any formal...

I suppose there is a time of life when you long to appear older - perhaps when you are around 13 or 14. I recall buying my first transparent pink nail varnish around that age - my mother never wore...

Since becoming a Republic, we have joked a great deal about ours being a banana one. Sometimes it's said jokingly, sometimes it's said seriously, and sometimes it's an expression of our frustration...

You cannot pretend to be someone you aren't forever. At some point, the masquerade cannot be kept up as the lies become so frequent and complex that they would certainly lead to confusion. People will...

How to save a life -these five words remind me of a very popular American rock song by 'The Fray', which, according to their lead singer, songwriter and pianist, was composed and influenced by his...

As Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil has rightly pointed out in his excellent reply to the budget speech, this usually important exercise has been rendered irrelevant. Far more serious issues are now...

One of main pillars of this year's budget was the disability sector, in conformity with the main pledges of the Labour Party's election manifesto at the last general election. In fact, a major...

We all have dreams of a police escort when we are stuck in horrible traffic on the way to work. One for whom this dream has become a reality is Joseph Muscat. Those of us who regularly use the Coast...

The so-called Pensions' Dilemma seems to surface every so often on the national agenda. This issue regarding the adequacy and sustainability of our pensions' system always seems to be round the...

Last Monday's budget has placed waste on the national agenda once again.  This time the focus is on waste generated by electrical and electronic equipment. Put simply, the issue is that there...