So same-sex marriage is now possible in Malta – not that it wasn’t before, given that civil unions were marriage by another name. But now I suppose the government has plucked up the...

Among the challenges – let’s not call them problems – that strong economic growth brings with it, features public cleansing. Waste is increasing at a rate which might be greater than...

“You are ridiculous” and “friends are there to sometimes tell you uncomfortable truths” - both are bold statements made by Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European...

David was always into sport – primarily basketball, if I remember correctly. He has, however, now dedicated considerable time to the practice of mental gymnastics. In Attard, in the area...

For some time immigration had departed centre stage but this summer it came back with a vengeance as a main problem... or better, crisis. About it there still persists a profound disagreement among EU...

During these last two or three weeks, Maltese society ended up discussing same sex marriage. In truth, whether gays should be allowed to marry has ceased to be an issue. For the Nationalist Party,...

No doubt in the spirit of diversity, Opposition MP Edwin Vassallo has pigeonholed Joseph Muscat and Simon Busuttil together as “totalitarian” for not allowing a free vote on the same-sex...

That is where the disconnection started: when all MPs obeyed the order to go to church, regardless of whether they were believers or not. I draw a curtain on what happened at Communion (we have all...

Therefore, I am about to make a ground-breaking suggestion so might want to sit down and brace yourself. If you are against gay marriage, be it on religious or “moral” grounds, I would...

Probably not our first go-to dish in the hot Maltese weather but celebrity chef Nigella Lawson recently launched her own version of Spaghetti Carbonara on Facebook and had not only her fans but also...