Well, of course you have to have reached a certain age to remember them and, more precisely, to have experienced them, but the similarities in circumstances – both social and political –...

What I found surprising during the last weeks, was the hysterical style adopted by the Nationalist Opposition. True, they were making extremely serious allegations against the government. But surely...

On Saturday, the people of Tarxien, together with many residents of the fourth electoral district, paid their last respects to the honourable Joe Cassar, known as Peppinu, the name by which he was...

The first five days of the electoral campaign are a good indicator of what is to come, bar the ever-present possibility of a tactical bomb detonating on either side of the barricades. Interestingly,...

As I watched the big Labour mass meeting at Castille on Monday, I could not help noticing some changes: there was not a single EU flag to be seen and many in the crowd had reverted to the red Labour...

I have tried to stay out of politics, I really have. As a foreigner who washed up here the best part of a decade ago, what could I possibly say about the complex intricacies of a bipartisan country...

As the chickens come home to roost for the Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and their spouses and financial advisors and their dear friends who share a common goal in making the world a better place...

The Labour Party is the first victim of Joseph Muscat and his politics, Salvu Mallia says today. The Nationalist Party candidate, in his vlog today, also speaks of Glenn Bedingfield, employed as...

As the entire country – the world, really, given the extensive coverage – knows by now, Malta goes to the polls on 3rd June. And we still don’t know the reason why.  The story...

Calling an early election can never be an easy decision – I know this from experience. You take it because you consider there is no serious alternative. The perspective is mainly that of the...