Those who were not there and maybe even those who were there have no idea how bad and ugly the end of Wednesday’s sitting of the House of Representatives looked to those who were...

We had promised that we were going to enhance further artistic freedom of expression prior to the summer recess of Parliament and that is precisely what we did. We walked the talk. Last...

Delays in the processes by which justice gets delivered persist and continue to undermine people’s confidence in the courts of law. The idea that in  order to get your grievance settled in...

When the first foundations of a European union were being laid, the choice of Strasbourg as the city where the European Parliament would have its seat was a good one. Both symbolically and...

When in 1992 the Development Planning Act was enacted and came into force, many thought that the development permission process was being depoliticised as it would no longer be the politician –...

“Today is a crucial milestone,” Robert Abela bombastically declared, “we’ve made history”.  More than seven months after his government attempted to ram an abortion...

The environmental deficit is increasing at a fast rate. We are approaching the point of environmental bankruptcy, from which there is no turning back. This is the whole point of the nature restoration...

In a space of one week, we have been hit by at least two stories which have continued to undermine peoples’ lack of trust in the direction the country has taken. First we had the out of...

Language and music have always played integral roles in expressing cultural identity and forging deep connections between people. In the case of Malta, a captivating Mediterranean nation with a rich...

Last week Malta carried out legal changes through which abortion is now permitted if a woman’s life is in danger. Parliament supported this unanimously, and the President duly approved. Hence,...