Political surveys should be taken for what they are: a snapshot of that particular moment during which they are held. But they do give political parties quite a clear idea of where they stand in terms...

I think it would be a mistake if discussions about the possible updating of Malta's neutrality were to start from considerations regarding how much the island should be spending on its military and...

It always happened this way here - the traditional professions seemed to still deserve a double status: their practitioners had to be considered as workers; and as craftsmen who  had to be given...

Robert Abela controls the wealth, the laws and the system.  But he can't control everything forever. Aristotle argued, in his most famous work Politics, that it's when leaders appear...

If ever there was a doubt about the true intentions of the Labour party in government, now we have concrete evidence. The writing has been on the wall for a while now, but the proposed magisterial...

The Corruption Perception Index that Transparency International has just published for 2024 is a measure of how others see our country. Our country is ranked among those 47...

This week we have seen truckloads of flowers sold in the streets and plush toys being exchanged in the currency of love. At its heart, Valentine's Day is about expressing love, affection, and...

PN opposition leader Bernard Grech visited Gozo on Sunday 2 February, addressing party supporters at the Grand Hotel in Għajnsielem. He dealt with accessibility issues for Gozitans,...

In the 21st century, nobody would have believed that we do have that cursed practice of arranged and forced child marriages in Malta. It is growing increasingly unsettling to read that, as a matter of...

Fresh from an EU special summit on defence, Prime Minister Robert Abela spoke on Malta's defence spending in words that alarmed some, and gave his opponents an opportunity to kick him again. But no...