Among the main issues that still need to "develop" (to put it prudently) during the New Year, top of the list no doubt there will be the war in the Ukraine and the Gaza disaster. Beyond these though,...

Despite the beautiful and "courageous" phrases that continue to be expressed, European countries are disoriented. On the one hand they have ended up considering Russia as a very serious threat to...

The Economist has picked its word of the year - "slop". It described the word as "an unappetising symbol of a messy year". It's a good pick for 2025 because living through this year felt increasingly...

The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life has been quoted in the media as having affirmed that there is no breach of parliamentary ethics when a Member of Parliament (MP) who is neither a minister...

You would think that once a ceasefire is signed and people return home, it is "over". For many, one of the horrors of war is only just beginning. Brown University's Costs of War project estimated...

Public support for the far right has swept across the European continent in recent years   ̶   as it has in the USA and Argentina   ̶   fuelling a...

Gozo closes 2025 as it has closed too many years before it: praised for its resilience, admired for its character, and quietly sidelined when national priorities turn into action. Ministers continue...

Much of my parliamentary work has revolved around what defines us as a people and a country. In fact, I believe that Malta and her national heritage are not abstract concepts, but the foundations upon...

I'll end this year's article with the same title I began it with. Thirty articles later, here we are, finally pausing to look back at what actually unfolded. It's that time of the season, when we take...

Bigamy is prohibited by Article 196 of the Maltese Criminal Code. Bigamy and polygamy are two different types of marriage practices, both involving marriages to multiple spouses. In a bigamous...