You’ve heard it, you’ve read it and you’ve seen it. Definitions of "the establishment" share one thing in common: they are always pejorative. Rightwingers tend to see it as the...

Minister Owen Bonnici, Abela’s most senior cabinet member, vindictively ordered government employees, day in day out, to dismantle Daphne Caruana Galizia’s memorial. He was found guilty of...

The first Malta Biennale came to a close last month, and unfortunately left a bitter taste in the artistic and cultural sector. Reportedly, the lavish event which spanned numerous locations and three...

The employment landscape in Gozo offers a fascinating glimpse into the island’s economic dynamics and challenges. Gozo has a unique economic structure heavily influenced by its public sector,...

In Malta, why is anything connected to elections a bit of a farce? Analysing the latest electoral exercise, the selection by the people of the six MEPs to represent us in Brussels feels a bit...

There are various and sometimes conflicting accounts about what Robert Abela said on Monday after Labour suffered a severe blow in the European Parliament election last weekend. From an...

They may look good and reassuring on paper. Sure, we have quite a few long-term policies and strategies in many areas. Yet, in reality, on the ground, they eventually all fall back and transform...

Apart from the Labour Party, the most embarrassed by the results of the EP elections in Malta must have been the promoters of opinion polls.  In recent years, their influence had become close to...

In coming years, given its “new” policies on security and defence, the EU will surely need to increase its outlays on armaments and other military equipment. For the Union’s budget...

Though I write early in the week, I can assume that by the time you will be reading this article, in most likelihood, we will have an indication, or at least getting close to knowing the names of the...