I was brought up in an ordinary Maltese family, however feasts were never really an integral part of my upbringing.  Except for the occasional visit to my parents’ town (of origin) feast I...

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. The sooner the electoral beating is accepted and dealt with,  the sooner victory looms on the horizon.  In the aftermath of yet...

The setting up of a pre-election alliance is a complex exercise. Alternattiva Demokratika recognised the strategic importance of forming pre-election alliances a long time ago – in fact, prior...

After two consecutive heavy election defeats – one as co-star and the other as top-of-the-bill attraction – most people think Simon Busuttil has no option but to stick to his decision to...

The main challenges that the new Labour administration will have to deal with in coming years are clear: the future of financial servies; the future of Air Malta, and of the tourism sector when and if...

During the election campaign, Simon Busuttil’s partner, Kristina Chetcuti, gave more than one interview about herself, her relationship with Busuttil and the Party. A common drift was that, in...

I look at some of the names being bandied about as potential leaders of the Nationalist Party, and I think, “So help us God”. Equally incredible is the way people are bandying names about...

The opening of the forensic year brought about two contrasting views about our system of justice. The first one was that expressed by Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri and the other by Auxiliary Bishop...

The barbeque season is not yet over but grilling is still on everybody’s mind. In Karmenu Vella’s case, the order went from medium to rare but never well done. It was a far cry...

Writing on Sunday afternoon, I thought for a while which events caught my attention during the past week. Indisputably, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat address to the 69th session of the United...