I am writing this in January, nearly a full year before the next solidarity campaign known as l-Istrina, during which funds are raised in aid of the Community Chest Fund. I do not want to be accused...

“Listen, Peaches, trickery is what humans are all about," said the voice of Maurice. "They're so keen on tricking one another all the time that they elect governments to do it for...

The Opposition leader’s decision to vote in favour of spring hunting is disastrous for the Nationalist Party. The tragedy is that this decision has probably been considered only in terms of what...

I am being very anti today, so I will not write about the latest invention to occupy our minds and discussions and get us to fall out and bicker among ourselves – the Spring hunting...

The abolition of spring hunting will lead to the protection of birds when they most need it. All birds will be protected, not just the quail and turtle dove. Birds need our protection during the...

There is this sneaking suspicion that we all love a controversy, more so if it happens to be an issue that provokes national debate. As a nation, we seem to thrive on such inexhaustible sources of...

Our national airline, Air Malta, carries more than its fair share of cargo and passengers on board.  Inside its belly you will find not only crates and packages, but also politics, local economy,...

My previous blog brought about different reactions to my argument that we, in Malta, should keep our blasphemy laws, as they are an integral element that safeguards our personal liberty. In the West,...

Joseph Muscat has been in office as Prime Minister for 22 months. It is the same number of months that his mentor and predecessor Alfred Sant spent in total as head of government in what was the...

As we approach the two-year mark of this legislature, we are beginning to see clear differences emerge between Joseph Muscat and Simon Busuttil. Naturally, some differences have long been...