Even the best of machines can fail. It was clear that Joseph Muscat and his entourage wanted Helena Dalli to become Labour’s deputy leader for parliamentary affairs, which would have...

For such a small place, Malta seems to get so many foreign lone-wolf attentions even over strictly local issues, which is fascinating. Malta's ancient and modern history is replete with that. Has...

In the local political context there is hardly ever a dull moment.   But there are other events which merit reflection.   Let me begin with the political scenario.  The PL was...

One of the arguments made during the debate prior to Malta joining the European Union was that before it did so, Malta should open its doors to the 21st century. It was argued that much progress...

I think it would be a scandal if Smart City is transformed into another zone for residential development. Right from the start, this was a scandalous project – in the way it was promoted and...

Now that the Law on same sex marriages has passed through Parliament, I have only words of admiration for Edwin Vassallo for having had the guts to stand alone in Parliament and vote against this...

The last few weeks have been challenging and interesting. Since putting forward my candidature for leadership of the Nationalist Party, I have often been asked whether or not I feel the PN has any...

The Labour Party has rebranded its LGBTI 'section' as Equality Labour, totally oblivious to the irony of creating and running what is effectively a sectional ghetto for people marked out as different,...

I do not know about you, but personally, I have been experiencing a sort of creeping revelation over the past months as Malta debated gays and lesbians in a sort of lopsided way. On the one hand,...

The crucial vote has come and gone but the real battle still lies ahead for the Nationalist Party.  It has come out bruised and flustered and in serious need of a reformation before it scatters...