Necessity is the mother of invention and in periods of economical stress and turmoil the human race excels in innovation and discovery. This has been demonstrated in the past few years and especially now,...

I wrote an article on this column, a few months back, entitled “Our Heritage”, and I had focused primarily on the regeneration of our capital city. At the time of writing, ...

No, this is not a misprint. It is just my way of paying homage to George Orwell revisited – had he chosen to re-enact his 1948 masterpiece which had been published under the title of 1984....

Last Saturday, Alternattiva Demokratika took part in a Common Action of the European Green Party, which coincided with the UN climate negotiations taking place in Poznan,...

Last week was dedicated to persons with disability. The theme chosen by the National Commission Persons with Disability was Access ghal Kulhadd, Success ghal Kulhadd (Access for all, Success for All)...

In a previous article published in The Malta Independent on Sunday of 23 November, I highlighted some of the main challenges the reform presents us with, mainly that of setting standards, developing a meaningful a...

La Sagrada Familia (profaned)When Antoni Gaudì was awarded the title of architect in Barcelona, the school director Elies Rogent is reputed to have said: “Qui sap si hem donat el diploma a un boig o ...

Or, small town, big hell – we should know what that means by now, through direct experience of living in just such a place, except that there are lots of people around who don’t actually realise that ...

Perhaps one of the most annoying things for a law-abiding smoker is seeing others openly flout the law and light up in a pub/bar/restaurant (and yes, I am one of the lepers). ...

So, let me get this straight.All over the world, governments and corporations are falling over themselves to encourage people to spend in order to prevent the economy from going into further recession....