1) Winston Churchill once said that the best argument against democracy is a conversation with an average voter. He was right. He was absolutely right. There are too many...

It would be, to say the least, simplistic if we had to try and evaluate what brought about this massive meltdown of the Nationalist Party in 2,000 words. However, it is safe to state that the...

The electoral victory registered by Joseph Muscat and the Labour Party was expected and deserved. What was not expected (at least by myself) was that it would be so brilliant.  This time round...

I have to admit that I have not been in election mode these last 10 days or so of electoral campaigning because my father, who had been ill, passed away. Dr Simon Mercieca is senior lecturer,...

As of April 2015, medical cannabis has been legal in Malta if it is prescribed by a specialist such as an oncologist, anaesthetist, neurologist or psychiatrist. But if you go to almost any doctor in...

Electoral campaigns are extraordinary for politicians and journalists, for anyone who works in the news media. They eat up all your time and attention as you leap from topic to topic, from event to...

This Sunday morning, the news will be dominated by the counting process at Naxxar. During the night, until approximately 10.00 am this morning, all ballot boxes will be opened and a reconciliation of...

In 2003 we, the small group of journalists who had accompanied Malta’s approach to EU accession and had covered the referendum campaign, were so convinced the referendum would be lost that we...

When you come to think of it, the Maltese people are a stubborn, sturdy and funny bunch.  One the one hand our tempers can fly easily and on the other we lie like lions in the sun whilst the...

My discovery, a couple of days ago, that the Prime Minister and his scandal-ridden chief of staff have been colluding from the outset with Christian Kalin, group chairman of Henley & Partners,...