I spent much of yesterday monitoring the day’s European and world headlines (but mainly European, as this is where our bread is buttered) to get the slant of how the leading newspapers and...

I do not usually start writing an opinion piece with a quote attributed to Gandhi, but in this case it fits well. Animal welfare is a topic close to my heart and close to the hearts of many Maltese...

November 4 was the date established by the current Labour Administration to present its first budget for this legislature. A legislature which is represented by a nine seat majority in parliament...

Last week in getting down to business, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna read a rather long budget speech in Parliament.  This was immediately followed by a stage managed press conference...

The recent court judgement which condemned a particular teacher and a school to pay a substantial sum of money to the family of an injured student hardly came as a surprise to anyone who is familiar...

Once more, childcare is being touted as the solution to the problem of Maltese women’s low participation in the workforce. I have read the facts, figures and comments swirling around the...

For those of you unfamiliar with the series that has been described by the Guinness Book of Records as the highest-rated TV drama of all time, Breaking Bad is the story of a chemistry teacher, Walter...

I think it is perfectly acceptable for the Nationalist Opposition to go into what the Labour government calls a ‘negative attitude’ and what has been called, and indeed is, a Tea Party...

Next year will see the 10th anniversary of Malta joining the EU. I recall that, prior to accession, so many issues were debated. However, one major issue escaped our attention: nobody realised the...

Budget 2014 is a breath of fresh air. Gone are the days when we used to look at the budget speech as a futile exercise with little or no relevance.   A budget speech should always be...