It is very easy (or very hard) to imagine a scenario where a particular historical event does not take place and instead one ends up drawing up an idea of what might have been if another major event...

Let’s revert to the subject: If an issue urgently needs to be dealt with, this is how to truly introduce acountability in public management. Politicians are usually blamed for its lack, but as...

Due to COVID-19, the climate crisis and now the war by Russia against Ukraine, the old times are dying, and the new times are not yet born. We are in a turbulent transition to a more anarchical global...

Without any doubt, the fact that the sea cuts us off from the European continent (or the African one, if you prefer) places great handicaps in the way of policies intended to better the welfare of the...

In 2013 he stormed to a resounding victory on the promise of stamping out corruption.  In 2017 he was re-elected for a second term. But just a few years after taking office, he was removed after...

Last week, the President of the Republic, laying out the programme for the new government in what is known as the speech from the throne, emphasised that the environment is a core value for this...

The newly-inaugurated parliamentary legislature got off to the usual ritual start last Saturday with a Mass at St John’s and an augmented fashion show of hats and dresses now that we have the...

May is BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) awareness month, something I’m sure a lot of you have never heard of. This is because it is the most stigmatised mental health condition, especially...

I remain unconvinced by the proposal for Gozo to develop an airport able to receive arrivals of planes from Malta carrying up to 11 passengers. That same load can be carried by a reasonably sized...

Malta’s new parliamentary season, the first in the 2022-7 legislature has commenced. It is populated by the largest parliament ever. As was the case with the previous two legislatures, it is...