Throughout my academic career, I have always believed that research should do more than advance knowledge - it should improve people's lives. Some of the most rewarding moments as an academic are...

The European Commission's first-ever Strategy for Coastal Communities marks an important step in policymaking. Complementing the EU Islands Strategy and the European Ocean Pact, it "is an initiative...

This Friary has stood at the gateway to Marsalforn Road for generations. It marks the boundary between the Citadel's shadow and the road that descends to Marsalforn. Its forecourt has served Gozitan...

The summer months are traditionally a time when many people take a short break from their daily routines. For the opposition, however, this should also be a period of serious reflection on the factors...

The findings of Gallup's recent State of the Global Workplace Report 2026 confirm what most of us already know: work is a significant source of stress.  They point to a structural problem that no...

In the previous article, I described two deliberate transformations that succeeded together. Malta educated a generation upward, from fewer than 1,500 university students in 1987 to near-universal...

Most political debates are about competing priorities. One of the last we had in the European Parliament was far simpler: it dealt with fairness. For if a company profits from products that create...

The first collective agreement model was produced in the late 1960s by the Malta Employers' Association and the General Workers Union. It was an eight-page document with a limited number of sections...

During the electoral campaign, I dedicated most of my days, meeting people, speaking with families from every walk of life and every political persuasion. Those conversations made me realise that...

We cannot continue to measure economic success by GDP figures alone. Thankfully there seems to be some kind of consensus about this. As new Shadow Minister for the Economy, Technology and...