The austerity measures as proposed by some political sectors within the European Union remind me of current imbalances within the demographic and social strata. The price common people had to pay in...

Spoilt for choice, I have decided to briefly touch upon four issues meriting a comment. The National Commission for Persons with a Disability was instrumental to help our society to give more value to...

The talk of the town the past few days was the finance minister’s abysmal performance before the European Parliament, when challenged by one of his erstwhile colleagues on those benches (for we...

We have all seen and been shocked by the YouTube of Minister Edward Scicluna hemming and hawing his way when he faced the European Parliament committee, scoring so many own goals one tended to forget...

The changes to the citizenship scheme Finance Minister Edward Scicluna suggested in his now famous address to a European Parliament committee on Thursday are precisely the same changes for which the...

As another year draws to a close, the European Union’s year dedicated to the citizen will also be drawing to a close. Indeed, the major challenge the EU has had to deal with is how to narrow the...

Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation is an exhortation of fresh air. It re-emphasises that the process of evangelisation is not one that should be restricted to the clerical circle but one...

Meritocracy, an essential integral part of Malta’s political and social culture, has of late seen some debate over its application. Meritocracy is often conveniently confused with...

It is very unfortunate that our dear prime minister has been taking decisions and positions that, to say the least, is utterly embarrassing.   First we had Muscat’s threat to send back...

It is extremely rare that I find myself in full agreement with anything that comes out of Mepa. In one of my Maltese language newspaper columns a few years back, I once likened the authority to...